Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Leicester City FC vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Leicester City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Tue 28 Dec 2021 · 20:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Joel Matip
Y 5' Joel Matip

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Michael Oliver
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2021-12-28 Leicester City FC 1–0 Liverpool FC 2021-02-13 Leicester City FC 3–1 Liverpool FC 2020-11-22 Liverpool FC 3–0 Leicester City FC 2019-12-26 Leicester City FC 0–4 Liverpool FC 2019-10-05 Liverpool FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Liverpool FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Manchester City FC A 3–6 L
12 Dec Newcastle United FC H 4–0 W
05 Dec Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
01 Dec Southampton FC A 2–2 D
28 Nov Watford FC H 4–2 W
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
19 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–2 D
16 Dec Newcastle United FC H 3–1 W
11 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec AC Milan A 2–1 W
04 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 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' Leicester City FC have kicked off against Liverpool FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 4' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Matip on 4.
  • 5' The referee calls foul for Joel Matip. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Liverpool FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Virgil van Dijk, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Luke Thomas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Liverpool FC so far.
  • 55' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 55 minute. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain leaves to be changed by Naby Keita.
  • 56' Youri Tielemans is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hamza Choudhury at the 56 minute mark.
  • 59' Magnificent from Ademola Lookman! That is 69 goals in 321 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 64' Fabinho makes way for James Milner at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
  • 68' A change in the Leicester City FC ranks — James Maddison exits the field as Marc Albrighton enters on 68.
  • 70' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Henderson departs to be replaced by Roberto Firmino.
  • 75' Liverpool FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Roberto Firmino has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Leicester City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Roberto Firmino 4
Diogo Jota 3
Sadio Mane 3
Curtis Jones 3
Trent Alexander-Arnold 3
Mohamed Salah 2
Wout Faes 2
James Maddison 2

Head to Head

2021-12-28 Leicester City FC 1–0 Liverpool FC 2021-02-13 Leicester City FC 3–1 Liverpool FC 2020-11-22 Liverpool FC 3–0 Leicester City FC 2019-12-26 Leicester City FC 0–4 Liverpool FC 2019-10-05 Liverpool FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Leicester City FC Form

2021-12-28 Leicester City FC 1–0 Liverpool FC W 2021-12-26 Manchester City FC 6–3 Leicester City FC L 2021-12-12 Leicester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-12-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2021-12-01 Southampton FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC W

Liverpool FC Form

2021-12-28 Leicester City FC 1–0 Liverpool FC L 2021-12-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2021-12-16 Liverpool FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC W 2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W 2021-12-07 AC Milan 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2021-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Liverpool FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC43% Draw28% Liverpool FC29%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Liverpool FC
57%
Leicester City FC or Liverpool FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC30% Draw47% Liverpool FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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