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Leicester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 5

FA Cup · 2020-21
Leicester City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Wed 10 Feb 2021 · 19:30 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Ayoze Perez 44' Y
Youri Tielemans 52' Y
Y 90' Yves Bissouma

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — FA Cup at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Mike Dean

Head-to-Head

5
6
2
Leicester City FC 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-10 Leicester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-06-23 Leicester City FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-11-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Leicester City FC 2019-02-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–0 W
07 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
03 Feb Fulham FC A 2–0 W
31 Jan Leeds United FC H 1–3 L
27 Jan Everton FC A 1–1 D
24 Jan Brentford FC A 3–1 W
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Feb Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
06 Feb Burnley FC A 1–1 D
03 Feb Liverpool FC A 1–0 W
31 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–0 W
27 Jan Fulham FC H 0–0 D
23 Jan Blackpool FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Leicester City FC launch into their encounter with Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 5' Leicester City FC have won 514 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leicester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' James Justin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Yves Bissouma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Percy Tau has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ayoze Perez.
  • 49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 52' Controversy at the stadium! Youri Tielemans argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 57' Leicester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's shape.
  • 62' A change in the Leicester City FC ranks — Ayoze Perez exits the field as James Maddison enters on 62.
  • 67' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact .
  • 71' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Ben White is replaced by Joel Veltman.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. James Justin is replaced by Christian Fuchs on 75 minute.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Yves Bissouma. He replaces Adam Lallana on 79 minute.
  • 84' Luke Thomas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 358 appearances.
  • 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, Leicester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 7
Alexis Mac Allister 3
Kelechi Iheanacho 3
Patson Daka 2
Joao Pedro 2
James Maddison 2
Marc Albrighton 2
Kaoru Mitoma 2

Head to Head

2021-02-10 Leicester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-06-23 Leicester City FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-11-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Leicester City FC 2019-02-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Leicester City FC Form

2021-02-10 Leicester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-02-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2021-02-03 Fulham FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2021-01-31 Leicester City FC 1–3 Leeds United FC L 2021-01-27 Everton FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2021-01-24 Brentford FC 1–3 Leicester City FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-02-10 Leicester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-02-06 Burnley FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-02-03 Liverpool FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-01-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2021-01-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Fulham FC D 2021-01-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.24 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC48% Draw29% Brighton & Hove Albion FC23%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
52%
Leicester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC29% Draw53% Brighton & Hove Albion FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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