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

Premier League · 2020-21
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 12:30 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Manchester United FCPremier League at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Mike Dean

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Manchester United FC H 2–2 D
20 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–0 W
16 Dec Everton FC H 0–2 L
13 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–0 W
10 Dec PAE AEK H 2–0 W
06 Dec Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Leicester City FC A 2–2 D
20 Dec Leeds United FC H 6–2 W
17 Dec Sheffield United FC A 3–2 W
12 Dec Manchester City FC H 0–0 D
08 Dec RB Leipzig A 2–3 L
05 Dec West Ham United FC A 3–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Manchester United FC gets underway.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Manchester United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' The England Marcus Rashford breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 0-1!
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' Harvey Barnes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' Leicester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester United FC backline.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Bruno Fernandes. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their trying to find a way past Manchester United FC's compact .
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Maddison.
  • 54' A tactical swap from Manchester United FCPaul Pogba on, Scott McTominay off on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Leicester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester United FC's shape.
  • 64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof departs to be replaced by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Leicester City FC and Manchester United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Manchester United FC make a change. Anthony Martial trudges off to be replaced by Edinson Cavani on 75 minutes.
  • 79' Bruno Fernandes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 81' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Marc Albrighton by Ayoze Perez on 81 minute.
  • 85' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Jamie Vardy makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 85.
  • 89' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Wilfred Ndidi.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Manchester United FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC35% Draw28% Manchester United FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Manchester United FC
65%
Leicester City FC or Manchester United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC26% Draw46% Manchester United FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% 84%
-1 16% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% 65%
+0.5 63% 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% 7%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
25%
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
26%

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