Chelsea vs. Leicester City: Preview, Picks, and Lines

This Saturday we will see a great final for the FA Cup in England at the legendary Wembley Stadium where one of the qualifiers to the final of the most important tournament on the continent the UEFA Champions League Chelsea led by the great German tactician Thomas Tuchel will be measured while on the other side of the field will be Leicester coming from an important victory against Manchester United on Tuesday May 11 with a score of two goals to one to occupy the third place in the Premier League This great duel can be enjoyed on Saturday May 15 at 1100 am15 ET on ESPN 2 and DAZN

Five interesting facts to review ahead of the Chelsea vs Leicester final

1 The two teams have met for the FA Cup on 9 occasions with Leicester never winning 2D 7L

2 In the 118 meetings between the two teams in all competitions this will be the first time they will meet on a neutral field

3 Leicester have won just 26 games in all meetings with the Blues while Chelsea dominate the series with 57 wins to their credit

4 In the last five meetings between the two Chelsea have failed to win three draws and two defeats the last of which was this season by a score of two goals to nil

5 The Foxes have scored just 137 goals all time against Chelsea while the Blues have scored on 207 occasions

Lets review the Chelsea teams current affairs ahead of the FA Cup final

The team led by German Thomas Tuchel is living an extraordinary moment since his arrival to the bench more than 105 days ago to the team that lives in the city of London where he has 25 games under the command of the tactician with a record of 17 wins 6 draws and only 2 defeats thus having a 76 of victories since his arrival The first will be this Saturday against Leicester and the second against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League whom they already defeated last weekend in the Premier League thus setting a high bar for what could be Tuchels first title as Blue coach

Relive Chelseas last win before the FA Cup final against Leicester

Video courtesy of ESPN Fans

How the Foxes are coming into the FA Cup final against an inspired Chelsea side

Leicester arrives to this great match after having defeated the powerful Manchester United who recently reached the final of the UEFA Europa League and also in the last five matches has achieved 3 wins a draw and a defeat Therefore the team led by Brendan Rodgers will arrive with a fairly regular performance to what could mean the only title for Leicester this season and also in this first match between the two in a neutral stadium they could set a precedent with a victory over the blues which will allow them to continue shortening the great distance in the history of matches between the two

Relive Leicesters last victory before Saturdays FA Cup final

Video courtesy of Manchester United FC

Betting line

Chelsea 327 +278 Goals 118 Best OU u2½ 138

Leicester 412 117 Goals 142 Best OU o2½ +100

Draw 262 +239