Leicester City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Leicester City FC

1 – 2

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 24' Finn Azaz

0–2 37' Sam Silvera

Jamie Vardy 85' 1–2

Y 3' Matt Clarke

Y 59' Tom Glover

Wout Faes 60' Y

Y 73' Riley McGree

Y 81' Luke Ayling

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Chris Kavanagh
Assistant 1 James Mainwaring
Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 12.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Leicester City FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-17 Leicester City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-11-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
13 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
10 Feb	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
03 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	5–0	W
30 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	3–1	W
27 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	3–0	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
14 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
10 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
04 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D
13 Jan	Millwall FC	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at King Power Stadium. Leicester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Middlesbrough FC.
3' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. Matt Clarke gets a card.
8' Leicester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
13' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
18' Leicester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's 5-4-1 shape.
23' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Mads Hermansen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' Goal! Finn Azaz scores his 35 goal in 145 matches.
29' Leicester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' Against the run of play, Sam Silvera has scored! This game has turned on its head.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Stephy Mavididi departs to be replaced by Thomas Cannon.
51' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
59' The referee calls foul for Tom Glover. He receives a card.
59' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Yunus Akgun on, Abdul Issahaku off on 59 minutes.
60' Wout Faes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 60.
64' The whistle greets Kiernan Dewsbury Hall as he departs to be replaced by Kasey McAteer.
68' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Finn Azaz is withdrawn and Sam Greenwood gets his opportunity.
73' Controversy at the stadium! Riley McGree argues furiously but the card stands.
78' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Sam Silvera is withdrawn and Marcus Forss gets his opportunity.
81' That looks like a foul for a card for Luke Ayling.
85' Jamie Vardy does the damage! The net is bulging and Leicester City FC surge ahead!
89' The whistle greets Dennis Praet as he departs to be replaced by Marc Albrighton.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Ricardo Pereira
23
Jannik Vestergaard
8
Harry Winks
2
James Justin
10
Stephy Mavididi ↓ Thomas Cannon 46'
26
Dennis Praet ↓ Marc Albrighton 89'
20
Patson Daka ↓ Jamie Vardy 64'
3
Wout Faes
30
Mads Hermansen
22
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall ↓ Kasey McAteer 64'
18
Abdul Issahaku ↓ Yunus Akgun 59'

Bench

9
Jamie Vardy ↑ 64'
11
Marc Albrighton ↑ 89'
17
Hamza Choudhury
4
Conor Coady
29
Yunus Akgun ↑ 59'
41
Jakub Stolarczyk
5
Callum Doyle
35
Kasey McAteer ↑ 64'
28
Thomas Cannon ↑ 46'

Coach Enzo Maresca

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Greenwood	1
Finn Azaz	1
Sam Silvera	1
Jamie Vardy	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.29 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Middlesbrough FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC37% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC34%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

63%

Leicester City FC or Middlesbrough FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC26% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC26%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

9.9%

1 – 0

0 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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

Leicester City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

Middlesbrough FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Clean Sheet