- Leicester form: The Foxes have lost their last two matches in all competitions, the most recent was a 3-1 home defeat against Peterborough United.
- Doncaster form: Doncaster have won three of their last five, losing the other two, and come into this game on the back of successive victories.
Leicester could be the Foxes that are caught
Leicester are slight favorites for this Saturday's league game against Doncaster Rovers at King Power Stadium, where Leicester are 1.75 to beat Rovers who are 4.1 and the draw is 3.95. This will be the first league meeting between the two clubs since 1994, but with Leicester languishing in 17th spot and Doncaster two places higher in 16th on an identical record of nine points from eight games, it feels like a game where the visitors could get something out of it.
Doncaster have won their last three games, beating Peterborough United 2-0 away from home before a 1-0 home win over Burton Albion.
Doncaster could profit from Leicester’s defensive lapses
Tactical contrast
These two teams could not be more different in their make-up. Russell Martin has instilled a possession-first, play-out-from-the-back approach at King Power Stadium, but their high line has been vulnerable to the pressure and they have already conceded nine goals at home.
Style and attack
By contrast, Grant McCann has Donny set up to be a pragmatic side that will stay compact and try to play wide when they have the ball. Alfie May is their leading scorer with two in seven games, but the Dane Emil Riis Jakobsen has bagged two in three and looks the sharpest finisher in this game.
- Back-to-back defeats may have dampened Leicester spirits, but they remain a talented team and have enough quality to edge it against Doncaster.
- However, we like the feel of the matchup to be much closer than the bookies suggest because of Doncaster's confidence-boosting run of three straight wins.
- Backing Over 2.5 goals at 1.55 seems the most appealing bet here as it looks less dependent on the match result and the likelihood that Martin's side will get on the ball is strong.
