FA Cup Odds: Leicester-Blackburn prediction, pick, how to watch

Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers will lock horns in the FA Cup Round 5 in the King Power Stadium at Leicestershire. Join us as we continue our FA Cup odds series, where we make our Leicester-Blackburn prediction and pick while showing you how to watch.

Leicester City ranks in the middle of the Prem table. The former 2016 Premier League Champions have been far from their championship run but they hope to secure another silverware in this tourney.

The Rovers are making a meteoric rise in the championship, as they now rank fourth in the table. The Blackburnians carry a nine-game unbeaten streak across all competitions and hope to preserve that momentum here in the FA Cup.

Here are the Leicester-Blackburnsoccer odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

FA Cup Odds: Leicester-Blackburn Odds

Leicester City: -320

Blackburn Rovers: +700

Draw: +390

Over 2.5 Goals: -156

Under 2.5 Goals: +112 

How to Watch Leicester vs. Blackburn

TV: DAZN

Stream: ESPN App, ESPN+, fuboTV

Time: 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT

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Why Leicester Can Beat Blackburn

The Foxes has been underwhelming this season. After winning their famous title in 2016, Leicester have only added two trophies – the FA Cup and Community Shield which were both obtained in 2021. While many fans wanted Leicester to challenge the top four again, they still have a long way coming. The Foxes are sitting in 14th with 24 points earned from 24 games. Leicester hopes to regain the FA Cup trophy after two years.

Why Blackburn Can Beat Leicester

Blackburn currently sits fourth in the Championship, acquiring 17 wins, four draws, and 13 losses in 34 games. They last won the Premier League in the 1994-95 season and their last trophy was the EFL Cup in 2002. With their current position, a win in the promotion play-offs may send Blackburn back into England’s top flight.

Blackburn is still a force heading into this fixture, going undefeated in nine consecutive games. Their last three fixtures in the Championship resulted in wins, snatching victories over Swansea, Blackpool, and Queens Park Rangers. In their FA Cup run, they won against Norwich City and Birmingham City. The first leg against Birmingham resulted in a 2-2 draw on familiar territory, but the Blackburnians’ 61% ball possession proved fruitful in extra time courtesy of Auston Trusty’s own goal in the 100th minute.

The Rovers have a fairly mediocre away record, tallying six wins and three draws in 18 games played as visitors. Blackburn pulls 9.1 total shots, 3.9 corners, and 5.4 successful dribbles on average while holding the ball 51.7% of the time. Ben Brereton Diaz leads the team with 10 goals while Sorba Thomas is the leading assist-maker with seven. Tyrhys Dolan and Sam Gallagher have eight and seven goal contributions, respectively.

If manager Jon Dahl Tomasson would like to snatch this win and proceed in the next round, he will have to deal with a long injury list. Thomas Kaminski, Daniel Ayala, Scott Wharton, Bradley Dack, Clinton Mola, Adam Wharton, and Sorba Thomas are out in this game. Scott Wharton, Thomas, Brereton Diaz, and Joe Rankin-Costello have to be extra careful, as picking up another yellow card will suspend them in future games.

Final Leicester-Blackburn Prediction & Pick

Two former Premier League champions are looking to make this an exciting match. Both squads are enduring some roster reduction with key players missing on each side. Blackburn carries a hotter win streak while Leicester has the advantage on key statistics. This is bound to become a high-scoring affair with the hosts barely edging out the visitors.

Final Leicester-Blackburn Prediction & Pick: Leicester City (-320), Over 2.5 goals (-156)