Leicester City will be looking to pick up their first win of the season when they take on Tranmere Rovers in the second round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.
The Foxes marked their return to the top-flight with a somewhat fortunate 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur last Monday night.
Steve Cooper’s side have since fallen to a 2-1 defeat on Saturday, in a game that brought up my player foul selection.
The King Power club now turn their attention to the EFL Cup, where they will play host to League Two side Tranmere in the second round.
Nigel Adkins’ men secured their passage to this stage of the competition with a comfortable 3-0 win over Accrington Stanley.
The Rovers recorded their first league win of the season at the third attempt at the weekend, edging out Walsall 1-0 at Prenton Park.
How the bookies view it: Light work for Leicester
As expected, Leicester are overwhelming 1/3 favourites on Ladbrokes to win inside 90 minutes.
Tranmere are a towering 8/1 to triumph with William Hill while an all square affair can be backed at a best price of 5/1 on Bet 365.
Head to head: Leicester looking for 2023 repeat
The two teams came up against each other at the same stage of the competition this time last year, with Leicester picking up a 2-0 win at Prenton Park. Overall, the two clubs have crossed swords 15 times, with the Foxes winning on eight occasions, including each of the last three meetings in the EFL Cup.
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Jordan Ayew could be handed his first start for Leicester following his move from Crystal Palace. The new Foxes frontman is 11/10 on Bet 365 to open up his account for the season against Tranmere on Tuesday night.
Omari Patrick has scored in both of Tranmere’s league and cup wins this season and he is as big as 9/2 (Bet 365) to notch at the King Power.
Predicted line-ups
With one eye on Saturday’s home game with Aston Villa, Leicester boss Steve Cooper is expected to ring the changes on Tuesday night.
Both Connor Wood and Luke Norris missed out for Tranmere at the weekend and the pair remain injury concerns for the trip to the King Power.
Leicester :Ward; Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Choudhury, Soumare Skipp Buonanotte, Mavididi; Ayey
Tranmere: McGee; Norman, Davies, Walker, Jordan; Turnbull, Saunders, Hendry, O’Connor, Patrick; Connor Jennings, Davison
Anything else catch the eye?
Leicester are too skinny to side with here but coupling up a home success switch under five goals will bring about a 31/40 shot on BetVictor that could be worthy of interest.
With neither side prioritising this competition and both managers expected to make changes, this King Power clash could be a bit of a slow burner.
However, the Foxes superior quality should ultimately tell, and a similar scoreline to that of when the duo met last season could be on the cards.
This EFL Cup match between Leicester City and Tranmere Rovers will be played on Aug 27, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Leicester City vs Tranmere Rovers prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
