Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Leicester City FC vs Chelsea FC, FA Cup 2025 QUARTER FINALS

FA Cup · 2025
Leicester City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sun 28 Jun 2020 · 15:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Caglar Soyuncu 23' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Chelsea FC — FA Cup at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Head-to-Head

3
4
8
Leicester City FC 15 games · Avg 2.4 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-06-28 Leicester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2020-02-01 Leicester City FC 2–2 Chelsea FC 2019-08-18 Chelsea FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2019-05-12 Leicester City FC 0–0 Chelsea FC 2018-12-22 Chelsea FC 0–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
23 Jun Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–0 D
20 Jun Watford FC A 1–1 D
09 Mar Aston Villa FC H 4–0 W
04 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
28 Feb Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Leicester City FC A 1–0 W
25 Jun Manchester City FC H 2–1 W
21 Jun Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
08 Mar Everton FC H 4–0 W
03 Mar Liverpool FC H 2–0 W
29 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Pedro Neto 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Leicester City FC is hosting Chelsea FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Mateo Kovacic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chelsea FC tonight.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Chelsea FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Caglar Soyuncu on 23.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Lampard will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Dennis Praet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Chelsea FC make a change. Reece James trudges off to be replaced by Azpilicueta on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' USA international Christian Pulisic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Ayoze Perez as he leaves the pitch. Marc Albrighton steps in for Leicester City FC.
  • 62' Chelsea FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' What a strike from Ross Barkley! The score is 0-1.
  • 68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Christian Pulisic as he leaves the pitch. Ruben Loftus-Cheek steps in for Chelsea FC.
  • 76' A change in the Leicester City FC ranks — Harvey Barnes exits the field as Demarai Gray enters on 76.
  • 78' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Willian departs to be replaced by Pedro.
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 88' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Antonio Rudiger 4
James Maddison 3
Raheem Sterling 2
Kelechi Iheanacho 2
Jorginho 2
Wilfred Ndidi 2
Cucurella 2
Marcos Alonso 2

Head to Head

2020-06-28 Leicester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC 2020-02-01 Leicester City FC 2–2 Chelsea FC 2019-08-18 Chelsea FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2019-05-12 Leicester City FC 0–0 Chelsea FC 2018-12-22 Chelsea FC 0–1 Leicester City FC

Leicester City FC Form

2020-06-28 Leicester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-06-23 Leicester City FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-06-20 Watford FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2020-03-09 Leicester City FC 4–0 Aston Villa FC W 2020-03-04 Leicester City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2020-02-28 Norwich City FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2020-06-28 Leicester City FC 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2020-06-25 Chelsea FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2020-06-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W 2020-03-08 Chelsea FC 4–0 Everton FC W 2020-03-03 Chelsea FC 2–0 Liverpool FC W 2020-02-29 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Chelsea FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Chelsea FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC35% Draw32% Chelsea FC33%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Chelsea FC
65%
Leicester City FC or Chelsea FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC25% Draw54% Chelsea FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
12.3%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.7%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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