Slavia Prague vs Leicester City Predictions & Tips - Foxes tipped for Europa League draw in Prague
Slavia Prague vs Leicester City predictions for Thursday’s Europa League match.
The game is being played at the Sinobo Stadium (5.55pm GMT).
Slavia Prague are unbeaten 18 of their last 19 matches.
Leicester are unbeaten in 13 of their last 14 matches, and I am backing a draw with BTTS.
Preview, stats, team news & predictions.
Slavia Prague vs Leicester City Predictions Slavia Prague are in superb form and haven’t lost in all competitions at home this campaign, including winning all three during the Europa League group stages. They have been involved in some high-scoring games of late. Both teams to score is predicted against a Leicester side who netted 14 in six group stage matches.
Slavia Prague are unbeaten in 18 of their last 19 matches (all competitions).
Slavia Prague have seen BTTS in 5 of their last 7 matches (all competitions).
Slavia Prague won all 3 home matches in the group stage (Europa League).
Leicester are unbeaten in 13 of their last 14 matches (all competitions).
Leicester won 1 of 3 away matches in the group stage (Europa League).
Leicester have seen BTTS in 2 of their last 3 away matches (Europa League).
Leicester scored 14 goals in their 6 group stage matches (Europa League).
Head-to-Head Slavia Prague and Leicester City have never met before. Slavia Prague Form
Slavia Prague’s only defeats this season have been in Europe, with three losses in 27 games coming in UEFA Champions League qualifying and the Europa League. Victories over Bayer Leverkusen (1-0), Nice (3-2) and Hapoel Beer Sheva (3-0) at home in the group stages means they have now won 12 out of 14 home games in all competitions this season. They qualified for the knockout stages as runners-up to Leverkusen, the only team to beat them in the last 19 matches. Slavia have scored at least three goals in their last six games with forwards Jan Kuchta and Abdallah Dipo Sima both notching 11 league goals this season. The problem has been at other end with Slavia keeping two clean sheets in their last six matches. One of those did come in the 3-0 weekend win over FK Pardubice. Slavia Prague Injuries and Team News Petr Sevcik, Yusuf, David Hovorka, Mick van Buren and Taras Kacharaba all look likely to be ruled out. Forward Stanislav Tecl has a chance of returning from injury. Leicester City Form
Leicester are in fine form and come off the back of a significant 3-1 win over champions Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday. Brendan Rodgers side have suffered just one defeat in their last 14 games. That came in a 3-1 slip-up at home to Leeds in January. Although they finished as group winners, Leicester’s away form in Europe League may be a slight cause for concern. At home, they were prolific in winning all three games to nil. However, a 1-0 defeat to Ukrainian outfit Zorya combined with a late comeback in a 3-3 draw with Braga illustrates their away frailties. Leicester City Injuries and Team News Leicester are significantly hamstrung with their injuries, particularly in the full back area. James Justin and Timothy Castagne are out, and they are joined by centre-backs Wesley Fofana and Wes Morgan, midfielder Dennis Praet and forward Ayoze Perez.
Verdict
Slavia Prague’s home form should not be ignored, and Leicester may be content to remain in the tie and back themselves at home in the second leg.
I'm tipping a draw with BTTS and Leicester happy to take their away goals back to the King Power.
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