S.P.Read Esq: Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
Our daily columnist and pundit S.P. Read Esq. looks ahead to the FA Cup game on Sunday between SPURS v LEICESTER and finds the best opportunities available on Star Spreads, the home of sports spread betting.
Pass the sick bucket. Not a single card in the Man U v Sheffield U game yesterday and 90 minutes of my life I won’t get back watching a frankly dismal game.
Plenty of FA Cup action on Sunday but the headline BBC match is at White Hart Lane with Spurs taking on Leicester at 4pm.
It’s being billed as the ‘Lineker Derby’ in recognition of the Match Of The Day’s presenters former clubs.
One result these two sides will be keen to avoid is a DRAW – otherwise the Monopolies and Mergers panel may be called in. They meet again in the Premier League on Wednesday and again it is at White Hart Lane.
There’s been plenty of talk about Premier League sides playing weakened opposition (or ‘rotating the squad’ to be more politically correct) but in the case of this match you would have to think that either side will sacrifice a place in the 4th Round of the FA Cup for a win on Wednesday given their respective positions in the Premier League.
Both sides are very much live in terms of a title challenge. Leicester, the surprise package of the season, sit just two points off leaders Arsenal and Spurs are just a further three points behind Leicester in fourth spot.
The Foxes have been dealt a blow with the news that their top scorer and pivotal man Jamie Vardy has been ruled out because of injury. Jeff Schlupp and Matt James are also unavailable.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is also planning plenty of rotation but Mousa Dembele, Alex Pritchard and Clinton Njie all remain sidelined.
Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City
FA Cup 3rd Round
16:00 BBC One / BBC One HD
HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
Aug 2015 PREMIER Leicester 1-1 Tottenham
Mar 2015 PREMIER Tottenham 4-3 Leicester
Jan 2015 FA CUP Tottenham 1-2 Leicester
Dec 2014 PREMIER Leicester 1-2 Tottenham
Jan 2006 FA CUP Leicester 3-2 Tottenham
Feb 2004 PREMIERSHIP Tottenham 4-4 Leicester
Oct 2003 PREMIERSHIP Leicester 1-2 Tottenham
May 2002 PREMIERSHIP Leicester 2-1 Tottenham
Feb 2002 PREMIERSHIP Tottenham 2-1 Leicester
May 2001 PREMIERSHIP Leicester 4-2 Tottenham
I’ll have a play on the Star Spreads corners market – there should be plenty of chances at both ends and that usually translates to a good corner count. I’m a buyer at 11.2.
CLICK FOR SPURS v LEICESTER MARKETS ON STAR SPREADS
RECOMMENDED BETS (scale 1-100 points)
BUY CORNERS for 30 points at 11.2 with STAR SPREADS
THIS MONTH
1 Jan -144.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 12 points at 78)
2 Jan -120.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 12 points at 74)
3 Jan +420.00 (BUY HIGHEST MATCH CHECKOUT 20 points at 149)
4 Jan +370.00 (SELL 1st SPORTING GIJON GOAL 10 points at 53)
6 Jan -60.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 15 points at 74)
7 Jan -160.00 (BUY BOOKINGS 20 points at 38)
9 Jan -280 (BUY BOOKINGS 20 points at 38)
- Any spread prices quoted are indicative and as always prices are subject to fluctuation.
- Please note the opinion, views and forecasts above are of the author and not of Star Spreads.
