Leicester City will face Spartak Moscow at the King Power Stadium on Thursday in the UEFA Europa League group stage. Here is our expert guess on Leicester City vs Spartak Moscow football prediction for the Europa League match of the season.
Leicester City are coming off a 2-0 setback in the English Premier League to Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta’s side. On the other hand, Spartak Moscow played Rostov to a 1-1 draw in the Russian Premier League.
Team news
Leicester City
Four players have been ruled out for Leicester, with Ricardo Pereira and Ayoze Perez also uncertain.
Among the fringe players hoping to make an impact here are Patson Daka, Ademola Lookman, Harvey Barnes, Ryan Bertrand, and Jannik Vestergaard.
Spartak Moscow
Maximiliano Caufriez is now available for the Russian side in this match however he was unavailable against Leicester in the reverse fixture.
Ahead of their midweek trip to England, Spartak Moscow has four injury concerns.
Prediction
With a 2-0 defeat at home to Arsenal at the weekend Leicester’s four-game winning streak came to an end but they have struggled to get going all season.
In each of their past eight games, Leicester has conceded and they were fortunate to beat Spartak Moscow in the Europa League last time out after falling down 2-0.
Spartak Moscow is in freefall after giving up a 2-0 lead and falling 4-3 to Leicester. At the weekend they were held to a 1-1 draw with Rostov at the weekend after losing 7-1 to league rivals Zenit.
Neither side are in good form heading into Thursday’s game but the fact Leicester have made a real mess of all of their Europa League matches suggests another tricky game here.
Leicester City vs Spartak Moscow Prediction
Leicester has struggled to get going all season and their four-game winning streak came to an end with a 2-0 defeat at home to Arsenal at the weekend.
Leicester have conceded in each of their past eight games, and in the Europa League last time out they were fortunate to beat Spartak Moscow after falling down 2-0.
After giving up a 2-0 lead and falling 4-3 to Leicester, Spartak Moscow is in freefall. They were held to a 1-1 draw with Rostov at the weekend after losing 7-1 to league rivals Zenit.
Heading into Thursday’s game neither side are in good form but the fact Leicester has made a real mess of all of their Europa League matches suggests another tricky game here.
Match Facts
Leicester City and Spartak Moscow have previously met in a matchup. It happened in the Europa League a few days ago.
Spartak Moscow was defeated 4-3 by Leicester City. Patson Daka, a Zambian striker, scored all four goals for Leicester City.
Lineup
Leicester City possible starting lineup: Kasper Schmeichel, Jannik Vestergaard, Daniel Amartey, Caglar Soyuncu, Timothy Castagne, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Boubakary Soumare, Ryan Bertrand, Ademola Lookman, Kelechi Iheanacho, Patson Daka
Spartak Moscow possible starting lineup: Aleksandr Selikhov, Nikolai Rasskazov, Samuel Gigot, Georgi Dzhikiya, Victor Moses, Mikhail Ignatov, Roman Zobnin, Ayrton Lucas, Jordan Larsson, Quincy Promes, Aleksandr Lomovitsky
Our Prediction: Leicester City 1 – 1 Spartak Moscow
