SlipsTips shares a selection ahead of Leicester City’s clash with Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday night.
Leicester City vs Newcastle United (Monday, 20:00)
Aiming to make it three Premier League wins in succession, Newcastle United make the trip to the King Power to take on relegation-threatened Leicester City on Monday night.
I’ve already penned an in-depth match preview ahead of this Monday night match-up but I’m going to take this opportunity to go into more detail in regards to one of the three recommended selections outlined.
As already mentioned in the above-linked preview, Newcastle’s Alexander Isak is an appealing price to get on the scoresheet at the King Power.
The Swedish striker has been in blistering form for Newcastle this season, netting 24 times across his 34 appearances in all competitions thus far.
The most recent of those strikes arrived during the Magpies’ 2-1 midweek win over Brentford at St James’ Park.
That means a sizable 20 of Isak’s 24 strikes this season have come in the Premier League, a tally bettered only by Mohamed Salah (27) and Erling Haaland (21).
It’s also worth noting that the Toon Army talisman helped himself to a goal when Newcastle made light work of Leicester with a 4-0 victory in this season’s reverse fixture at St James’ Park.
With all that in mind, it would be fair to say that Isak will be rubbing his hands at the prospect of coming up against a Foxes side that would appear to have thrown in the towel in their fight against relegation
Ruud van Nistelrooy's out-of-sorts side have come away empty-handed from 21 of their 30 top flight outings this term, including 14 of their last 15.
A deeper dig shows that the King Power club have failed to keep a clean sheet in all bar one of their 30 Premier League assignments this season, with that solitary shutout coming against Bournemouth all the way back in October.
On top of all that, Leicester's leaky backline has been breached twice or more in a league-high 23 of their 30 top flight tussles this term.
So with all things considered, backing in-form Isak to make the net bulge on Monday night stands out at a value 21/20 with Bet 365.
Recommended Bet
- Alexander Isak To Score Anytime – 21/20 (Bet 365)
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