Leicester City FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Leicester City FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Aston Villa FC

Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium 31,725 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 28' Amadou Onana

0–2 63' Jhon Duran

Facundo Buonanotte 73' 1–2

Y 8' Amadou Onana

Oliver Skipp 26' Y

Y 40' Youri Tielemans

Y 55' Lamare Bogarde

Caleb Okoli 73' Y

Y 74' John McGinn

Jamie Vardy 83' Y

Y 90' Jhon Duran

Harry Winks 90' Y

Steve Cooper 90' Y

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Coote
Assistant 1 Tim Wood
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

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

Leicester City FC 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-31 Leicester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC 2023-04-04 Leicester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC 2023-02-04 Aston Villa FC 2–4 Leicester City FC 2022-04-23 Leicester City FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-12-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Aston Villa FC	H	1–2	L
24 Aug	Fulham FC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–1	D
04 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–2	L
29 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	3–0	W
23 Apr	Southampton FC	H	5–0	W

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
24 Aug	Arsenal FC	H	0–2	L
17 Aug	West Ham United FC	A	2–1	W
19 May	Crystal Palace FC	A	0–5	L
13 May	Liverpool FC	H	3–3	D
05 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at King Power Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Leicester City FC and Aston Villa FC.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
8' Aston Villa FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 8.
13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
17' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 17 minute. Leon Bailey leaves to be changed by Jacob Ramsey.
22' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Jhon Duran has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
26' The referee calls foul for Oliver Skipp. He receives a card.
28' Brilliant from the ! Amadou Onana makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 28.
33' The 39-year-old Jamie Vardy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
38' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
55' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lamare Bogarde on 55 minutes.
60' Leicester City FC have won 519 goals from 361 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Ollie Watkins by Jhon Duran on 61 minute.
63' Goal! Jhon Duran scores his 25 goal in 286 matches.
67' Stephy Mavididi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Ayew on 67 minute.
68' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Abdul Issahaku is withdrawn and Facundo Buonanotte gets his opportunity.
73' What a strike from Facundo Buonanotte! The score is 1-2.
73' Poor challenge from Caleb Okoli. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
74' John McGinn is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
79' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Ian Maatsen on, Jacob Ramsey off on 79 minutes.
83' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a card on 83.
88' With 2 assists to his name this season, Pau Torres is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
89' Bobby Reid is replacing Wilfred Ndidi for the Leicester City FC side.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jhon Duran.
90' Caleb Okoli makes way for Kasey McAteer at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leicester City FC.
Full Time. Aston Villa FC beats Leicester City FC

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Jamie Vardy
6
Wilfred Ndidi ↓ Bobby Reid 89'
18
Jordan Ayew ↓ Stephy Mavididi 67'
8
Harry Winks
22
Oliver Skipp ↓ Bilal El Khannouss 67'
2
James Justin
3
Wout Faes
30
Mads Hermansen
5
Caleb Okoli ↓ Kasey McAteer 90'
16
Victor Kristiansen
7
Abdul Issahaku ↓ Facundo Buonanotte 68'

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

23
Emiliano Martinez
27
Morgan Rogers
12
Lucas Digne
11
Ollie Watkins ↓ Jhon Duran 61'
4
Ezri Konsa
7
John McGinn
8
Youri Tielemans
31
Leon Bailey ↓ Jacob Ramsey 17'
14
Pau Torres
24
Amadou Onana ↓ Ross Barkley 61'
26
Lamare Bogarde ↓ Kosta Nedeljkovic 79'

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Harvey Barnes	6
Jamie Vardy	4
Ollie Watkins	3
Bertrand Traore	3
Ezri Konsa	2
Kelechi Iheanacho	2
Ross Barkley	2
James Maddison	2

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2024-08-31 Leicester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2024-08-24 Fulham FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-08-19 Leicester City FC 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2024-05-04 Leicester City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC W 2024-04-23 Leicester City FC 5–0 Southampton FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2024-08-31 Leicester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2024-08-24 Aston Villa FC 0–2 Arsenal FC L 2024-08-17 West Ham United FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2024-05-19 Crystal Palace FC 5–0 Aston Villa FC L 2024-05-13 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Liverpool FC D 2024-05-05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Aston Villa FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC38% Draw29% Aston Villa FC33%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

62%

Leicester City FC or Aston Villa FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC29% Draw47% Aston Villa FC24%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

8.5%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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