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

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Premier League · 2020-21

Leicester City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Crystal Palace FC

Mon 26 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 18' Jairo Riedewald

Overview

Match Preview

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

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Referee Jonathan Moss
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Simon Long
Referee Scott Ledger
Referee Eddie Smart

3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Crystal Palace FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC 2020-12-28 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2020-07-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-11-03 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Leicester City FC 2019-02-23 Leicester City FC 1–4 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–0	W
18 Apr	Southampton FC	H	1–0	W
11 Apr	West Ham United FC	A	2–3	L
03 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	0–2	L
21 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	3–1	W

Crystal Palace FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	1–2	L
10 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	1–4	L
05 Apr	Everton FC	A	1–1	D
13 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–4	L
03 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	0–0	D

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' And we are off! Leicester City FC vs Crystal Palace FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crystal Palace FC that had 325 games and scored 379 goals.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
12' Assisted by Eberechi Eze with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wilfried Zaha makes no mistake. 0-1!
17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
18' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Jairo Riedewald gets a Yellow card.
23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' Luka Milivojevic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 25 cards already picked up this season.
43' Andros Townsend is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crystal Palace FC tonight.
48' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their trying to find a way past Crystal Palace FC's compact .
50' A stunning finish from Timothy Castagne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
55' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Jeffrey Schlupp has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
65' Crystal Palace FC have won 379 goals from 325 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' The whistle greets James Maddison as he departs to be replaced by Ayoze Perez.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
78' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Ayew departs to be replaced by Andros Townsend.
80' The Nigeria centre-forward Kelechi Iheanacho breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 2-1!
83' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Luka Milivojevic is replaced by James McCarthy.
85' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Jairo Riedewald exits the field as Jeffrey Schlupp enters on 85.
90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
2-1 the final result. Crystal Palace FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Vicente Guaita
4
Luka Milivojevic ↓ James McCarthy 83'
8
Cheikhou Kouyate
9
Jordan Ayew ↓ Andros Townsend 78'
2
Joel Ward
6
Scott Dann
3
Patrick van Aanholt
44
Jairo Riedewald ↓ Jeffrey Schlupp 85'
11
Wilfried Zaha
20
Christian Benteke
25
Eberechi Eze

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Wilfried Zaha	6
Jamie Vardy	5
Jean-Philippe Mateta	4
Kelechi Iheanacho	3
Luka Milivojevic	2
Daniel Iversen	2
Jeffrey Schlupp	1
Michael Olise	1

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2021-04-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-04-22 Leicester City FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-04-18 Leicester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2021-04-11 West Ham United FC 3–2 Leicester City FC L 2021-04-03 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-03-21 Leicester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-04-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-04-10 Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Chelsea FC L 2021-04-05 Everton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-03-13 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-03-07 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-03-03 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Manchester United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.65 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Crystal Palace FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC53% Draw25% Crystal Palace FC22%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Crystal Palace FC

47%

Leicester City FC or Crystal Palace FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC36% Draw46% Crystal Palace FC18%

Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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