Leicester City vs Blackburn: Betting tips, predictions, odds & match preview
Leicester City play host to Blackburn in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday at 7.30pm (UK time).
Leicester City vs Blackburn: Betting tips
- Kelechi Iheanacho to score 2 or more goals @6/1 with Parimatch
- Kelechi Iheanacho to have 2 or more shots on target @EVS with Paddy Power
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Leicester City vs Blackburn: Predictions
Leicester City vs Blackburn: Predictions |
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| Bet | Prediction | Best odds |
| BTTS? | Yes | 1/1 with Bet UK |
| Correct score | 3-2 | 28/1 with bet365 |
| First Goalscorer | Kelechi Iheanacho | 11/4 with Betfair |
The likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have all already exited the FA Cup, so the chances of reaching Wembley and possibly lifting something tangible at the end of the season have certainly been amplified. Leicester have secured wins over Gillingham and Walsall to reach this stage of the competition against Blackburn.
Jon Dahl Tomasson has The Riversiders daring to dream of facing Leicester in the league next season — providing The Foxes stay up — with his side currently fourth in the Championship table. Their promotion-chasing ambitions will be put on the back-burner on Tuesday, though, as they travel to the King Power with the bit between their teeth.
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Leicester City vs Blackburn match stats
Kelechi Iheanacho will certainly fancy his chances against Blackburn later this week, with the Nigerian taking the absolute mickey out of this competition since emerging at City. In fact, Iheanacho has scored more FA Cup goals (17) than any other player since making his debut in the competition in 2016.
For Blackburn, their key player is, of course, attacking difference-maker Ben Brereton Diaz. The Chile international is once against Blackburn’s top scorer in all competitions this season with 11 goals, and has already netted against Premier League opposition, bagging against West Ham in the League Cup back in November.
Leicester City vs Blackburn: Squawka Says
Scoreline prediction: Leicester City 3-2 Blackburn
Leicester City vs Blackburn head-to-head
22 Mar 2014 – Blackburn 1-1 Leicester City – Championship
17 Sep 2013 – Leicester City 2-1 Blackburn – Championship
26 Feb 2013 – Leicester City 3-0 Blackburn – Championship
25 Aug 2012 – Blackburn 2-1 Leicester City – Championship
13 Mar 2005 – Blackburn 1-0 Leicester City – FA Cup
It’s been nearly 10 years since these clubs last squared off. They met in the 2013/14 Championship season, with Leicester winning the King Power tie thanks to goals from Lloyd Dyer and David Nugent, who cancelled out Jordan Rhodes’ 70th-minute penalty.
FA Cup outright odds
| Club | Sky Bet |
| Manchester City | 7/2 |
| Liverpool | 8/1 |
| Manchester United | 8/1 |
| Chelsea | 9/1 |
| Arsenal | 9/1 |
| Newcastle | 10/1 |
| Tottenham | 12/1 |
| Brighton | 16/1 |
| Aston Villa | 20/1 |
| West Ham | 25/1 |
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