The Foxes continue to be among the contenders for the championship title. In the last round they met with one of the rivals, namely with Everton and managed to squeeze out only one point from this duel. Moreover, in the course of the fight they won back. After a draw with the Toffee, Leicester remained in third place in the Premier League standings. Brendan Rogers’ players are two points behind Manchester City, but have played one more match. The distance from the second “Manchester United” is only one point. However, Liverpool is already stepping on its heels. The Merseysides are only two points behind. A draw with Everton interrupted Leicester’s three-straight winning streak. Over the course of the season Letershire defeated Newcastle (2:1), Southampton (2:0) and Chelsea (2:0). Nevertheless, Leicester’s unbeaten streak in the national championship has already reached seven straight matches. The Foxes suffered their last defeat from Everton (0:2) back in mid-December. We must say that they lost just in their own arena. In general, in terms of playing in their home arena, Leicester is sixth in the current championship. In ten home matches the Foxes won five victories, lost four matches and ended one match in a draw. The team’s top scorer Jamie Vardy has health problems. Besides him Dennis Pratt, Wilfred Ndidi and Wes Morgan will miss the match because of the tram.
To reach this phase of the competition, Brisbane Heat comfortably defeated Adelaide Strikers in the Eliminator, via a 6-wicket win. Now, they are through to the Knockout, where they have high-flying Sydney Thunder standing in their way. For this fixture, they will be relying heavily on skipper Chris Lynn to score a bulk of the runs 426 runs at a strike-rate of 157. The Heats bowling have also been impressive, with both Xavier Bartlett and Mark Steketee being their most consistent performers. More cricket predictions free can be obtained from the link provided.
