Leicester City vs Palermo Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | Pre-season friendlies 2024

The Foxes are preparing for the big upcoming season in the Premier League.

Leicester City trumped Shrewsbury Town 2-1 on Tuesday. Their upcoming opponent Palermo also won their last match against Monza as they defeated them 1-0. Leicester’s three-goal affair with Shrewsbury Town was an exciting encounter as Harry Souttar’s own goal was nullified by the goals of Stephy Mavididi and Jamie Vardy, which ensured the win for the Foxes. The Foxes after facing Palermo will face Augsburg and Lens to finish their pre-season.

Palermo will look to give a tough challenge to the newly promoted English side who will play in the Premier League. The Italian side will look to win this upcoming pre-season fixture to build momentum for the upcoming league season. They will be aiming to get a promotion this season to Serie A.

I Rosanero have got some talented players in the squad. The team led by Alessio Dionisi will look to prepare in the best way for the upcoming season.

Kick-Off:

Friday, 26 July 2024 at 07:00 PM UK, 11:30 PM IST

Stadium: Technique Stadium

Form

Leicester City (in all competitions): W-L-W-W-W

Palermo (in all competitions): W-L-L-L-W

Player to Watch

Patson Daka (Leicester City)

Patson Daka’s speed and agility are his biggest weapons. Over short distances, Daka can be devastating and a big threat to the opposition. He is a very athletic and acrobatic player. He is a poacher and likes to score goals from inside the box.

Due to his physicality, he can beat defenders quite easily. Daka is great at making in-behind and diagonal runs, which makes it very difficult for the defenders to mark him. Overall he is a big threat inside the penalty box.

Roberto Insigne (Palermo)

Roberto Insigne is a quick, creative and very skilful player with good technique on the ball. Even though physically, he is small still he is a big threat to the opposition team. Due to his dribbling ability, he can get past defenders with ease.

Insigne is a player who is versatile as he can play at various attacking positions. The player likes to roam around the attacking third and will be a real test for the Foxes in the upcoming fixture.

Match Facts

• This will be the first encounter between these teams.
• Leicester City will play in the Premier League and Palermo will play in Serie B in the upcoming season.
• Both teams will play their third pre-season friendly game.

Leicester City vs Palermo: Betting Tips and Odds

• Tip 1 – Goals under 2.5
• Tip 2 – Both teams to score
• Tip 3 – Stephy Mavididi to score anytime for Leicester City

Injury and Team News

Leicester City will be missing the services of only those players who took part in the Euro 2024. There are no injury concerns for the team going into the next fixture.

Similarly, the Italian side Palermo also don’t have any injury concerns. All their players will be available for this upcoming friendly encounter.

Head-to-Head

Both teams will face each other for the first time.

Predicted Lineup

Leicester City Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Ward (GK); Pereira, Okoli, Souttar, Justin; Winks, Ndidi; Fatawu, McAteer, Mavididi; Daka

Palermo Predicted Lineup (3-4-3):

Gomis (GK); Jensen, Gomes, Lucioni; Diakite, Saric, Ranocchia, Buttaro; Insigne, Francesco, Brunori

Match Prediction

This can be a close encounter as both teams possess excellent players. However, the Foxes need to work on their leaky defence as they have conceded a good number of goals in recent matches. On the other hand, the Italian side will give a good challenge for sure. This match could end in a stalemate.

Prediction: Leicester City 1-1 Palermo

Telecast details

No telecast details are available.

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