PREVIEW: LEICESTER v PETERBOROUGH (Prem)

LEICESTER face Peterborough tonight (Thursday) in their first home meeting at the Pidcock Motorcycles Arena, Beaumont Park.

The Lions have only raced once so far in 2023, when they went down by six points at Ipswich in the KO Cup last week, which was also the outcome in the Panthers’ sole fixture at home to the Witches.

The visitors operate rider replacement at No.1 for Nicki Pedersen, who has now officially left the club, but Lions boss Stewart Dickson is still wary of the challenge.

He said: “I can only concentrate on our team, and getting us ready, and the riders are itching to go, they’re desperate to get some meetings under their belt.

“It’s still going to be a stiff test because we know Peterborough have riders who ride our track – Richie Worrall has proved that before, (Niels-Kristian) Iversen is a former track record holder, and Hans Andersen is ex-Leicester too, and others have done plenty of laps here.

“I’m pretty sure Rob Lyon will cover Nicki Pedersen’s rides as well as he can to maximise their points, but for us it’s all about getting a home win.

“This is almost a banana skin first home meeting, and I’m not getting any fanciful ideas about winning by 12 or 14 points and trying to put the aggregate point beyond doubt. It’s all about making sure we win our first league match of the season.”

LEICESTER: Max Fricke, Justin Sedgmen, Richard Lawson, Chris Harris, Nick Morris, Jake Allen, Dan Thompson.
PETERBOROUGH: Nicki Pedersen r/r, Hans Andersen, Richie Worrall, Benjamin Basso, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Ben Cook, Jordan Jenkins.

Photo credit: STEVE DIXON