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

Premier League · 2018-19
Everton FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Tue 1 Jan 2019 · 12:30 UTC Goodison Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Everton FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Goodison Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Stephen Child
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

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

5
4
3
Everton FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-01 Everton FC 0–1 Leicester City FC 2018-10-06 Leicester City FC 1–2 Everton FC

Recent Form

Everton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
29 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Burnley FC A 5–1 W
23 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–6 L
15 Dec Manchester City FC A 1–3 L
10 Dec Watford FC H 2–2 D
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Everton FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–1 W
22 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
08 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Everton FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Everton FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Everton FC
Thierno Barry 2 G
James Tarkowski 1 G 1 A
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Everton FC welcome Leicester City FC for this crunch clash at Goodison Park.
  • 5' Everton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Ben Chilwell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Leicester City FC have won 514 goals from 359 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Leicester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 359 games and scored 514 goals.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Everton FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Jonjoe Kenny is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Everton FC so far.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Marc Albrighton on, Rachid Ghezzal off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Everton FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' Everton FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 58' Jamie Vardy is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-forward.
  • 62' Everton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bernard is hanging Andre Gomes on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' Andre Gomes, a Portugal , has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Everton FC! Cenk Tosun comes on to replace Theo Walcott.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Leicester City FC. Jonny Evans will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Lucas Digne. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cenk Tosun on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Everton FC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Jamie Vardy departs to be replaced by Demarai Gray.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Leicester City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Everton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Silva

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Richarlison 5
Jamie Vardy 3
Youri Tielemans 2
Beto 2
Harvey Barnes 2
Gylfi Þor Sigurðsson 2
Alex Iwobi 2
Kelechi Iheanacho 2

Head to Head

2019-01-01 Everton FC 0–1 Leicester City FC 2018-10-06 Leicester City FC 1–2 Everton FC

Everton FC Form

2019-01-01 Everton FC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2018-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Everton FC L 2018-12-26 Burnley FC 1–5 Everton FC W 2018-12-23 Everton FC 2–6 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2018-12-15 Manchester City FC 3–1 Everton FC L 2018-12-10 Everton FC 2–2 Watford FC D

Leicester City FC Form

2019-01-01 Everton FC 0–1 Leicester City FC W 2018-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2018-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2018-12-22 Chelsea FC 0–1 Leicester City FC W 2018-12-15 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2018-12-08 Leicester City FC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.06 Everton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Everton FC or Leicester City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Everton FC31% Draw31% Leicester City FC38%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Everton FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Leicester City FC
69%
Everton FC or Leicester City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Everton FC21% Draw50% Leicester City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Everton FC

Handicap Everton FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Everton FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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