When Brighton & Hove Albion travel to take on Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Seagulls will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak in the Premier League to four games.
Brighton, who are now in seventh position, have a 13-point lead over Leicester, who are in fifteenth, and the Seagulls also have a game in hand. Brighton's remarkable run was largely responsible for this.
It is anticipated that the guests will take control of the situation on Saturday since the Foxes are now just two points away from being in the relegation zone. However, can the guys led by Roberto De Zerbi deliver on the promise?
After losing 2-0 to Nottingham Forest, Leicester will be in a worse place in the league than their opponent when they play on Saturday.
The team managed by Brendan Rodgers has now been defeated in each of their previous four Premier League matches. During that span, they have given up eight goals while scoring only one of their own.
When you consider the season as a whole, the Foxes' record in the league is 12 wins and 19 losses in their 19 games played thus far. In the 2022–23 Premier League season, no side has been defeated more than another.
Because they have not scored a single goal in any of their last three Premier League games played at the King Power, Leicester seem doomed to struggle against a Brighton team that is currently in first place.
In fact, the Seagulls have won three of the previous four games they've played in their league.
After beating Southampton, they lost to Arsenal, but then beat Everton and Liverpool in a row to get back on track.
The last time these two teams played, Brighton beat Jurgen Klopp's team 3-0. Solly March showed why he is one of the best players in the league by scoring two goals and setting up another.
In addition, it is important to point out that De Zerbi's players have triumphed in five of their most recent seven Premier League contests, scoring more than 2.5 goals in each of their five triumphs.
Given that goals have been scored at both ends of the field in seven of Brighton's most recent eight matches in the Premier League, we expect to see scoring at both ends of the pitch on Saturday.
In the head-to-head matchup, Brighton defeated Leicester 5-2 in the first meeting between the two teams back in September. Alexis MacAllister scored twice during the game for Brighton.
Since their last loss, the Seagulls haven't lost to the Foxes in any competition for four games. In that time, they've won two games and tied two others, giving them a record of two wins and two draws.
Right now, James Justin, Ryan Bertrand, James Maddison, Ricardo Pereira, Jonny Evans, and Boubakary Soumare can't play for Leicester because they are injured.
On Saturday, Brighton won't have Jakub Moder because he's hurt, and Leandro Trossard probably won't play because he's been in trouble with the rules.
When you take the disparity in performance levels between these two teams into account, it seems that the King Power Stadium will be the site of a victory for the visiting team.
The match will be live on K24 TV and Sanyuka TV.
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