In spite of their alarming lack of attacking bite over the past couple of weeks, Sunday's game provides Spurs with the perfect opportunity to return to winning ways against a weary Leicester side who do not travel well at all.
With Rodgers potentially primed to make a number of defensive alterations given the quick turnaround, Conte's side can feel confident of breaking their goal drought and piling the pressure back on Arsenal.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 59.57%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Leicester City had a probability of 19.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.45%) and 1-0 (7.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.2%), while for a Leicester City win it was 1-2 (5.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.
