Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers face at King Power Stadium, in a match for the 1st round of the Premier League. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 19-01-2019, ended with the Wolverhampton Wanderers victory by (4‑3). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams have significantly different results at home and abroad.
Leicester City :
This is the first game in this edition of the house team competition, which finished the previous edition in the 9th position. This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home matches, since in the last 30 matches they have recorded 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In the last match he played, for Friendly, he won the Atalanta at home by (2‑1). In its last 10 home games Leicester City records 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games.
Leicester comes to this game after a 2-1 victory against Atalanta, in a friendly preparation for their next official matches. Keep in mind that the home team finished in the ninth position of the 18/19 Premier League. In this match against Wolverhampton, coach Brendan Rodgers must keep the team 4-4-2, with Jamie Vardy and Ayoze Pérez being the team’s most advanced men. On the other hand, James Maddison is one of the most competent players in this team at the offensive level. The whole team is available for this first game.
Wolverhampton Wanderers :
This is the first game in this edition of the away team competition, which finished the previous edition in the 7th position. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this match after a win out with Pyunik by (0-4). In the last 10 games played as a visitor for all competitions, Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4, drew 1 and lost 5. Their attack has scored regularly, as they scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 2.
Wolverhampton Wanderers comes to this motivated match, after a 0-4 victory against Pyunik, in a first leg of the third round of the Europa League: their goals were scored by Rúben Neves, Jiménez (2) and Doherty. In the last league, the visiting club finished in seventh place, which gave it access to European competitions. In this match, coach Nuno Espírito Santo must maintain the usual strategy, favoring a faster style of play through the flanks. Diogo Jota is one of the great players of this Wolverhampton Wanderers formation, being very fast and strong in the offensive transition. There are no absences for this game.
