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Leicester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Leicester City FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Sat 23 Feb 2019 · 17:30 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
4
4
Leicester City FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-23 Leicester City FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC 2018-12-15 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Crystal Palace FC H 1–4 L
10 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
03 Feb Manchester United FC H 0–1 L
30 Jan Liverpool FC A 1–1 D
19 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 3–4 L
12 Jan Southampton FC H 1–2 L
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Leicester City FC A 4–1 W
17 Feb Doncaster Rovers FC A 2–0 W
09 Feb West Ham United FC H 1–1 D
02 Feb Fulham FC H 2–0 W
30 Jan Southampton FC A 1–1 D
27 Jan Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Leicester City FC welcome Crystal Palace FC for this crunch clash at King Power Stadium.
  • 5' Joel Ward, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Wilfred Ndidi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' 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 Mamadou Sakho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 40' What composure from Michy Batshuayi! The Belgium international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Rachid Ghezzal has done his job and it is now time for Demarai Gray to step up.
  • 51' James McArthur picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' It’s high time Claude Puel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Crystal Palace FC have won 376 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' GOAL! Jonny Evans fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' Goal! Wilfried Zaha scores his 69 goal in 322 matches.
  • 74' Kelechi Iheanacho is replacing Youri Tielemans for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 77' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Mamadou Sakho departs to be replaced by Scott Dann.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Cheikhou Kouyate. He replaces Andros Townsend on 80 minute.
  • 81' Against the run of play, Luka Milivojevic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Kasper Schmeichel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 82' Jonny Evans picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Shinji Okazaki. He replaces Harvey Barnes on 85 minute.
  • 86' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 86 minute. Michy Batshuayi leaves to be changed by Jordan Ayew.
  • 90' Assisted by Jordan Ayew with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wilfried Zaha makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Leicester City FC 1-4 Crystal Palace FC.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wilfried Zaha 6
Jamie Vardy 5
Jean-Philippe Mateta 4
Kelechi Iheanacho 3
Luka Milivojevic 2
Daniel Iversen 2
Caglar Soyuncu 1
Stephy Mavididi 1

Head to Head

2019-02-23 Leicester City FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC 2018-12-15 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Leicester City FC

Leicester City FC Form

2019-02-23 Leicester City FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC L 2019-02-10 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2019-02-03 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester United FC L 2019-01-30 Liverpool FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2019-01-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–3 Leicester City FC L 2019-01-12 Leicester City FC 1–2 Southampton FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2019-02-23 Leicester City FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC W 2019-02-17 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2019-02-09 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2019-02-02 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 Fulham FC W 2019-01-30 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2019-01-27 Crystal Palace FC 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC21% Draw25% Crystal Palace FC54%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
46%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
79%
Leicester City FC or Crystal Palace FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC15% Draw44% Crystal Palace FC41%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 1
10.4%
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 3
6.1%
1 – 3
5.9%
2 – 1
4.9%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
2.9%
0 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 23% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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