Burnley FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Burnley FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Turf Moor.
- Burnley FC 38 games · 22 pts (2025/26)
- Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Lee Mason
- Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Referee Lee Betts
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Referee Adam Nunn
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–2 L 26 Feb Crystal Palace FC A 1–1 D 23 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W 19 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–0 W 13 Feb Liverpool FC H 0–1 L 08 Feb Manchester United FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Mar Burnley FC A 2–0 W 20 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L 13 Feb West Ham United FC H 2–2 D 10 Feb Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 06 Feb Nottingham Forest FC A 1–4 L 23 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Burnley FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Burnley FC0-151/316-30–/–31-451/346-602/361-751/276+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Turf Moor. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Burnley FC is showing some good football. However, Burnley FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harvey Barnes made 369 appearances and scored 61 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' 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 Josh Brownhill suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ricardo Pereira, as he is very good at scoring at Turf Moor with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Burnley FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Collins is hanging Ben Mee on the field on 40 minute.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Ademola Lookman is replacing Ricardo Pereira for the Leicester City FC side.
- 51' It looks surprising Burnley FC does not make any changes. Maxwel Cornet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 57' The referee shows Burnley FC player a Yellow card on 57.
- 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wout Weghorst on 58.
- 63' Burnley FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' Another substitution for Burnley FC to replace Maxwel Cornet by Jay Rodriguez on 71 minute.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Jamie Vardy. He replaces Patson Daka on 72 minute.
- 77' 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.
- 82' James Maddison puts Leicester City FC on the lead.
- 87' Charlie Taylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 88' Time for substitution for Burnley FC. Ashley Westwood is replaced by Ashley Barnes.
- 90' Goal! Jamie Vardy scores his 98 goal in 345 matches.
- 90' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- The final score is 0-2.
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Lineups
Burnley FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 5
- 3
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18
Ashley Westwood ↓ Ashley Barnes 88'
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- 11
- 14
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20
Maxwel Cornet ↓ Jay Rodriguez 71'
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6
Ben Mee ↓ Nathan Collins 40'
Bench
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19
Jay Rodriguez ↑ 71'
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- 28
- 26
- 4
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10
Ashley Barnes ↑ 88'
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22
Nathan Collins ↑ 40'
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Coach Sean DycheLeicester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 1
- 18
- 11
- 4
- 21
- 7
- 8
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29
Patson Daka ↓ Jamie Vardy 72'
- 22
- 33
Bench
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9
Jamie Vardy ↑ 72'
- 14
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10
James Maddison ↑ 72'
- 12
- 20
- 24
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37
Ademola Lookman ↑ 46'
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Coach Brendan Rodgers -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jamie Vardy 5 Chris Wood 3 Harvey Barnes 2 James Maddison 2 Wes Morgan 1 Kelechi Iheanacho 1 Dwight McNeil 1 Matej Vydra 1 Head to Head
Burnley FC Form
Leicester City FC Form
2022-03-01 Burnley FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2022-02-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2022-02-13 Leicester City FC 2–2 West Ham United FC D 2022-02-10 Liverpool FC 2–0 Leicester City FC L 2022-02-06 Nottingham Forest FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2022-01-23 Leicester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.27 Burnley FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 Leicester City FC xGI would bet for: Burnley FC or Leicester City FC 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Leicester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.55Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Burnley FC or Draw 65%Draw or Leicester City FC 64%Burnley FC or Leicester City FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%0 – 0 9.9%0 – 1 8.9%1 – 0 8.8%1 – 2 7.8%2 – 1 7.8%0 – 2 Actual2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 5%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 1 3.3%0 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Burnley FC
Handicap Burnley FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 19% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 19% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Burnley FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.