Leicester City FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Leicester City FC

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Manchester City FC

Sat 3 Apr 2021 · 16:30 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Wilfred Ndidi 32' Y

Y 73' Ederson

Y 82' Fernandinho

Daniel Amartey 87' Y

Y 90' Rodri

Overview

Match Preview

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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Peter Bankes
Referee Craig Pawson
Referee Anthony Taylor
Referee Gary Beswick
Referee Adam Nunn

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-03 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2020-09-27 Manchester City FC 2–5 Leicester City FC 2020-02-22 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2019-12-21 Manchester City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC 2019-05-06 Manchester City FC 1–0 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	0–2	L
21 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	3–1	W
14 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	5–0	W
06 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	2–1	W
03 Mar	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D
28 Feb	Arsenal FC	H	1–3	L

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W
20 Mar	Everton FC	A	2–0	W
16 Mar	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	Fulham FC	A	3–0	W
10 Mar	Southampton FC	H	5–2	W
07 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	0–2	L

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% 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 Manchester City FC for another epic battle.
5' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Ayoze Perez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Youri Tielemans made 422 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Fernandinho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
32' Poor challenge from Wilfred Ndidi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Leicester City FC and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' With 2 assists to his name this season, Riyad Mahrez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gabriel Jesus, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Manchester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Leicester City FC have won 510 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
58' Goal! Benjamin Mendy scores his 4 goal in 436 matches.
63' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Sergio Aguero departs to be replaced by Raheem Sterling.
68' Leicester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
71' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Ricardo Pereira on, Marc Albrighton off on 71 minutes.
72' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by James Maddison.
73' That is a Yellow card for Manchester City FC. Ederson will be fuming at that decision.
74' GOAL! Gabriel Jesus fires home to make it 0-2!
79' The supporters are chanting for Ferran Torres. He replaces Riyad Mahrez on 79 minute.
82' Poor challenge from Fernandinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
83' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Wilfred Ndidi is withdrawn and Nampalys Mendy gets his opportunity.
87' Daniel Amartey catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
88' The whistle greets Kevin De Bruyne as he departs to be replaced by Phil Foden.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rodri.
With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Jamie Vardy
25
Wilfred Ndidi ↓ Nampalys Mendy 83'
14
Kelechi Iheanacho ↓ James Maddison 72'
1
Kasper Schmeichel C
6
Jonny Evans
18
Daniel Amartey
11
Marc Albrighton ↓ Ricardo Pereira 71'
17
Ayoze Perez
8
Youri Tielemans
27
Timothy Castagne
3
Wesley Fofana

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Vardy	4
Kelechi Iheanacho	4
Gabriel Jesus	3
Riyad Mahrez	3
Erling Haaland	3
Raheem Sterling	2
Kevin De Bruyne	2
Ilkay Gundogan	2

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2021-04-03 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-03-21 Leicester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W 2021-03-14 Leicester City FC 5–0 Sheffield United FC W 2021-03-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2021-03-03 Burnley FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2021-02-28 Leicester City FC 1–3 Arsenal FC L

Manchester City FC Form

2021-04-03 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-20 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2021-03-13 Fulham FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2021-03-10 Manchester City FC 5–2 Southampton FC W 2021-03-07 Manchester City FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Manchester City FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC31% Draw28% Manchester City FC41%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Manchester City FC

69%

Leicester City FC or Manchester City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC23% Draw47% Manchester City FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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