Thursday , 2 July 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

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to King Power Stadium that hosts another battle between Leicester City FC and Crystal Palace FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' It’s high time Oliver Glasner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Jefferson Lerma departs to be replaced by Cheick Doucoure.
  • 25' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. James Justin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Jean-Philippe Mateta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Crystal Palace FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 52' What a strike from Jean-Philippe Mateta! The score is 0-1.
  • 57' 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 Dean Henderson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' Daichi Kamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Hughes on 62 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Patson Daka. He replaces Bilal El Khannouss on 66 minute.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' 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.
  • 78' What a strike from Marc Guehi! The score is 0-2.
  • 79' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Jean-Philippe Mateta departs to be replaced by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 80' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 80 minute. Eberechi Eze leaves to be changed by Justin Devenny.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Crystal Palace FC players.

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
Luka Milivojevic 2
Daniel Iversen 2
Ademola Lookman 1
Jonny Evans 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.