Aston Villa will host Leicester for the fifteenth round of the English Premier League. After Villa's former manager Dean Smith failed to meet the fans' expectations for this season, his job has been taken in hands of Liverpool legend and former Rangers coach, Steven Gerrard. The hosts are already playing better under his lead, winning 2-0 against Brighton, followed by a 2-1 away win over Crystal Palace. Villa is coming from an expected 2-1 defeat against Manchester City, while Leicester comes from a 2-2 draw against Southampton. The Foxes are also having a slow start to the campaign, after finishing fifth-placed last season. Brendan Rodgers' men are currently tenth, doing well offensively, but are one of the worst defences in the league. Leicester conceded a worrying twenty-five goals after fourteen matches, which is the fourth-most in the top-flight. Their last meeting vs. Villa resulted in an away win.

Aston Villa misses Bertrand Traore, Leon Bailey, Trezeguet, Matt Targett, Danny Ings, and Jacob Ramsey coming into this game, while the guests miss Wesley Fofana, Ricardo Pereira, Ryan Bertrand, James Justin, James Maddison, and Youri Tielemans. Both teams go into the duel without some of their key players, but things should be tougher for the hosts, as Leicester goes into the game with fit Jamie Vardy, who has been the league's second-best scorer this season. One of the best strikers in England found the net nine times this season, only behind Liverpool's phenomenal Mohamed Salah. The Foxes are undefeated since they lost 3-0 to Chelsea, and are on a five-game unbeaten streak away from home. The visitors scored nine goals in their previous three matches, and should have another amazing season if they can solve their problems at the defense.

I expect the guests to take points in this game. Good luck!

阿斯顿维拉将在英超联赛第十五轮主场迎战莱斯特城。在维拉的前任主教练迪恩·史密斯未能满足球迷对本赛季的期望之后，他的工作被利物浦传奇人物和前流浪者队主教练史蒂文杰拉德接管。维拉在他的带领下表现得更好，以 2-0 战胜布莱顿，随后客场以 2-1 战胜水晶宫。维拉刚刚以 1-2 输给曼城，而莱斯特则以 2-2 战平南安普顿。在上赛季获得第五名之后，狐狸队的赛季开局很慢热。 Brendan Rodgers 的球队目前排名第十，进攻端表现出色，但他们是联盟中防守最差的球队之一。莱斯特城在 14 场比赛后丢了令人25 个球，在顶级联赛中排名倒数第四。他们上次对阵维拉的比赛取得了客场胜利。

阿斯顿维拉缺少伯特兰·特拉奥雷、莱昂·贝利、特雷泽盖、马特·塔吉特、丹尼Ings 和 Jacob Ramsey，客队则缺少 Wesley Fofana、Ricardo Pereira、Ryan Bertrand、James Justin、James Maddison 和 Youri Tielemans。两支球队都将在一些关键球员缺席的情况下参加这场比赛，但对于主队来说，情况应该更加艰难，因为莱斯特城带着健康的杰米·瓦尔迪（Jamie Vardy）进入比赛，他是本赛季联盟第二好的得分手，英格兰最好的前锋之一。本赛季打进9球，仅次于利物浦非凡的穆罕默德·萨拉赫。自从他们以 0-3 输给切尔西以来，球队保持不败，并且在客场​​保持五场不败。在前三场比赛中打进了9球，如果他们能解决防守问题，应该会有另一个精彩的赛季。

我预测客队在这场比赛不败。祝好运！