Leicester City are still waiting on their first win since returning to the Premier League but will fancy their chances of getting that monkey off their back when AFC Bournemouth came calling.
Steve Cooper's side have claimed draws with Spurs, Crystal Palace and Everton in their first six games but need to start turning some of those stalemates into wins if they want to dodge the drop.
They're still odds-on to go back down to the Championship but have a kind run of games coming up, with his clash followed by winnable matches against Southampton and Nottingham Forest.
A few victories could quickly change the outlook but it won't be easy against a Bournemouth side who are playing some nice football under Andoni Iraola.
The Basque coach was under pressure after a slow start last season but the Cherries kept faith with him and were rewarded with a mid-table finish.
AFC Bournemouth have started the new campaign well too and Monday's 3-1 win over Southampton, which brought up one of Monday's Super Singles, moved them up to 11th in the table.
How the bookies view it: In-form Cherries have the edge
Despite having home advantage, Leicester City are Betano's 85/40 outsiders, which looks a little overpriced. AFC Bournemouth are 11/10 favourites and the draw pays 13/5.
Recent head to head: Foxes out to follow up Cup win
These sides were in different divisions last season but still faced off in the FA Cup as Leicester edged a 1-0 win on the south coast. It's Bournemouth who have held the upper hand of late though, winning five of the last 11 meeting and losing just three.
Players to watch: Buonanotte a bright spark
Facundo Buonanotte looks like a decent signing for Leicester City and the Brighton loanee has already opened his account. He's 18/5 at Betfred for another goal while Bet365 price him at 7/4 to either score or assist.
Evanilson opened his account for Bournemouth against Southampton on Monday and the £40million man will now be looking to go on a run. He's 13/8 at Bet365 for anytime scorer.
Probable line-ups
Jannik Vestergaard still isn't ready to return yet for the Foxes while Patson Daka and Jakub Stolarczyk remain sidelined. Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams hasn't recovered from a back injury and will sit this one out.
Leicester City: Hermansen, Justin, Faes, Okoli, Kristiansen, Ndidi, Winks, Skipp, Buonanotte, Vardy, Mavididi.
AFC Bournemouth: Kepa, Kerkez, Senesi, Smith, Zabarnyi, Cook, Christie, Ouattara, Tavernier, Semenyo, Evanilson.
Anything else catch the eye?
With the bookies making Leicester City underdogs, they could be worth a punt in the double chance at 7/10 with Betfred while backing them to win either half is better at evens.
Leicester will push for that first win while Iraola always sets the Cherries up to have a go so it should be a decent game. Combining over 2.5 goals and BTTS pays 10/11 with Bet365 while Unibet are offering 7/5 on over 5.5 Leicester corners.
Ryan Christie's high energy pressing in midfield makes him a good candidate for a card in most games and the Bournemouth man is a tempting 9/2 at Bet365 to go into the book.
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