Stockport County vs Leicester City – Match Preview, Betting Tips, Best Odds
Author: Dean Carr
Last Updated: August 22, 2022
Stockport County welcome Leicester City for a clash in the EFL Cup at Edgeley Park on Tuesday.
Read below to see our betting tips and the best odds for the EFL Cup match between Stockport County and Leicester City.
How to watch Stockport County vs Leicester City on Tuesday
The match between Stockport County and Leicester City will kick off on Tuesday, August 23 at 19:45 at Edgeley Park.
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Stockport County vs Leicester City Stats
- Stockport County have scored in the last 25 home matches in a row
- Stockport County have scored in 37 of the last 39 matches
- Stockport County have not lost 19 of the last 21 home matches
- Stockport County have won 9 of the last 11 home matches
- Stockport County have not lost 7 of the last 9 matches
- Leicester have conceded in 27 of the last 29 away matches
- In 11 of the last 13 away matches Leicester played, both teams scored
- Leicester have scored in the last 12 matches in a row
- In 8 of the last 10 matches Leicester played, both teams scored
- Leicester have scored in 15 of the last 17 away matches
Stockport County vs Leicester City Lineups
Stockport County vs Leicester City Preview
Stockport County have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Colchester. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Doncaster, before handing over all three points in a 2-1 defeat against Mansfield. Stockport County claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the EFL Cup. They also drew zero and lost four, scored seven goals and conceded 12.
Leicester City got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 2-2 draw with Brentford. Then Arsenal proved too strong in a 4-2 defeat, just like Southampton who won 1-2. Leicester City claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the EFL Cup, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 23 goals, whilst conceding 15.
Stockport County vs Leicester City H2H
Leicester will face Stockport for the first time since 2009 on Tuesday night. They also faced Stockport in the League Cup in 2008 and came out 1-0 winners.
Full Time Result
Stockport County won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all competitions, while drawing zero and losing two as well. Leicester City won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run. Should Stockport County pull off a home win on Tuesday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.
BTTS
The last time these two teams faced off against each other in the League Cup, Leicester came away as 1-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Tuesday.
Over/Under Goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Stockport County’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the visitor’s last ten games. Leicester City managed to hit the net 2.3 times on average in these games.
