Leicester City kicks off a second consecutive Europa League season with a home match against Napoli. The Foxes are looking to ruin Napoli’s perfect start to the season.
Kelechi Iheanacho stood out with three goals and three assists last season during Leicester’s first-ever Europa League campaign and bookmaker 10Bet has the odds at 2.50 for the Nigerian to make a scoring start to this year as well.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: September 15th, 6:00 P.M. (EST)
Iheanacho should be very eager to perform well as he’s found himself back on the bench for the start of the year despite scoring 14 goals in his final 15 appearances last season. He’s featured in all four Premier League games but has logged only a total of 67 minutes.
Leicester have made a mixed start to the campaign. They won the Community Shield against Manchester City last month and also grabbed three points from their Premier League opener against Wolverhampton but with four rounds played, the team has already taken two losses.
The Europa League offers Brendan Rodgers’ team a good chance to pick up some momentum although they start the action in Group C against their toughest opponents.
Napoli might’ve finished fifth in Serie A last season, but they missed a Champions League spot by just one point and should be seen as one of the biggest contenders for the Europa League crown.
Luciano Spalletti’s men have certainly played like trophy challengers early in the season winning all three matches with a combined score of 6-2. The team showed great character over the weekend in a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Juventus.
Team captain Lorenzo Insigne had a career year in Serie A last term with 19 goals. He’s set to be a constant threat for Leicester along with Victor Osimhen and Matteo Politano who scored the equalizer against Juve.
Napoli will be looking for their first-ever triumph on English soil after sneaking only three draws from nine previous visits. The club’s overall record again English sides is pretty decent, though, with six wins, four draws and eight defeats.
With Legia Warsaw having already beaten Spartak Moscow on the road in the group’s opening game, both teams are under pressure to start well and get at least a point on the board. There’s a strong chance it leads to a cagey match and thus the managers could end up as the stars of the show.
