Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Leicester City FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Leicester City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 5 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium 31,706 HT 45' · FT 45'
Facundo Buonanotte 16' 1–0
Jordan Ayew 40' Y
Wilfred Ndidi 50' Y
James Justin 64' Y
Y 84' Marcos Senesi
Boubakary Soumare 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)

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

4
5
Leicester City FC 9 games · Avg 2.8 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-05 Leicester City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2024-02-27 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Leicester City FC 2023-04-08 Leicester City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth 2022-10-08 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Leicester City FC 2020-07-12 AFC Bournemouth 4–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
28 Sep Arsenal FC A 2–4 L
21 Sep Everton FC H 1–1 D
14 Sep Crystal Palace FC A 2–2 D
31 Aug Aston Villa FC H 1–2 L
24 Aug Fulham FC A 1–2 L
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
30 Sep Southampton FC H 3–1 W
21 Sep Liverpool FC A 0–3 L
14 Sep Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
31 Aug Everton FC A 3–2 W
25 Aug Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at King Power Stadium. Leicester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wout Faes made 165 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 16' Facundo Buonanotte is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 21' Mads Hermansen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 26' Leicester City FC have won 519 goals from 361 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' England international Oliver Skipp has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Jordan Ayew was booked on 40.
  • 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.
  • 46' Dango Ouattara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Justin Kluivert on 46 minute.
  • 50' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Wilfred Ndidi on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' AFC Bournemouth come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' Time for substitution for AFC Bournemouth. Adam Smith is replaced by Alex Scott.
  • 64' Leicester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 69' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Odsonne Edouard. He replaces Jamie Vardy on 74 minute.
  • 79' AFC Bournemouth are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 81' David Brooks gets the nod from AFC Bournemouth. He replaces Evanilson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Facundo Buonanotte is withdrawn and Bobby Reid gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Marcos Senesi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 88' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boubakary Soumare is hanging Jordan Ayew on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Boubakary Soumare gets a card.
  • AFC Bournemouth will have plenty to reflect on. Leicester City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 4
Ryan Fraser 2
Dominic Solanke 2
Junior Stanislas 2
Philip Billing 2
Ryan Fraser 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Marc Albrighton 1

Head to Head

2024-10-05 Leicester City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2024-02-27 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Leicester City FC 2023-04-08 Leicester City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth 2022-10-08 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Leicester City FC 2020-07-12 AFC Bournemouth 4–1 Leicester City FC

Leicester City FC Form

2024-10-05 Leicester City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2024-09-28 Arsenal FC 4–2 Leicester City FC L 2024-09-21 Leicester City FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2024-09-14 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2024-08-31 Leicester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2024-08-24 Fulham FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L

AFC Bournemouth Form

2024-10-05 Leicester City FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Southampton FC W 2024-09-21 Liverpool FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-09-14 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2024-08-31 Everton FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2024-08-25 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Newcastle United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC43% Draw29% AFC Bournemouth28%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
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 9%
91%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
57%
Leicester City FC or AFC Bournemouth
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC28% Draw51% AFC Bournemouth21%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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