The first of only 2 matches in the English Premier League on Sunday the 20th of March takes place at the King Power Stadium as Leicester City meet Brentford. The hosts begin the weekend in the bottom half of the table on 33 points with the visitors just 3 points behind The Foxes.
Leicester City enter the game having secured their place in the quarter-final of the Europa Conference League. The Foxes fell a goal behind at Rennes after only 8 minutes but equalised early in the second half.
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Rennes scored a second with 15 minutes remaining on the clock but Leicester City held out to win 3-2 on aggregate.
That result means Leicester City have lost their last 2 games in all competitions following the 2-0 loss at Arsenal in the Premier League last weekend.
They have recorded only 2 victories from their 8 most recent Premier League fixtures but both wins have come in their last 3 matches, against Burnley away and Leeds United at home.
Trends show Leicester City have won 3 consecutive home games in all competitions and they are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 home matches. Leicester City have managed to score at least one goal in each of their last 11 home games in all competitions.
Brentford come into the match on the back of 2 successive victories in the Premier League. Last week The Bees recorded a crucial 2-0 home win over Burnley, a club battling at the bottom of the table to avoid the drop. Two goals in the final 5 minutes of the match made the difference for Brentford as they claimed maximum points.
The previous week, Brentford travelled to bottom of the table Norwich City and came away with a 3-1 win. Ivan Toney scored a hattrick and Brentford were 3-0 up just before the hour mark, with Norwich scoring a consolation goal at the end of the game.
However, their recent away form has been poor and Brentford have lost 5 of their last 6 Premier League matches on the road.
In fact, they have won only 1 of their last 10 away league games.
Trends show Brentford have seen over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 Premier League fixtures and in 4 of their last 5 on the road.
Team news and Leicester City are without the injured quartet of Danny Ward, Jamie Vardy, Timothy Castagne, and Ryan Bertrand. They also have doubts over the fitness of Patson Daka and Çağlar Söyüncü.
Brentford make the trip to the King Power Stadium without suspended midfielder Joshua Dasilva. Tariqe Fosu and Julian Jeanvier are both injured.
Brentford will be feeling confident following their 2 recent wins but their away record is poor. Leicester City enjoy playing at home and they could come out on top in this game, winning with both teams scoring.