Leicester City will host Legia Warsaw in the fifth round of the 2021/22 of the Europa League this Thursday.
Venue: King Power Stadium
Key Statistics
Leicester City are winless in their last five games over 90 minutes (D3, L2).
They have conceded seven goals in the Europa League this season.
Their last clean sheet came in their 2-0 win over Millwall in September, which was 12 games ago.
Legia have won just one of their last five away games (W1).
They have lost their last four games with an aggregate scoreline of 12-4.
Legia have faced 97 UEL shots, 20 more than any other side in the competition.
Head to head
Both teams have met only once in the past with Legia winning that game by a 1-0 margin.
Latest Performances in all competitions
Leicester: L-D-D-L-W
Legia: L-L-L-L-W
Leicester City
After their weekend loss to Chelsea, Leicester City will turn their attention to the Europa League where they welcome Polish side Legia Warsaw.
The hosts were beaten 3-0 by Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, thanks to goals from Antonio Rudiger, N’golo Kante and Christian Pulisic. The result extended the hosts’ winless run to four games and their wait for a clean sheet to 13 games.
Brendan Rodgers’ side have really struggled this season and are in danger of missing out on a place in the next round if they lose this game.
They currently occupy third place in Group C but are just two points behind leaders Napoli. A win in this game should put them in a strong position to progress going into their last game against the Serie A side.
However, the Foxes have been woeful this season and have dropped points in eleven of the 18 games they have played this season (W8, D5, L6).
Possible Leicester starting line-ups
Kasper Schmeichel; Jannik Vestergaard, Daniel Amartey, Caglar Soyuncu; Timothy Castagne, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Boubakary Soumare, Ryan Bertrand; Ayoze Perez; Kelechi Iheanacho, Patson Daka.
Injured: Youri Tielemans, Wesley Fofana, James Justin.
Doubtful: Ricardo Pereira
Suspended: None
Legia
Polish side Legia Warsaw have had a modest start to their Europa League groups stage campaign, having won two and lost two of their opening games.
The results have them sitting in second place on this table and with a chance of progressing to the next round if they win this game.
However, they come into this tie on the back of a disappointing loss to Gornik in their domestic league. The loss was their fourth consecutive loss and was the fourth time they were conceding three or more goals in their last five away games.
They will be desperate to win this game but must address their recent defensive issues if they hope to take anything from this tie.
Possible Legia starting line-ups
Cezary Miszta; Artur Jędrzejczyk, Mateusz Wieteska, Mattias Johansson; Filip Mladenović, Josue, André Martins, Yuri Ribeiro; Luquinhas, Mahir Emreli, Lirim Kastrati.
Injured: Bartosz Kapustka, Maik Nawrocki.
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Leicester City 2-0
