Leicester city vs Chelsea Fc - Match stats
Indeed, Chelsea have won three of their last four visits in the Premier League to Leicester (L1), with two of those wins masterminded by Claudio Ranieri in 2002 and 2004.
Chelsea can beat a reigning Premier League champion twice in the same season for the first time since 2009/10, when they ended up winning the title.
Eighteen of the 21 Premier League points Leicester City have won this season have come at home (86%).
Diego Costa has had a hand in 11 goals in his last 11 Premier League appearances away from home (nine goals, two assists).
Diego Costa has scored in two of his three Premier League games against the Foxes, though both goals have been at Stamford Bridge.
Leicester have won just one of their last nine Premier League games against Chelsea, though it was this exact fixture last season (D1 L7).
Despite winning the league last season, Claudio Ranieri’s Premier League win percentage was better at Chelsea (52%) than it currently is at Leicester City (48%).
Chelsea have the best points differential from this season to last after 20 games (+26), while Leicester City have the worst (-19).
Chelsea’s 49-point tally from 20 Premier League games this season is nine more than Leicester City had at this stage last season in their title winning campaign (40).
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea have made the fewest changes to their starting XI overall this season (19), although 10 of these have come in the last five matches.
Conte has not lost two successive league matches away from home as a manager since May 2011 while boss of Serie A side Siena.
Chelsea won more Premier League games in December (6) than Leicester City have done all season (5).
The Foxes will be missing three players for this game due to their involvement in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations: Riyad Mahrez, Islam Slimani and Daniel Amartey, who have provided nine goals and six assists between them in the Premier League this season.