The Rodgers-coached side could only manage an eight-place finish in the Premier League last season, with 52 points from 32 games.
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Leicester City will take on Belgian side Leuven on Saturday hoping to get their first victory of the pre-season. The Foxes suffered a defeat in their opening game in the summer, hence, Brendan Rodgers will want his side to get a positive result on Saturday. With the Premier League season not far away, every game counts in the pre-season for Leicester. However, the priority in a pre-season is all about getting the players up to match fitness. Hence the managers of both sides will look to give everyone a good amount of game time and hope no one gets injured during these matches.
| Tottenham Hotspur vs Sevilla | Key Details |
| Date | 16 July, 2022 |
| Venue | King Power at Den Dreef Stadion |
| Kickoff time India | 5:30 pm |
| Kickoff time England | 1 pm |
| Kickoff time Belgium | 2 pm |
The Rodgers-coached side could only manage an eight-place finish in the Premier League last season, with 52 points from 38 games. It means Leicester will have no European football this season. They lost their opening pre-season game against Notts County 2-1. Meanwhile, in the Belgian Pro League last season, Leuven finished 11th with 41 points from their 34 matches. They have already played three friendly matches this summer, winning two and drawing another.
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Leicester have been surprisingly quiet in the transfer window so far. With the team yet to make a first-team signing this summer, fans will hope that there will be new additions before the end of the window. However, they have to make do without the services of Edin Jakupovic, who has left the club. Besides, the Foxes will be without Kasper Schmeichel and Ryan Bertrand for this clash. Meanwhile, Leuven will miss the presence of Siebe Schrijvers and Mandela Keita due to injuries. Both sides could very well rotate their squad massively throughout the match to give everyone sufficient game time.
Leuven possible line-up: Cojocaru, Chakla, Ngawa, Dom, Mendyl, Holzhauser, Keita, Gamboa, Al-Taamari, Thorsteinsson, Maertens
Leicester City possible line-up: Iversen, Ricardo, Fofana, Evans Justin, Ndidi, Soumare, Tielemans, Maddison, Iheanacho, Vardy
The pre-season friendly match between Leuven and Leicester City will take place at King Power at Den Dreef Stadion in Heverlee, Belgium on Saturday at 5:30 pm IST.
The live coverage of the upcoming friendly match between Leuven and Leicester City will be available on LCFC TV. More details of the live coverage can be found on their official club website.
