The last round of the year in the premier league approaches and teams would want to head into the New Year with great momentum and win to seal up the year. This would surely be on the minds of both Cardiff and Leicester city as they gear up to face each other in this premier fixture.
Leicester city would be definitely pleased with what they have managed to accomplish recently. By no means, defeating the champions and possibly one of the title contender in the teams of Manchester City and Chelsea respectively would no doubt give them a much-needed boost going into the game here. Their coach Puel has acknowledged that the team is high on confidence at the moment. He would no doubt be looking to avoid over-confidence being an issue going into this match. Cardiff, on the other hand, has no such experiences to share. However, they are been driven by their desperate need to avoid relegation and improve their team chances come next week. It really promises to be a fight to the death for them.
When it comes to the form of both teams, there is no doubt that Leicester has a better form currently than Cardiff city. They have won two of their last six matches, drawn two more and lost just two. They have won their last two matches and would be hoping to make it three consecutive wins at the end of this match. Cardiff would be hoping to spoil their party though as they would prefer to kick-start their own woeful form. Cardiff has won two games out of their last six. However, these wins have come four to five matches ago. Their recent record has seen them draw one match and lose three. It would, therefore, be a must-win match for them if they want to stay out of the relegation zone.
Line-Ups
Leicester city would be thrilled that they have no major injury concerns heading into this game. Their only injury concerns are their two long-term injuries in the person of Matty James and Daniel. They would this be confident that they would be able to steam-roller their opponents into submission when they meet. This combined with the fact that the match would be played inform of their own fans. Cardiff on the other hand, have Callum Paterson as a worry coming into this match. He faces a test to see if he would be fit for this game. Apart from this, Cardiff should enter this match on full cylinders.
History also appears to be on the side happens to be on the side of Leicester city as they managed to steal the spoils in this match last season. In that particular encounter, they ran out 1-0 winners. They would be looking for that same outcome when they meet again here.
It promises to be a wonderful game and a game which the neutrals would enjoy watching. It will also be a wonderful end to the season.