Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City Match Preview


Feb 20th features a match where Wolverhampton Wanderers will play host to Leicester City in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 7th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Tottenham Hotspur. Raúl Jiménez struck first for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 6th minute, then Leander Dendoncker added another in the 18th minute In the end, Tottenham Hotspur couldn’t muster any offence and Wolverhampton Wanderers ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Wolverhampton Wanderers should be reasonably happy with their performance, while leicester City sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen struck first for West Ham United in the 10th minute on a feed from Issa Diop, then Youri Tielemans tied it up for Leicester City in the 45th minute . Leicester City is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.

Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City last played eachother at the King Power Stadium on Saturday Aug 14th. Leicester City won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 32000 jubilant spectators. Jamie Vardy struck first for Leicester City in the 41st minute on a feed from Ricardo Pereira, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Leicester City took the shutout win.

Patson Daka has been the most effective weapon for Leicester City lately. The Zambian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Raúl Jiménez has been the most prolific scorer on Wolverhampton Wanderers in his last 5 matches with 2 goals

Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento’s Wolverhampton Wanderers squad will be without Jonny Castro, Willy Boly, Pedro Neto and Mosquera, while Leicester City will be without Ryan Bertrand, Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans, Timothy Castagne, Jamie Vardy and Wesley Fofana.