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Liverpool FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Liverpool FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Fri 30 Dec 2022 · 20:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Boubakary Soumare

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Natalie Aspinall
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Craig Pawson

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

9
1
2
Liverpool FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-30 Liverpool FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2022-02-10 Liverpool FC 2–0 Leicester City FC 2021-12-28 Leicester City FC 1–0 Liverpool FC 2021-02-13 Leicester City FC 3–1 Liverpool FC 2020-11-22 Liverpool FC 3–0 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Aston Villa FC A 3–1 W
12 Nov Southampton FC H 3–1 W
06 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W
01 Nov SSC Napoli H 2–0 W
29 Oct Leeds United FC H 1–2 L
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec Newcastle United FC H 0–3 L
12 Nov West Ham United FC A 2–0 W
05 Nov Everton FC A 2–0 W
29 Oct Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
23 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 4–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Liverpool FC vs Leicester City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 4' Brilliant from the ! Kiernan Dewsbury Hall makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 4.
  • 9' Jordan Henderson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
  • 14' A quiet spell here at Anfield. Leicester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Leicester City FC make a change. Patson Daka trudges off to be replaced by Jamie Vardy on 15 minutes.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Youri Tielemans is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Liverpool FC tonight.
  • 38' Against the run of play, Wout Faes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 354 games and scored 510 goals.
  • 45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Wout Faes makes it 2-1.
  • 50' Liverpool FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' Ayoze Perez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 59' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Wilfred Ndidi has done his job and it is now time for Youri Tielemans to step up.
  • 62' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 62 minute. Andrew Robertson leaves to be changed by Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 67' That is a Yellow card for Leicester City FC. Boubakary Soumare will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Kelechi Iheanacho. He replaces Ayoze Perez on 71 minute.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 81' Liverpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's shape.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Trent Alexander-Arnold is replaced by Joe Gomez.
  • Another three points for Liverpool FC.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Roberto Firmino 4
Curtis Jones 3
Trent Alexander-Arnold 3
Diogo Jota 3
Sadio Mane 3
Wout Faes 2
James Maddison 2
James Milner 2

Head to Head

2022-12-30 Liverpool FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2022-02-10 Liverpool FC 2–0 Leicester City FC 2021-12-28 Leicester City FC 1–0 Liverpool FC 2021-02-13 Leicester City FC 3–1 Liverpool FC 2020-11-22 Liverpool FC 3–0 Leicester City FC

Liverpool FC Form

2022-12-30 Liverpool FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2022-12-26 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Liverpool FC W 2022-11-12 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2022-11-06 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2022-11-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 SSC Napoli W 2022-10-29 Liverpool FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L

Leicester City FC Form

2022-12-30 Liverpool FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2022-12-26 Leicester City FC 0–3 Newcastle United FC L 2022-11-12 West Ham United FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2022-11-05 Everton FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2022-10-29 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2022-10-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–4 Leicester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC46% Draw27% Leicester City FC27%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Leicester City FC
54%
Liverpool FC or Leicester City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC29% Draw48% Leicester City FC23%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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