Leicester vs Burnley
England – Premier League
Date: Saturday, 19 October 2019
Kick-off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: King Power Stadium (Leicester).
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Leicester came as close as anyone to take points off Liverpool Premier League so far this season, and the nature of their 2-1 defeat at Anfield was very painful on Brendan Rodgers returned to his former club.
It looked as though they might be heading for a draw smash-and-grab after James Maddison has scored with only their shots on target 10 minutes from time, only for James Milner to tuck home-95th minute penalty Rodgers feels very soft after Sadio Mané went to ground inside the box.
The Foxes had the international break to get over the results, and they will be back in action the club is still feeling pretty good about their position after eight games this season - the fourth in the table and just two points behind champions Manchester City.
This is the position they have increasingly tipped to compete for at the end of the season as well; poor form Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in particular has apparently opened the door for a top-four challenge, and the signs so far point to Leicester being the best equipped of them outside the traditional 'big six' to launch it.
Indeed, since Rodgers first game in charge of the club only Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea have taken more Premier League points, while they are now just one point behind the pace they set for title-winning season unforgettable them.
Burnley will also be pleased with their start to the season and has probably gone under the radar so far despite the fact that the victory at King Power Stadium would lift them above Leicester in the table.
Winning at King Power is something that only one visiting team has managed to do in the last 10 home league outings Leicester, but Burnley will be confident after a four-game unbeaten streak before the latest international break - most recently a 1-0 victory over Everton.
Sean Dyche's side have only beaten by Arsenal and Liverpool in the league so far this season, although they have failed to win back-to-back league games since April, due largely to the form they go.
Clarets are winless in their last six road and have kept only one clean sheet since their last visit to Leicester 11 months ago - a run of 16 matches.
If they are to improve that record on Saturday then they will need to come up with a plan to deal with set pieces Leicester - Maddison has created a league-high 50 chances through these measures since the beginning of last season, while no team has conceded more goals than 16 Burnley them than in the same period.
Leicester vs Burnley prediction
The hosts go into the international break, after slumping to what is only their second defeat of the campaign, on hand when the table-toppers Liverpool. Although classifying the appropriate level until the dying stages of extra-time, the home team have their hearts broken after the referee awarded a penalty against them, and the match eventually ended 2-1 to their opponents.
However, the Foxes still boasting an unbeaten record at home and will welcome Burnley on a three-game winning streak behind the star here.
their counterparts Burnley has not conceded defeat in their last four matches well. Clarets registered a 1-0 win over Everton in their home clash earlier, while on the road, they shared the spoils with Aston Villa after both teams scored two goals each.
Be that as it may, it is certainly worth mentioning that the visitor had been dismal in their events so far. The squad yet to register a victory away from home and have accumulated no more than three points from a possible twelve.
To make matters even worse for the faithful to visit, the sides were far has not come out on top in each of their previous eight visits to this place. Given the form of assuring that Leicester are in their backyard, Burnley could rule out any hope of climbing the ladder this weekend.
Furthermore, Leicester had their scoring boots on in their latest clash here
