Liverpool vs Leicester Betting Tips: 26.12.2024 - Predictions & Match Preview

Liverpool – Leicester City

Tip:

Luis Diaz to score

2.28

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Home Win 1

92.6%

1.08

Draw X

8.7%

11.50

Away Win 2

4.3%

23.00

There is a 25-point gap between Liverpool and Leicester City heading into their Boxing Day encounter, as the Foxes prepare for one of three consecutive fixtures against Champions League opposition.

After dropping points against Newcastle United and Fulham, Liverpool were back to their best on Sunday, dismantling Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Mohamed Salah’s two goals and two assists made him the first player in Premier League history to reach double figures in both metrics before Christmas.

The Egyptian has 15 goals and 11 assists for the campaign - more than anybody else in each category for 2024-25.

Dominik Szoboszlai was heavily involved in the goals in north London, and so was Luis Diaz who is the Reds’ second-top scorer in the league with seven. Nobody else in the squad has more than three to their name!

Leicester had the chance to pull eight points clear of fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, but the visitors had the game won at half-time as they went into the break three goals to the good.

The result leaves Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side just two points above the drop zone. With Liverpool, Manchester City, and Aston Villa lined up as their next three fixtures, it may get worse before it gets better for the Foxes.

Goalkeeper Danny Ward has been criticised for his part in Leicester’s latest defeat. Jakub Stolarczyk could return between the sticks for the trip to Anfield.

Familiar Festive Foes

Liverpool and Leicester have often been pitted against one another during the Christmas and New Year period since the Foxes were promoted to the top flight a decade ago.

On January 1st, 2015, Leicester came from 2-0 down to earn a point at Anfield. They then lost 1-0 on Merseyside on Boxing Day that same year but famously won the title.

Jamie Vardy gave the Foxes an early lead at the Kop on December 30th, 2017, but Salah’s double earned Liverpool all three points.

The Reds’ most impressive victory over Leicester in recent years was their 4-0 triumph at the King Power Stadium the day after Christmas in 2019. Jurgen Klopp’s team won the league at a canter and they are favourites to do so again under Arne Slot this term.

Tip:

Luis Diaz to score

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Leicester rarely have success at Anfield, but Vardy loves playing against the Reds.

Liverpool are a difficult team to breach at home, but they have conceded eight goals in their last three league matches.

Our Betting Tip for Today

Liverpool’s biggest goal threat aside from Salah is Diaz. At odds against, the Colombian to find the net is the best bet for this fixture.

He experienced a dry patch after the last international break but Diaz returned to goalscoring form at Spurs on Sunday and can follow it up by obliging against the Foxes on Boxing Day.

The market expects the Reds to net around three times. Diaz played through the middle last time out and has done on several occasions under Slot. He will have his chances, especially if Liverpool keep up the quality service behind him.

His two goals at Tottenham came from seven shots, five of which were on target. It was a performance reminiscent of when Slot first deployed Diaz as a number nine against Bayer Leverkusen last month. That night, the 27-year-old bagged a hat-trick, with three of his four shots not only hitting the target but beating the goalkeeper.

Diogo Jota is available again and Slot may want to give him some minutes. Still, even if Diaz, who was rested against Southampton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, does play out wide, he looks a good bet against a Foxes outfit that gives up 19.3 shots per game on the road.

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