Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

2 – 1

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Leicester City FC

Sun 19 Sep 2021 · 13:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Joel Veltman 20' Y

Y 44' Wilfred Ndidi

Robert Sanchez 90' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wade Smith
Referee Peter Bankes
Referee Stuart Attwell
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Simon Long
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Leicester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2021-03-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2021-02-10 Leicester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-06-23 Leicester City FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Leicester City FC	H	2–1	W
11 Sep	Brentford FC	A	1–0	W
28 Aug	Everton FC	H	0–2	L
21 Aug	Watford FC	H	2–0	W
14 Aug	Burnley FC	A	2–1	W
23 May	Arsenal FC	A	0–2	L

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	SSC Napoli	H	2–2	D
11 Sep	Manchester City FC	H	0–1	L
28 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W
23 Aug	West Ham United FC	A	1–4	L
14 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at The American Express Community Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Leicester City FC.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joel Veltman.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kasper Schmeichel suffering a number of foals already.
30' A quiet spell here at The American Express Community Stadium. Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' What a moment for Neal Maupay! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
40' Leicester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Ademola Lookman on, James Maddison off on 46 minutes.
50' What a strike from Danny Welbeck! The score is 2-0.
55' France international Boubakary Soumare has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
60' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Leicester City FC's compact .
61' What a strike from Jamie Vardy! The score is 2-1.
62' Jamie Vardy does the damage! The net is bulging and Leicester City FC surge ahead!
62' The whistle greets Solomon March as he departs to be replaced by Enock Mwepu.
67' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
68' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Ryan Bertrand is replaced by Timothy Castagne on 68 minute.
70' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Danny Welbeck trudges off to be replaced by Dan Burn on 70 minutes.
75' The whistle greets Boubakary Soumare as he departs to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
79' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Yves Bissouma is withdrawn and Jakub Moder gets his opportunity.
84' 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.
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Robert Sanchez.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Jamie Vardy
25
Wilfred Ndidi
1
Kasper Schmeichel
10
James Maddison ↓ Ademola Lookman 46'
4
Caglar Soyuncu
21
Ricardo Pereira
7
Harvey Barnes
23
Jannik Vestergaard
5
Ryan Bertrand ↓ Timothy Castagne 68'
8
Youri Tielemans
42
Boubakary Soumare ↓ Kelechi Iheanacho 75'

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Vardy	7
Alexis Mac Allister	3
Kelechi Iheanacho	3
Evan Ferguson	2
Danny Welbeck	2
Patson Daka	2
Joao Pedro	2
James Maddison	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2021-09-11 Brentford FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-08-28 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Everton FC L 2021-08-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2021-08-14 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-05-23 Arsenal FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Leicester City FC Form

2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2021-09-16 Leicester City FC 2–2 SSC Napoli D 2021-09-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2021-08-28 Norwich City FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2021-08-23 West Ham United FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2021-08-14 Leicester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.34 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Leicester City FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC43% Draw28% Leicester City FC29%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Leicester City FC

57%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Leicester City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC28% Draw49% Leicester City FC23%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

9.7%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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