Leicester City FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Leicester City FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 14:30 UTC King Power Stadium 32,057 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 21' Savio

0–2 74' Erling Haaland

Boubakary Soumare 56' Y

Bilal El Khannouss 65' Y

Y 78' Stefan Ortega Moreno

Overview

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

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 3 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver
Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
Assistant 2 Neil Davies

15 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	4	12
2	Manchester City FC	3	9
3	Hull City AFC	4	8
4	Chelsea FC	4	7
5	Brentford FC	4	6
6	Liverpool FC	4	6
7	Everton FC	4	6
8	Ipswich Town FC	4	6
9	Newcastle United FC	3	5
10	Leeds United FC	3	5
11	Nottingham Forest FC	4	5
12	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	3	4
13	Manchester United FC	3	4
14	Sunderland AFC	4	4
15	AFC Bournemouth	4	3
16	Crystal Palace FC	4	3
17	Tottenham Hotspur FC	4	2
18	Fulham FC	4	1
19	Aston Villa FC	4	1
20	Coventry City FC	3	0

Head-to-Head

Leicester City FC 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2023-04-15 Manchester City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC 2022-10-29 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-12-26 Manchester City FC 6–3 Leicester City FC 2021-09-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Liverpool FC	A	1–3	L
22 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–3	L
14 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	0–4	L
08 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Everton FC	H	1–1	D
21 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	1–2	L
11 Dec	Juventus FC	A	0–2	L
07 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	3 G
Rayan Cherki	2 G	2 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	1 A
Marc Guehi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Manchester City FC gets underway.
5' Josko Gvardiol needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Jannik Vestergaard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Leicester City FC currently sit 18 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
21' Against the run of play, Savio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
26' Kyle Walker is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leicester City FC tonight.
31' Bilal El Khannouss is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 356 games and scored 511 goals.
41' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Leicester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' Boubakary Soumare picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' James Justin, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
65' Bilal El Khannouss was booked on 65.
66' Phil Foden makes way for James McAtee at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
70' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. James Justin is replaced by Hamza Choudhury on 70 minute.
74' GOAL! Erling Haaland scores on 74. Assisted by Savio
78' Controversy at the stadium! Stefan Ortega Moreno argues furiously but the card stands.
83' Stephy Mavididi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
85' Leicester City FC make a change. Harry Winks trudges off to be replaced by Patson Daka on 85 minutes.
90' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Will Alves on, Stephy Mavididi off on 90 minutes.
Full Time. Manchester City FC beats Leicester City FC

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

17
Hamza Choudhury ↑ 70'
22
Oliver Skipp
14
Bobby Reid
31
Daniel Iversen
20
Patson Daka ↑ 85'
5
Caleb Okoli ↑ 85'
33
Luke Thomas
37
Will Alves ↑ 90'

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kelechi Iheanacho	4
Jamie Vardy	4
Gabriel Jesus	3
Riyad Mahrez	3
Erling Haaland	3
James Maddison	2
Bernardo Silva	2
Raheem Sterling	2

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2024-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2024-12-26 Liverpool FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-12-22 Leicester City FC 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2024-12-14 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Leicester City FC L 2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-03 Leicester City FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2024-12-29 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2024-12-26 Manchester City FC 1–1 Everton FC D 2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2024-12-15 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-12-11 Juventus FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.16 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.6 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC27% Draw27% Manchester City FC46%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Manchester City FC

73%

Leicester City FC or Manchester City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC21% Draw46% Manchester City FC33%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

0 – 0

8.3%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	22%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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