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Leicester City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Leicester City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Wolverhampton Wanderers FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Mike Dean

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

5
3
4
Leicester City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Leicester City FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
10 Aug Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
11 Aug Everton FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Leicester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC get this one started.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Jonny Evans is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Leicester City FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Leicester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 29' GOAL! Matt Doherty scores on 29.
  • 34' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 359 games and scored 514 goals.
  • 44' Leicester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' A goal from the England international James Maddison! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Adama Traore. He replaces Helder Costa on 46 minute.
  • 51' Conor Coady has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 348 appearances.
  • 56' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Marc Albrighton as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Amartey steps in for Leicester City FC.
  • 65' Spain international Adama Traore has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Jamie Vardy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Matt Doherty is replaced by Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morgan Gibbs-White on 74.
  • 78' Jonny Evans catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 82' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Demarai Gray is withdrawn and Adrien Silva gets his opportunity.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kasper Schmeichel made 359 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC62% Draw25% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC13%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
38%
Leicester City FC or Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC43% Draw48% Wolverhampton Wanderers FC9%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
10.3%
3 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 27% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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