FA Cup fifth round: Leicester v Birmingham betting preview & free tips

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Leicester City v Birmingham City in the FA Cup fifth round.

Best bet

Leicester win & both teams to score
1pt 15-8 bet365, Betway
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Team news

Leicester City
Jamie Vardy (calf) remains unavailable but no fresh injuries are reported.

Birmingham City
Jeremie Bela was forced off during Saturday's 2-2 draw at QPR and is a major doubt. Josh McEachran, Jacques Maghoma and Kerim Mrabti remain sidelined.

Match preview

Jamie Vardy misses out with a calf injury for the second successive match but Leicester should still possess enough firepower to see off Championship side Birmingham in an entertaining FA Cup encounter.

The Foxes will need to have their shooting boots on because keeping a clean sheet is far from certain against a Blues side spearheaded by potent strikers Lukas Jutkiewicz and Scott Hogan.

Birmingham will approach the game with confidence, having gone 13 games without defeat, but they are unlikely to deny Leicester, who will be anxious to respond positively after their 1-0 league loss at Norwich.

Key stat

Birmingham have scored in 14 of their last 16 matches.

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