Leicester City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2026-27

Leicester City FC

2 – 0

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Plymouth Argyle FC

Tue 1 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Will Alves 45+3' 1–0

Harry Howell 45+5' 2–0

Y 38' Xavier Amaechi

Jayden Joseph 43' Y

Harry Souttar 87' Y

Sammy Braybrooke 90' Y

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Plymouth Argyle FC 10 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Harry Wager (England)
Assistant 1 William Cavanagh (England)
Assistant 2 Anthony Da Costa

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Plymouth Argyle FC	10	19
2	Bradford City AFC	9	17
3	Stockport County FC	9	16
4	Huddersfield Town AFC	9	16
5	Cambridge United FC	9	16
6	Reading FC	9	15
7	Sheffield Wednesday FC	8	15
8	Oxford United FC	7	14
9	Stevenage FC	8	12
10	Burton Albion FC	10	12
11	AFC Wimbledon	9	12
12	Leyton Orient FC	9	11
13	Luton Town FC	8	11
14	Mansfield Town FC	8	11
15	Wycombe Wanderers FC	9	10
16	Doncaster Rovers FC	8	9
17	Leicester City FC	8	9
18	Blackpool FC	8	8
19	Barnsley FC	8	8
20	Peterborough United FC	9	8
21	Bromley FC	8	8
22	Notts County FC	8	7
23	Milton Keynes Dons FC	8	6
24	Wigan Athletic FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Leicester City FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Plymouth Argyle FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-01 Leicester City FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2024-04-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2023-12-09 Leicester City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–0	W
29 Aug	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	0–0	D
22 Aug	Burton Albion FC	H	1–2	L
15 Aug	Notts County FC	A	1–1	D
02 May	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
24 Apr	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Leicester City FC	A	0–2	L
29 Aug	Bradford City AFC	H	2–0	W
22 Aug	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D
15 Aug	Stockport County FC	H	1–3	L
02 May	Northampton Town FC	A	3–2	W
25 Apr	Port Vale FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Leicester City FC		Plymouth Argyle FC
#17	Position	#1
9	Points	19
8	Played	10
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 1 / 3
10	Scored	18
14	Conceded	12
-4	GD	+6
1.13	PPG	1.90
25%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this season

30% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Leicester City FC are 17th (9 pts). Plymouth Argyle FC are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Leicester City FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/2

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Leicester City FC

Emil Riis Jakobsen	3 G
Jayden Joseph	1 G

Plymouth Argyle FC

Aribim Pepple	4 G
Will Evans	3 G
Oliver Irow	3 G
Harvey White	2 G	1 A
Xavier Amaechi	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Leicester City FC welcome Plymouth Argyle FC for this crunch clash at King Power Stadium.
5' Wes Harding is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Plymouth Argyle FC tonight.
6' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Alex McCarthy comes on to replace Jakub Stolarczyk.
11' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leicester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
16' Leicester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Plymouth Argyle FC's shape.
21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' Canada international Aribim Pepple has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
38' Xavier Amaechi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 38.
43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jayden Joseph on 43.
48' GOAL! Will Alves fires home to make it 1-0!
50' Harry Howell makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Leicester City FC are in front.
52' The crowd applauds Admir Bristric as he leaves the pitch. Wes Burns steps in for Leicester City FC.
57' Jakub Stolarczyk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' The whistle greets Julio Pleguezuelo as he departs to be replaced by Aribim Pepple.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. Plymouth Argyle FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
70' Plymouth Argyle FC make a change. Bradley Ibrahim trudges off to be replaced by Caleb Watts on 70 minutes.
75' Plymouth Argyle FC come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
81' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Will Alves by Olabade Aluko on 81 minute.
86' Leicester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
87' It’s gonna be a card for Harry Souttar.
90' That is a card for Leicester City FC. Sammy Braybrooke will be fuming at that decision.
The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Alex McCarthy ↑ 6'
11
Liam Cullen ↑ 52'
7
Wes Burns ↑ 52'
23
Tom Watson ↑ 81'
32
Olabade Aluko ↑ 81'
60
Riley Carr
24
Ilari Kangasniemi

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Stephy Mavididi	2
Wilfred Ndidi	1
Patson Daka	1
Mustapha Bundu	1
Will Alves	1
Harry Howell	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.5 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Plymouth Argyle FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC43% Draw26% Plymouth Argyle FC31%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC

57%

Leicester City FC or Plymouth Argyle FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC29% Draw45% Plymouth Argyle FC26%

Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

Leicester City FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

Plymouth Argyle 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