Leicester vs Villarreal: Leicester City locks horns with Villarreal in their final pre-season match as they look to get into the season with a boost of confidence.
LIVE LINK to watch Leicester vs Villarreal:
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Match Details:
Teams: Leicester City vs Villarreal
Date: Thursday 5th August, 2021
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Venue: King Power Stadium, Leicester
It’s matchday in England! 🏴 Endavant, Villarreal! 💪
🆚 @LCFC
🏆 2021 pre-season
🗓 Game 5
🏟️ King Power Stadium
⌚ 8:45pm CEST pic.twitter.com/d3kuJ4rGGJ— Villarreal CF English (@VillarrealCFen) August 4, 2021
MATCH PREVIEW:
Leicester City come into this one on the back of a 3-3 draw against QPR on Saturday.
In what was a thrilling encounter, QPR scored through Austin, Barbet and Dickie.
Leicester roared back through Dewsbury-Hall, Daka and Iheanacho’s goals to ensure the spoils were shared.
The Foxes have not won any of their last three matches which includes 2 draws and a loss.
Hence, Rodgers will want to ensure his side get the side against the Spanish outfit.
On the other hand, Villarreal lost their previous match 2-1 against Marseille.
An own goal from Nino and Payet’s strike gave the French side another win.
Moreno pulled one back for the UEL winners in the 88th minute but it proved to be a consolation effort in the final result.
Villarreal will face Leeds in their final pre-season match on Saturday before their Super Cup clash against Chelsea next week.
#Villarreal have landed in England.
Tomorrow, we face @LCFC! pic.twitter.com/436cnwekb7
— Villarreal CF English (@VillarrealCFen) August 3, 2021
Villarreal need a win under their belt going into the season as it would give them immense confidence.
Both sides face each other for the first time in any competitive competition or match.
Line-ups
Leicester:
Jakupovic, Albrighton, Soyuncu, Benkovic, Thomas, Dewsbury-Hall, Amartey, Soumare, Ghezzal, Daka and Iheanacho
Villarreal:
Asenjo, Pena, Albiol, Cuenca, Moreno, Trigueros, Morlanes, Pedraza, Ontiveros, Nino and Pino
Prediction: Leicester 1-1 Villarreal
Leicester missed out on UCL qualification for a second successive season and Rodgers will be under pressure to perform well this season.
With no win in pre-season, Leicester looks short on confidence but have a number of players capable of getting them over the line.
Villarreal has also not enjoyed the best of preparations and hence we can expect a closely-fought match.
A draw is what we foresee.
