Crystal Palace FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 10 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Dean Whitestone
- Referee Tim Wood
- Referee Peter Kirkup
- Referee Graham Scott
8 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 8.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City FC | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Brentford FC | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Leeds United FC | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Hull City AFC | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town FC | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | Fulham FC | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 10 | 9 |
| 17 | Coventry City FC | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Manchester United FC | 10 | 8 |
| 19 | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace FC | 10 | 7 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec | Leicester City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Dec | Aston Villa FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 19 Dec | Liverpool FC | H | 0–7 | L |
| 16 Dec | West Ham United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Dec | Tottenham Hotspur FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Dec | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 5–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec | Crystal Palace FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Dec | Manchester United FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 20 Dec | Tottenham Hotspur FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Dec | Everton FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Dec | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 10 Dec | PAE AEK | H | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
58%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
10%
Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
Crystal Palace FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
| Tyrick Mitchell | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Crystal Palace FC vs Leicester City FC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 10' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Crystal Palace FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's shape.
- 20' Crystal Palace FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' James Tomkins has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 331 appearances.
- 40' With 2 assists to his name this season, Youri Tielemans is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
- 45' 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.
- 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 51' Leicester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
- 56' Wilfried Zaha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 34 Yellow cards this season.
- 57' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Youri Tielemans comes on to replace Hamza Choudhury.
- 58' A stunning finish from Wilfried Zaha — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 66' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Dennis Praet is withdrawn and Jamie Vardy gets his opportunity.
- 71' It is a cagey affair so far. Crystal Palace FC in their trying to find a way past Leicester City FC's compact .
- 72' Demarai Gray gets the nod from Leicester City FC. He replaces Kelechi Iheanacho and will look to change the dynamic.
- 74' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James McArthur is hanging Jairo Riedewald on the field on 74 minute.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vicente Guaita, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 83' Assisted by Jonny Evans with the perfectly-timed delivery and Harvey Barnes makes no mistake. 1-1!
- 84' Jeffrey Schlupp makes way for Jordan Ayew at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
- 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crystal Palace FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 31
- 4
- 8
- 5
-
15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↓ Jordan Ayew 84'
- 44
- 10
- 11
- 20
- 27
Bench
-
9
Jordan Ayew ↑ 84'
- 2
- 3
- 12
-
18
James McArthur ↑ 74'
- 22
- 1
- 25
- 23
Coach
Roy Hodgson
Leicester City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 1
- 6
- 18
- 20
- 24
- 15
- 17
- 2
-
26
Dennis Praet ↓ Jamie Vardy 66'
- 33
Bench
-
9
Jamie Vardy ↑ 66'
- 25
- 12
- 5
- 28
- 11
-
7
Demarai Gray ↑ 72'
- 4
-
8
Youri Tielemans ↑ 57'
Coach
Brendan Rodgers
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wilfried Zaha | 6 |
| Jamie Vardy | 5 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 4 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 3 |
| Luka Milivojevic | 2 |
| Daniel Iversen | 2 |
| Caglar Soyuncu | 1 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 1 |
Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
2020-12-28
Crystal Palace FC
1–1
Leicester City FC
D
2020-12-26
Aston Villa FC
3–0
Crystal Palace FC
L
2020-12-19
Crystal Palace FC
0–7
Liverpool FC
L
2020-12-16
West Ham United FC
1–1
Crystal Palace FC
D
2020-12-13
Crystal Palace FC
1–1
Tottenham Hotspur FC
D
2020-12-06
West Bromwich Albion FC
1–5
Crystal Palace FC
W
Leicester City FC Form
2020-12-28
Crystal Palace FC
1–1
Leicester City FC
D
2020-12-26
Leicester City FC
2–2
Manchester United FC
D
2020-12-20
Tottenham Hotspur FC
0–2
Leicester City FC
W
2020-12-16
Leicester City FC
0–2
Everton FC
L
2020-12-13
Leicester City FC
3–0
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
W
2020-12-10
Leicester City FC
2–0
PAE AEK
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09
Crystal Palace FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51
Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for:
Crystal Palace FC or Leicester City FC 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Leicester City FC
69%
Crystal Palace FC or Leicester City FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.3%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.5%
Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC
| Handicap | Crystal Palace FC covers | Push | Leicester City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 16% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +1 | 55% | 22% | 23% |
| +1.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +2 | 77% | 14% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.