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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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Leicester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC get this one started.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Graham Potter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Youri Tielemans made 422 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ayoze Perez.
  • 49' Ayoze Perez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brighton & Hove Albion FC so far.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Youri Tielemans. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Ayoze Perez is replaced by James Maddison on 62 minute.
  • 67' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 71' Joel Veltman is replacing Ben White for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
  • 75' Christian Fuchs is replacing James Justin for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Yves Bissouma comes on to replace Adam Lallana.
  • 84' Pascal Gross has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Amartey, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 90' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Leicester City FC take all three points.

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
Kelechi Iheanacho 3
Alexis Mac Allister 3
James Maddison 2
Marc Albrighton 2
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Evan Ferguson 2
Danny Welbeck 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.