Liverpool vs Leicester Predictions - Salah to continue scoring form in EPL

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Liverpool expected to win against Leicester with ease.
Mohamed Salah performing exceptionally, boosting team morale.
Leicester's recent form is poor, with significant defensive issues.

Mohamed Salah has scored 9 goals in his last 8 games (Getty)

Liverpool vs Leicester Predictions

Liverpool are firing on all cylinders currently and just put six goals past Tottenham. They should win this game with ease.

Liverpool vs Leicester Predictions
Stats
Head to Head
Liverpool Form
Liverpool Injuries & Team News
Leicester Form
Leicester Injuries & Team News

Stats

Liverpool have won to nil in 4 of their last 5 home matches.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored 9 goals in his last 8 matches.
Liverpool have won to nil in 2 of their last 4 matches against Leicester.
Leicester have lost to nil in their last 2 matches.

Head to Head

Liverpool have a 56-41 advantage against Leicester with 25 draws in 122 matches.

They last met in September 2023 at Anfield, Liverpool winning 3-1 in the League Cup third round.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool are on fire this season, currently top of the Premier League, Champions League and into the League Cup semi-finals.

The Reds’ previous home game ended in a 2-2 draw against Fulham. It was a great result after Andy Robertson was sent off in the 17th minute, Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota scoring while they were down to 10 men.

Arne Slot’s side won 2-1 at Southampton in the League Cup quarter-finals. Darwin Núñez and Harvey Elliott scored in the first half before they took their foot off the gas.

Liverpool returned to the EPL with a thrilling 6-3 win at Tottenham. Mohamed Salah produced a man of the match performance with two goals and two assists, continuing his incredible form.

Liverpool Injuries & Team News

Centre-back Ibrahima Konaté and Conor Bradley are expected back in January.

Slot is likely to make some changes here with Curtis Jones and Darwin Núñez likely to start.

Leicester Form

Leicester are having a tough time in their return to the Premier League. They lost three straight games in November, during which Steve Cooper was sacked and replaced by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Van Nistelrooy saw his new side beat West Ham 3-1 after Jamie Vardy scored in the 2nd minute. They needed two late goals to secure a 2-2 draw against Brighton, Vardy getting a goal back in the 86th minute and assisting Bobby De Cordova-Reid in added time.

Leicester went on the road where their troubles continued with a 4-0 defeat at Newcastle, managing just 0.19 expected goals at St James’ Park. Returning home did little to change their fortunes, losing 3-0 against Wolves after conceding all three goals in the first half.

Leicester Injuries & Team News

Right-back Ricardo Pereira, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and winger Abdul Fatawu are injured.

Goalkeeper Mads Hermansen could return to the starting side here with Danny Ward reverting to the bench.

Verdict

Liverpool v Leicester

Leicester have conceded seven goals in their last two games without scoring a goal. That’s bad news before a trip to Anfield where Liverpool are backed to win with a clean sheet.