Sheffield United FC at Leicester City FC 3/14/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 03/13/2021 at 7:01 PM ET

Sheffield United FC at Leicester City FC 3/14/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Leicester will return home after two consecutive matches on the road, and they will play host to bottom-feeders Sheffield United on Sunday. Sheffield United have showed some signs of life lately but are coming off another loss and they will probably be relegated at the end of the season.

Leicester (16-7-5) are coming into this match after a 2-1 away win against Brighton. They returned to winning ways after three matches (0-2-1) and are looking to retain their spot in the top-4. The Foxes are sitting at the 3rd spot of the league table with 53 points, 2 ahead of Chelsea and 1 behind Manchester United. They have been hit-or-miss at home so far in the season (6-6-1), scoring 20 and conceding 19 goals. 8 of their 13 home matches went Over 2.5 Goals.

Sheffield United (4-22-2) met another loss, this time by 0-2 at home against Southampton last week. That was their 4th loss in their last 5, failing to score in all four losses in that span. Sheffield United have been steadily sitting at the bottom of the league table for most of the season, now 12 points below the red line. They have the worst offense (16 goals) and the 3rd worst defense (45 conceded). Things are much worse for them on the road (1-11-1), scoring 6 and conceding 23 goals.

Leicester beat Sheffield United by 2-1 in the reverse fixture and have now won each of the last six matches against them. They have also been great as hosts over the past 2 decades (5-1-1). Leicester are looking to remain inside the top-4 while Sheffield United look like they’ve given up. Taking Leicester with -1 here.

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