Burton Albion vs Leicester City betting tips: Maresca’s men to make mincemeat of Maamria’s mob
- George Dempsey
- 8 August 2023
Burton Albion welcomes Leicester City to the Pirelli Stadium in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, and we’re backing the visitors to win convincingly.
We've picked out the best bets for Wednesday's Carabao Cup first round tie between Burton Albion and Leicester City.
Date, KO time and TV coverage
Carabao Cup, Wednesday, August 9, Kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports Football
Carabao Cup betting tips
Bet: Patson Daka to score
Burton Albion vs Leicester City betting preview
Burton could hardly have been given a tougher start to the season, hosting Enzo Maresca's Foxes just three days after losing 2-0 to Blackpool.
The Brewers are tipped to struggle this season and after conceding two in the opening 25 minutes, they never looked likely to get back in the game.
Leicester City began life in the Championship with a 2-1 win against Coventry City. It's a massive statement on paper, although arguably they deserved to lose.
The hosts were increasingly under pressure in the second half and have the wasteful Sky Blues to thank for allowing them to hang around. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's double-turned things around.
A midweek trip to the Pirelli Stadium looks a much more simple task on paper and we suspect there's far too big a gulf between the sides for a shock to occur.
Dennis Praet, Kelechi Iheanacho, Hamza Choudhury, Patson Daka, Timothy Castagne and Marc Albrighton were among the subs on Saturday and could all feature.
James Justin, Harry Souttar and young goalkeeper Jakub Stolarcyzk could also be handed their first starts of the season.
Bobby Kamwa and Mustapha Carayol could freshen things up in attack for the home side, who will need to decide how seriously they're taking this game.
They'll need to field a full-strength team to have a chance of beating the visitors, but Dino Maamria will also have one eye on the visit of Derby County on Saturday.
Momentum could prove to be important for the sides relegated from the Premier League and starting the season with back-to-back wins is as good as it gets.
Maresca gives the impression of a man who doesn't settle for anything less than perfection. Given it's so early in the season, we're expecting Leicester to overpower Burton and win at a canter.
The fluency with which they moved the ball at times on Saturday will be more than enough to pull Burton apart and create a high volume of chances.
