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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

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at King Power Stadium. Leicester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Liverpool FC.
  • 4' That is a Yellow card for Liverpool FC. Joel Matip will be fuming at that decision.
  • 5' A moment of madness from Joel Matip on 5 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Liverpool FC will be frustrated.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 9 goals in the last 7 games.
  • 15' Leicester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Liverpool FC's shape.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Liverpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain departs to be replaced by Naby Keita.
  • 56' Youri Tielemans is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hamza Choudhury at the 56 minute mark.
  • 59' GOAL! Ademola Lookman fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 64' The Liverpool FC bench stirs into life. Fabinho is withdrawn and James Milner gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Marc Albrighton is replacing James Maddison for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Roberto Firmino comes on to replace Jordan Henderson.
  • 75' Liverpool FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Roberto Firmino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • With this win, Leicester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Curtis Jones 3
Trent Alexander-Arnold 3
Diogo Jota 3
Sadio Mane 3
Wout Faes 2
James Maddison 2
James Milner 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.