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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 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

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
60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 4 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Victor Munoz 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Liverpool FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Demarai Gray needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' GOAL! Sadio Mane fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Claude Puel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' 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 Jordan Henderson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Leicester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Roberto Firmino adds to his 0 season tally! Liverpool FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Leicester City FC and Liverpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Virgil van Dijk. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rachid Ghezzal on 61 minutes.
  • 61' A change in the Leicester City FC ranks — Marc Albrighton exits the field as Kelechi Iheanacho enters on 61.
  • 63' What a strike from Rachid Ghezzal! The score is 1-2.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Trent Alexander-Arnold, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Mohamed Salah is replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 76' A change in the Leicester City FC ranks — Demarai Gray exits the field as Shinji Okazaki enters on 76.
  • 81' 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.
  • 83' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 83 minute. James Maddison leaves to be changed by Daniel Amartey.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nampalys Mendy on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Liverpool FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Matip is hanging Trent Alexander-Arnold on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from James Milner. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Liverpool FC players.

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.