Overview
Leicester are still struggling in their relegation journey in the Premier League this year. Coach Ruud Van Nistelrooy's team is in very poor form at the moment.
In the last 10 rounds, Leicester have won only 1 and lost 9. The home stadium King Power is also not a mainstay for the "Foxes" when they have a streak of 6 matches without a win, including 5 defeats.
In the next round, Leicester will meet Brentford, a team that is also in unstable form. In the last 10 rounds, Brentford have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5. However, the away form of coach Thomas Frank's team is quite good with 3 consecutive wins, scoring 8 goals and conceding only 1.
Therefore, despite having to play away, Brentford is the team that is rated higher than Leicester. Brentford have a relatively stable attack with 43 goals, while Leicester have the second worst defense in the league with 55 goals conceded (less than Southampton with 57 goals conceded).
In the first leg of this season, Brentford also had a big win with a score of 4-1 against their opponent. With the contrasting form of the two teams, the 4th consecutive away win is in front of Brentford.
Bryan Mbeumo has scored 14 goals and provided 3 assists in 25 Premier League appearances this season. Meanwhile, Leicester will rely on Jamie Vardy for inspiration in attack.
Personnel situation
After a lack of practice on the bench against Arsenal last weekend, James Justin has joined Leicester's injury list. The same is true of Issahaku Fatawu and Ricardo Pereira.
On the other side of the front line, coach Frank is optimistic that Sepp van den Berg will be healthy enough to feature against Leicester. Last weekend, he had to leave the pitch early in the win over West Ham. Meanwhile, Aaron Hickey, Gustavo Nunes, Igor Thiago, Josh Dasilva and Rico Henry are all definitely absent.
Expected lineup:
Leicester: Hermansen, Coulibaly, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen, Ndidi, Soumare, Reid, El Khannouss, Ayew, Vardy.
Brentford: Flekken, Ajer, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis- Potter, Janelt, Norgaard, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade, Wissa.
The match between Leicester and Brentford takes place at 3:00 am on February 22 (Vietnam time).
