Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Leicester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Leicester City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Wed 15 Jan 2025 · 19:30 UTC King Power Stadium 29,766 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 52' Jean-Philippe Mateta
0–2 78' Marc Guehi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
  • Assistant 2 Craig Taylor
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 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

4
4
4
Leicester City FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-15 Leicester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC 2024-09-14 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Leicester City FC 2023-04-01 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2022-10-15 Leicester City FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-04-10 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 0–2 L
11 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 6–2 W
04 Jan Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
22 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–3 L
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Leicester City FC A 2–0 W
12 Jan Stockport County FC H 1–0 W
04 Jan Chelsea FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Southampton FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 D
21 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–5 L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Leicester City FC get us underway at King Power Stadium.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 20' Jefferson Lerma makes way for Cheick Doucoure at the 20 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crystal Palace FC.
  • 25' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Eberechi Eze is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
  • 35' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Crystal Palace FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jean-Philippe Mateta makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Will Hughes trudges off to be replaced by Daichi Kamada on 62 minutes.
  • 66' Patson Daka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bilal El Khannouss on 66 minute.
  • 71' Crystal Palace FC have won 385 goals from 328 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' It’s high time Oliver Glasner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' Magnificent from Marc Guehi! That is 16 goals in 414 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Jean-Philippe Mateta is replaced by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 80' Justin Devenny is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eberechi Eze at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Kristiansen, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Another three points for Crystal Palace FC.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oliver Glasner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wilfried Zaha 6
Jamie Vardy 5
Jean-Philippe Mateta 4
Kelechi Iheanacho 3
Daniel Iversen 2
Luka Milivojevic 2
Ricardo Pereira 1
Michy Batshuayi 1

Head to Head

2025-01-15 Leicester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC 2024-09-14 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Leicester City FC 2023-04-01 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2022-10-15 Leicester City FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC 2022-04-10 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC

Leicester City FC Form

2025-01-15 Leicester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2025-01-11 Leicester City FC 6–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-01-04 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2024-12-26 Liverpool FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-12-22 Leicester City FC 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2025-01-15 Leicester City FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2025-01-12 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Stockport County FC W 2025-01-04 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2024-12-29 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Southampton FC W 2024-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2024-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–5 Arsenal FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Crystal Palace FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC30% Draw29% Crystal Palace FC41%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
70%
Leicester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC22% Draw49% Crystal Palace FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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