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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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Leicester City FC is hosting Liverpool FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The Senegal Sadio Mane breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 0-1!
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. James Milner made 409 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Liverpool FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' GOAL! Roberto Firmino scores on 45. Assisted by James Milner
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. Virgil van Dijk gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' The travelling Liverpool FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rachid Ghezzal.
  • 61' Leicester City FC make a change. Marc Albrighton trudges off to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho on 61 minutes.
  • 63' A stunning finish from Rachid Ghezzal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Liverpool FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — Xherdan Shaqiri on, Mohamed Salah off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 76 minute. Demarai Gray leaves to be changed by Shinji Okazaki.
  • 81' The 29-year-old Joe Gomez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Amartey. He replaces James Maddison on 83 minute.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Nampalys Mendy gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Trent Alexander-Arnold exits the field as Joel Matip enters on 89.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Milner.
  • It finishes all square. Leicester City FC and Liverpool FC share the spoils 1-2.

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.