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

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
Y 18' Jairo Riedewald

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Eddie Smart
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

4
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
10% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at King Power Stadium as Leicester City FC face off against Crystal Palace FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 12' Brilliant from the ! Wilfried Zaha makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 12.
  • 17' Scott Dann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 18' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jairo Riedewald on 18 minutes.
  • 23' James McCarthy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' Cheikhou Kouyate, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 48' Wesley Fofana has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Timothy Castagne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Leicester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Crystal Palace FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Kasper Schmeichel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. James Maddison is replaced by Ayoze Perez.
  • 75' 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.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Andros Townsend comes on to replace Jordan Ayew.
  • 80' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Kelechi Iheanacho makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 80.
  • 83' The whistle greets Luka Milivojevic as he departs to be replaced by James McCarthy.
  • 85' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Jairo Riedewald by Jeffrey Schlupp on 85 minute.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

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
Marc Guehi 1
Harvey Barnes 1

Head to Head

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

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
9%
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.