Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 Neil Davies
20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 10.4 goals/game

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
10
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Leicester City FC have kicked off against Manchester City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Conor Coady has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Leicester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Leicester City FC have won 510 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Savio gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Norway international Erling Haaland has been a key figure this campaign — 13 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leicester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' A moment of madness from Boubakary Soumare on 56 minutes earns him a card. Leicester City FC will be frustrated.
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bilal El Khannouss on 65 minutes.
  • 66' James McAtee has so much to prove this time. He replaces Phil Foden on 66 minute.
  • 70' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hamza Choudhury is hanging James Justin on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' Erling Haaland adds to his 13 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a card for Stefan Ortega Moreno.
  • 83' Leicester City FC currently sit 18 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Patson Daka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Winks at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 90 minute. Stephy Mavididi leaves to be changed by Will Alves.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Leicester City FC 0-2 Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kelechi Iheanacho 4
Jamie Vardy 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Riyad Mahrez 3
Erling Haaland 3
Bernardo Silva 2
Raheem Sterling 2
Kevin De Bruyne 2

Head to Head

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

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
9%
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.