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Arsenal FC vs Leicester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Mon 22 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee Sian Massey-Ellis

Head-to-Head

8
1
3
Arsenal FC 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Leicester City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Leicester City FC H 3–1 W
07 Oct Fulham FC A 5–1 W
04 Oct Qarabag Agdam FK A 3–0 W
29 Sep Watford FC H 2–0 W
23 Sep Everton FC H 2–0 W
20 Sep FK Vorskla Poltava H 4–2 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Arsenal FC A 1–3 L
06 Oct Everton FC H 1–2 L
29 Sep Newcastle United FC A 2–0 W
22 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
15 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 2–4 L
01 Sep Liverpool FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Arsenal FC vs Leicester City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Stephan Lichtsteiner, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rob Holding on 17.
  • 22' Leicester City FC have won 510 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' Leicester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' Hector Bellerin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 35' Granit Xhaka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Mesut Ozil is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Arsenal FC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' The 34-year-old Shkodran Mustafi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 61' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Henrikh Mkhitaryan by Matteo Guendouzi on 61 minute.
  • 63' GOAL! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 64' Marc Albrighton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Ricardo Pereira. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' What a moment for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 69' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 69 minute. Ricardo Pereira leaves to be changed by Rachid Ghezzal.
  • 74' Arsenal FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leicester City FC backline.
  • 75' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. James Maddison departs to be replaced by Shinji Okazaki.
  • 80' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Mesut Ozil departs to be replaced by Aaron Ramsey.
  • 85' Arsenal FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • With this win, Arsenal FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Arsenal FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC60% Draw22% Leicester City FC18%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Leicester City FC
40%
Arsenal FC or Leicester City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC42% Draw42% Leicester City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 18% 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% 42%
+0.5 81% 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
34%
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
14%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.