Preston v Leicester preview, odds and betting tips
Already promoted Leicester can crown themselves as Championship champions tonight with a victory over Preston at Deepdale.
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Preston v Leicester odds
Find the latest match odds for tonight's Championship clash. Odds are subject to change.
Preston - 17/4
Draw - 16/5
Leicester - 3/5
Preston v Leicester preview
Leicester had their promotion secured on Friday night without having to kick a ball as Leeds fell to a shock 4-0 defeat to the hands of a QPR side battling at the wrong end of the table in a relegation dogfight.
Enzo Maresca's side know than a win tonight, their penultimate match of the season would guarantee themselves the Championship title with a match to spare, and head into the match having won two on the trot, including a notable 5-0 win over fourth place Southampton last week.
The Foxes will be wary that they have actually lost each of their last four away games in all competitions, but should be playing in free-flowing confident mood as they bid to create an insurmountable points lead ahead of Ipswich, the only team who can catch them.
Leicester, who suffered a shock relegation from the Premier League last season, having finished in the top nine in six of their previous seven top flight campaigns, before last season, sit four points clear of Ipswich who have two games remaining.
The 2016 Premier League champions also boast the best away record in the second tier this season.
Preston prepare for the visit the league leaders having lost each of their last three matches, with just one win in their last six, which has left their play-off ambitions dead in the water, with another season in the Championship guaranteed next season.
Ryan Lowe's side head into tonight's match in 10th place in the second tier, nine points off the play-offs now with just two matches remaining, though have guaranteed themselves a top-half finish for the second season in succession.
Tonight marks the Lancashire side's final home game of the season, where they have enjoyed their football on the whole this campaign, currently boasting the eighth best home record in the division, which includes wins in two of their last three Deepdale outings.
Leicester have won three of their last four matches against Preston, drawing the other, falling to defeat in just one of their last seven visits to Deepdale.
📝 Preston v Leicester betting tips
SkyBet are promoting their BuildABet of Jamie Vardy to score, Wilfred Ndidi to have 2+ shots and Liam Millar to have 3+ shots in the match, which they're pricing at 13/1.
Vardy is Leicester's stop goal scorer this season, with his goal against fellow-promotion contenders Southampton last week taking him to 18 for the season in all competitions, while his midfield teammate Ndidi has, like Vardy, scored in consecutive games ahead of tonight.
Preston's Liam Millar, a Canadian winger who came through the academy at Liverpool and is currently on loan from Basel in Switzerland, is averaging more shots per game than any other player for the Lancashire side this season.
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📺 How to watch Preston v Leicester
- Location: Deepdale, Preston
- Date and time: Monday 29th April 2024, 8pm
- How to watch: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HDR
All odds correct at the time of writing.
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