On Wednesday, from 20:00 pm, Leicester are dueling with Aston Villa in the semi-finals of the English League Cup. In the other match of this phase of the competition, rivals from Manchester, United and City meet, who will establish the first finalist of this edition of the competition.
At King Power Stadium meet groups in totally different situations. Aston Villa have sacrificed the English Cup this season, being eliminated at the weekend by the second division of Fulham (1-2). It is clear that Dean Smith is more focused on the championship than on potential trophies, but the Birmingham manager is definitely dreaming of the League Cup final. In the first half, at Leicester, Villa will display a predominantly defensive game, even if there are numerous footballers with very good offensive potential. Not all will be on the field, however, which could ease Leicester’s mission, the revelation of the season in England. More than sure, the white-blue ones will use the best “11” available.
Leicester come after victories with West Ham (2-1) and Newcastle (3-0), both away, who confirmed the position on the podium of Brendan Rodgers’ team. In the English Cup, Leicester quickly settled the match with Wigan (2-0) at the weekend, so the “foxes” boast a good track lately. Villa managed the big victories in the championship, with rivals Burnley (2-1) and Norwich (1-0), but the newly promoted Premier League has serious gaps in defense. The attack of the hosts has the ability to penalize these deficiencies of the Villa.
In fact, Dean Smith’s team suffered hard in the absence of central defender Tyrone Mings, who cannot be replaced in Birmingham. The two teams have already met in the championship, when Leicester crushed Aston Villa away, scoring 4-1. The goals scored by Vardy, Iheanacho and Evans made Grealish’s beautiful effort futile before the break. With no defeat to Aston Villa since 2015, Leicester are back in their favor again! We expect Brendan Rodgers to use the holders in the first half, against Aston Villa.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,58
