LEI vs MCI Dream11 Team Prediction Leicester City vs Manchester City Community Shield Live Score August 7

LEI vs MCI Dream11: Leicester City will be taking on Manchester City for the much anticipated FA Community Shield clash at the Wembley Stadium. Leicester City had a season to remember as they beat Champions of Europe Chelsea in the finals of the FA Cup. It was a thunderbolt of a strike from midfielder Youri Tielemans that bagged Brendan Rodgers his first piece of silverware for the Foxes. However, they have yet another challenging task ahead as they take on Pep Guardioloa’s Manchester City.

LEI vs MCI Dream 11 Team Prediction

Manchester City did claim another Premier League title under Pep, and will be keen on starting off the season with another trophy. Considering the quality and depth Man City have in their respective locker, they will be touted to get the desired result. Both sides are on the back of wins in their most recent pre-season friendly games, and it could turn out to be an exciting watch. Leicester City are expected to be organized in defense, while, looking to push on the break, whereas, Manchester City should have more of the ball.

Date: August 7, Saturday
Kick-Off: 9:45 pm (ist)
Venue: Wembley Stadium

Where to watch Leicester City vs Manchester City Live: The match will be broadcasted on the Sony Sports Network, and can be streamed live on Sony Liv.

Recent Form

Leicester City: WDL

Manchester City: WWW

Head to Head

From the last six meetings between the two sides, it’s Manchester City that have the upper hand with four wins in contrast to Leicester City’s two wins.

Leicester City News

Injury Report and Unavailability: Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans, James Justin and Timothy Castagne are ruled out due to injuries.

Expected Changes and Strategy: K Schmeichel should be starting in at goal, while, R Pereira, W Ndidi, C Soyuncu and R Bertrand could line up as the back four in defence. Y Tielemans, B Soumare, D Praet and A Perez should feature in the midfield region. J Vardy and Iheanacho are in contention to lead the attack.

Leicester City Starting XI

Kasper Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Wilfred Ndidi, Caglar Soyuncu, Ryan Bertrand, Youri Tielemans, Boubakary Soumare, Dennis Praet, Ayoze Perez, Jamie Vardy, Iheanacho

Manchester City News

Injury Report and Unavailability: Phil Foden misses out due to injury. John Stones, Raheem Sterling, Rodri, Aymeric Laporte, Kevin De Bruyne, Ferran Torres, Ederson Moraes and Gabriel Jesus are unlikely to start as well.

Expected Changes and Strategy: Z Steffen should be starting in at goal, while, J Cacelo, R Dias, N Ake and B Mendy could form the line of defence. I Gungogan and Fernandinho are expected to feature in central midfield. O Zinchenko and R Mahrez could start out wide, while, B Silva and S Edozie are likely to lead the attack.

Manchester City Starting XI (Likely)

Zack Steffen, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Benjamin Mendy, Ilkay Gundogan, Fernandinho, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riyad Mahrez, Samuel Edozie, Bernardo Silva

Captain Options

Kelechi Iheanacho was one of the standouts for Leicester City last season. Iheanacho bagged 12 goals, and two assists from 25 assists in the Premier League last season.

Riyad Mahrez can prove to be the danger man from Manchester City’s end. The Algerian international scored nine goals, and had six assists from 27 appearances in the league last season.

Differential Picks

Youri Tielemans can have an influential role to play from midfield for Leicester. Tielemans registered six goals, and four assists in the previous edition of Premier League. Apart from that his passing range and ability to intercept can also earn the user valuable points.

Ilkay Gundogan had a season to remember for Manchester City. Gundogan bagged 13 goals, and to assists from 28 appearances in the league. The German international can stack up points through his pass accuracy from central midfield.

LEI vs MCI Dream 11 Teams

GK: Z Steffen
DEF: J Cancelo, B Mendy, C Soyuncu, R Pereira
MID: Fernandinho, Y Tielemans, I Gundogan, W Ndidi
FOR: R Mahrez, K Iheanacho

Who will win?

Both clubs have some star players in their respective squads and it could turn out to be intriguing affair. However, with Manchester City having the personnel of delivering it on the big stage more often than not, they will be heading in as favorites to win as per the LEI vs MCI Today Match Prediction odds.

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