Football fans all around the world will be delighted that the Premier League calendar is back in full force this weekend, as the final international break for 2021 has come to an end.
Of course, with four months of domestic football set to take place uninterrupted, many view the upcoming festive period as a time that is ‘make-or-break’ for many in the season, as a purple patch could line a team up for potential success, whilst a barren run could be devastating for another.
Chelsea are one team that have been enjoying the former of the two situations recently, although Thomas Tuchel will want to see his side get back to winning ways after heading into the international break in disappointing fashion.
The Blues managed to take just one point from Burnley in a game that they ought to have won, however Liverpool’s slip up to West Ham United meant only Manchester City were able to close the gap at the top of the table.
Chelsea return to the pitch in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off and are priced at 31/40 to overcome Leicester City on Betway Sportsbook when they travel to the King Power Stadium, thus making them clear favourites to take the victory when the two sides meet.
Indeed, the result should not be a foregone conclusion at this stage, though, as the Foxes are a team that knows how to play well and spoil the party whilst they are also a top team in their own right, given that they regularly compete for a top European football spot and have built a squad capable of beating anyone on their day.
Each of the meetings between both teams have been incredibly close in recent outings, thus making this game appear to be one that might be a little closer than the odds would suggest it could be.
In the last two Premier League matches to have taken place at the King Power Stadium, Chelsea have struggled to get the positive result that they would have wanted.
The two teams drew 2-2 in February 2020, whilst the Foxes ran out as 2-0 winners last January when the two sides met the last time at Leicester’s home.
However, Chelsea did win 2-1 in the last top-flight encounter last season, and with a number of their top players coming back from injury, perhaps it is not too hard to see why they are heavy favourites to pick up all three points on Saturday lunchtime.
