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Leicester City FC vs Liverpool FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Leicester City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Liverpool FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Andre Marriner

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

2
1
9
Leicester City FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-01 Leicester City FC 1–2 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Liverpool FC H 1–2 L
25 Aug Southampton FC A 2–1 W
18 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
10 Aug Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
25 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–0 W
20 Aug Crystal Palace FC A 2–0 W
12 Aug West Ham United FC H 4–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Leicester City FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Kasper Schmeichel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Sadio Mane doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Liverpool FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' The 32-year-old Ricardo Pereira has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' England international Joe Gomez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' The Brazil forward Roberto Firmino breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-2!
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Virgil van Dijk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rachid Ghezzal.
  • 61' The whistle greets Marc Albrighton as he departs to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 63' The Algeria midfielder Rachid Ghezzal breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 1-2!
  • 68' A quiet spell here at . Leicester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Mohamed Salah is replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri on 71 minute.
  • 76' Demarai Gray makes way for Shinji Okazaki at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leicester City FC.
  • 81' Leicester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 83' Leicester City FC ring the changes. James Maddison has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Amartey to step up.
  • 88' Nampalys Mendy is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Joel Matip. He replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows Liverpool FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, Liverpool FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Liverpool FC 71%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Liverpool FC
70%
Leicester City FC or Liverpool FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC22% Draw48% Liverpool FC30%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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