Leicester vs Spartak Moscow Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 02/11/2021, 00:57  by Nella Wagah in Europa League Predictions

Leicester City will host Spartak Moscow in the fourth round of matches in the UEFA Europa League, gunning for a return to winning ways after their home defeat by Arsenal. They go to this game placed third in Group C on four points with Spartak Moscow bottom on three points. The Foxes played well against Arsenal but suffered a 2-0 defeat and they will be hoping to take lessons into this game. They did beat Spartak Moscow 4-3 away but it wasn’t a fully convincing performance, as it was another show of their defensive shortcomings. Wilfred Ndidi is back from injury and should give Brendan Rodgers options defensively, for a team that has conceded two or more in seven of the last 10 matches. They have failed to score in just two of their last 10 matches but the porous backline has made it tough. Four of Leicester’s last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they’ve scored two or more in seven of the last 10. Their win over Spartak Moscow in the first meeting was their first in five Europa League matches.

Spartak Moscow go to this game without a win in their last four matches, two of them being losses. They led 2-0 against Leicester in the first leg but capitulated in the second half to trail 4-2 at some point before Alexander Sobolev scored late to make the score line respectable. They may be going to this game as underdogs and with so little going for them but Spartak Moscow can pack a punch. Their 3-2 win over Napoli away in Italy should be a motivating factor here, though they are also weak defensively. In their last four matches, they’ve conceded a total of 14 goals, in three of the matches conceding two or more goals. Three of those four matches have produced over 2.5 goals and both teams have scored in three of the last four matches. In the Europa League, Spartak Moscow have one win and four losses in the last five matches, and in the last 10 in the same competition, they have no clean sheets.