In the match between Liverpool and Leicester on January 30, 2019, the championship leader will try to continue his winning streak and increase the lead in the title race. The starting whistle at the Anfield stadium will sound at 23:00 Moscow time.Liverpool “Merseysiders” had to make great efforts to win in the previous round. The home game against Crystal Palace did not start in the best way for the hosts. The Liverpool team didn’t do much from the very beginning of the game, the Reds had difficulty scoring chances in the first half, Joel Matip had the only opportunity, the defender was in the forward position and ran out to meet the goalkeeper, but the guest goalkeeper was ready for such a turn of events and parried blow from Cameroon. The Palace players had even more difficult moments, for the entire first half they delivered only two shots towards the opponent’s goal. Unlike Liverpool, the guests still managed to realize their scoring chance, Wilfried Zaha shot at Townsend, and the midfielder delivered an accurate shot into the near corner – 0:1 in the 34th minute. The first half ended with a minimal advantage of the Eagles. The second half of the match started quite differently, the score was evened in the first seconds, Mohamed Salah took the ball after a rebound and struck into the near corner. Very soon, the Reds celebrated the second goal scored, Naby Keita found Roberto Firmino with an accurate pass, and the Brazilian put Liverpool ahead with an accurate shot into the far corner in the 53rd minute. The Palace players quickly woke up from such a knockdown, after which they rushed to win back the gap from the opponent. James Tomskins managed to return the tied score, the defender jumped the highest when serving from a corner, thereby equalizing the score in the 65th minute. Events in the match developed at lightning speed, ten minutes after the missed ball – Liverpool was again in front, goalkeeper Julian Speroni made a gross mistake and threw the ball at Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian had to push the ball into an empty net – 3:2. Very soon, the hosts confirmed their winning ambitions and finished off the opponent, Sadio Mane broke through the flank and increased the number of goals of his team to four – 4:2 in the 90+3rd minute. Thanks to Mane’s goal, the Reds weren’t too upset by a missed goal a minute later by Max Mayer. The result is 4:3, the Merseysiders won, and now, in order to maintain a four-point lead over Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp’s men cannot afford to lose in the Liverpool-Leicester match. Leicester “Foxes” let the rivals go into the gap, because of which they practically lost the chances of getting into the top six. Now Claude Puel’s team is in ninth place, 13 points behind the sixth position. Leicester’s performance is behind the opposition, as the Blues have lost three of their last five matches. Failure befell Leicester in the away match against Wolverhampton. It was extremely difficult to resist the “wolves”, the hosts took the lead just four minutes after the starting whistle, Diogo Jota closed the cross from the flank. Eight minutes later, Wolverhampton players celebrated the second goal scored, Ryan Bennett was in the spotlight, the defender ran to the aid of his teammates and closed the canopy from the corner – 2:0. Only a miracle could save Leicester, the “foxes” mostly struck from a long distance, after which they were taken by Rui Patricio. Important for the guests was the break, in which they managed to calm down and make changes to the game. Leicester’s corrections worked instantly, two minutes after the resumption of the game, Demarai Gray scored, the midfielder broke away from the opponent’s defense and closed the gap in the 47th minute, and four minutes later Conor Cody scored an own goal – 2:2. Despite such an amazing comeback, the Leicester players once again lost control of the game, which was instantly exploited by the opposition players. The Wolves returned to an attacking style of play, the result came in the 64th minute, Ruben Neves passed the ball across the entire field and brought Diogo Jota to a rendezvous with the goalkeeper, the midfielder did not let his partner down – 3:2. The ending of the game turned out to be incredible, the guests again resorted to attacking actions, and returned parity in the 87th minute, Wes Morgan closed the canopy from a free kick – 3:3. The Blues had only to keep the equal score, but there were few draws for the guests, for which they paid the price in stoppage time, the Leicester players missed a counterattack and allowed Diogo Jota to score a hat-trick. The result – 4:3, “foxes” lost, and their unsuccessful series continued. It will be extremely difficult to break this series, especially in the Liverpool-Leicester match. Odds for the match Liverpool – Leicester on January 30, 2019 The trust in Leicester has dried up among the bookmakers from the Pari-Match company, who do not believe in the victory of the away team at all. Odds for the match Liverpool – Leicester: Liverpool to win – 1.21; Draw – 6.60; Leicester win – 18.5. Liverpool v Leicester match prediction Liverpool have a tough time against Leicester and visiting players haven’t left Anfield without a goal for three years. Forecast for the match Liverpool – Leicester: both teams to score, odds – 2.05. Recall that the fight Tottenham – Watford on January 30, 2019 will be extremely important for the Pochettino team in the fight for medals. The kickoff at Wembley Stadium is scheduled for 23:00 Moscow time.
