Leicester City will be looking to maintain their good run of form and keep their Premier League title aspirations on course when they face Leeds United.
The Foxes head into the weekend's fixtures third in the division, two points behind leaders Manchester City, while Leeds are 12th after returning to winning ways in midweek.
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Leicester are now unbeaten in seven top-flight matches following their respectable 1-1 draw with Everton on Wednesday evening.
Brendan Rodgers's side fell behind to a James Rodriguez strike against the run of play, but Youri Tielemans continued his hot streak to earn his side a deserved point.
Only Man City (11 games) are on a longer unbeaten run than Leicester in the Premier League, and the Foxes are very much in title contention with 18 games of their season to go.
City have won their last two home league matches, as many as they managed in their previous seven, and another win would make this their best run since December 2019.
Leeds have looked good on their travels of late, though, beating West Bromwich Albion 5-0 and Newcastle 2-1 either side of a 3-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur.
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The win at Newcastle last time out was described as "much needed" by boss Marcelo Bielsa, coming on the back of three defeats in a row in all competitions.
Raphinha produced another fine showing by scoring one and assisting another at St James' Park, taking the winger to six goals involvements in six away league starts for Leeds.
Bielsa's men are positioned firmly in mid-table following that victory, 12 points behind Leicester in third and the same number of points above the relegation zone.
This will be just the second time that the sides have met at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League, with Leeds losing 4-0 under Peter Reid on their previous visit in 2003.
Leicester were 4-1 winners when the teams faced off nearly three months ago and are looking to record a league double in this fixture for the first time in 16 years.
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Wilfred Ndidi has been plagued by injury issues this term and pulled up during the first half of the draw with Everton.
Rodgers is unsure of the extent of the injury, but it looks likely that Nampalys Mendy will be recalled to the side on Sunday.
Defender Jonny Evans is suffering from blurred vision and will also be assessed ahead of the game.
Star striker Jamie Vardy recently underwent minor surgery and is still a week away from a return, so it is between Ayoze Perez and Kelechi Iheanacho to lead the line.
As for the visitors, Diego Llorente's injury return did not go to plan as he left the field inside 10 minutes of Leeds' win against Newcastle.
That will force Bielsa into a back-four reshuffle, with Luke Ayling and Liam Cooper likely to partner each other in the heart of defence.
Robin Koch and Gaetano Berardi will definitely play no part due to injury.
Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Schmeichel; Castagne, Fofana, Soyuncu, Justin; Tielemans, Mendy; Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes; Iheanacho
Leeds United possible starting lineup:
Meslier; Dallas, Ayling, Cooper, Alioski; Phillips; Raphinha, Rodrigo, Klich, Harrison; Bamford
We say: Leicester City 2-1 Leeds United
Even accounting for the draw with Everton last time out, Leicester enter this contest in fine form. Leeds, too, will be full of confidence after returning to winning ways in midweek.
The Foxes have won back-to-back games at the King Power Stadium and were comfortable winners the last time they faced United, so we are tipping them to prevail on Sunday afternoon.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 49.22%. A win for Leeds United had a probability of 27.47% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.47%) and 2-0 (7.5%). The likeliest Leeds United win was 1-2 (6.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.
