Leicester City FC vs Burnley FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Leicester City FC

4 – 2

Full Time

Burnley FC

Sun 20 Sep 2020 · 18:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'

Y 8' Jay Rodriguez

Nampalys Mendy 25' Y

Y 90' Phil Bardsley

Overview

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

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Burnley FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Referee Andy Madley
Referee Lee Mason
Referee Marc Perry
Referee Mark Scholes

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Burnley FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-20 Leicester City FC 4–2 Burnley FC 2020-01-19 Burnley FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2019-10-19 Leicester City FC 2–1 Burnley FC 2019-03-16 Burnley FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2018-11-10 Leicester City FC 0–0 Burnley FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Burnley FC	H	4–2	W
13 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–0	W
26 Jul	Manchester United FC	H	0–2	L
19 Jul	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–3	L
16 Jul	Sheffield United FC	H	2–0	W
12 Jul	AFC Bournemouth	A	1–4	L

Burnley FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Leicester City FC	A	2–4	L
26 Jul	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–2	L
18 Jul	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
15 Jul	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
11 Jul	Liverpool FC	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	West Ham United FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Leicester City FC and Burnley FC is underway.
5' Wilfred Ndidi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 359 appearances.
8' Jay Rodriguez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
10' The deadlock is broken! Chris Wood gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
15' Leicester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' What a strike from Harvey Barnes! The score is 1-1.
25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nampalys Mendy.
30' Burnley FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' The travelling Burnley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Burnley FC make a change. Robbie Brady trudges off to be replaced by Erik Pieters on 40 minutes.
45' Leicester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erik Pieters makes no mistake. 1-2!
55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Josh Brownhill suffering a number of foals already.
60' Burnley FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' Goal! James Justin scores his 15 goal in 387 matches.
62' The whistle greets Ayoze Perez as he departs to be replaced by James Maddison.
67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
70' Burnley FC ring the changes. Jay Rodriguez has done his job and it is now time for Matej Vydra to step up.
73' The Ireland Jimmy Dunne breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 2-3!
78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
79' Against the run of play, Dennis Praet has scored! This game has turned on its head.
83' The crowd applauds Dennis Praet as he leaves the pitch. Marc Albrighton steps in for Leicester City FC.
88' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their trying to find a way past Burnley FC's compact .
90' The referee has no hesitation. Phil Bardsley is booked for Burnley FC — Yellow card on 90.
90' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Harvey Barnes is replaced by Wes Morgan on 90 minute.
Burnley FC will have plenty to reflect on. Leicester City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Burnley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sean Dyche

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Vardy	5
Chris Wood	3
Harvey Barnes	2
James Maddison	2
Maxwel Cornet	1
Ashley Westwood	1
James Justin	1
Dennis Praet	1

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2020-09-20 Leicester City FC 4–2 Burnley FC W 2020-09-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Leicester City FC W 2020-07-26 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2020-07-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2020-07-16 Leicester City FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W 2020-07-12 AFC Bournemouth 4–1 Leicester City FC L

Burnley FC Form

2020-09-20 Leicester City FC 4–2 Burnley FC L 2020-07-26 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-07-18 Norwich City FC 0–2 Burnley FC W 2020-07-15 Burnley FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2020-07-11 Liverpool FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2020-07-08 West Ham United FC 0–1 Burnley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.63 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Burnley FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC48% Draw26% Burnley FC26%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Burnley FC

52%

Leicester City FC or Burnley FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC32% Draw45% Burnley FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Burnley FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Burnley FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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