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Manchester City FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Manchester City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sat 21 Dec 2019 · 17:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Caglar Soyuncu
Y 51' Wilfred Ndidi
Kevin De Bruyne 59' Y
Ilkay Gundogan 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Andre Marriner
7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

10
2
Manchester City FC 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-21 Manchester City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC 2019-05-06 Manchester City FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2018-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Leicester City FC H 3–1 W
15 Dec Arsenal FC A 3–0 W
11 Dec GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 4–1 W
07 Dec Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
03 Dec Burnley FC A 4–1 W
30 Nov Newcastle United FC A 2–2 D
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Manchester City FC A 1–3 L
14 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec Aston Villa FC A 4–1 W
04 Dec Watford FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Everton FC H 2–1 W
23 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/1
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 9 G
Rayan Cherki 5 G 2 A
Antoine Semenyo 2 G 3 A
Josko Gvardiol 1 G 3 A
Marc Guehi 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City FC face off against Leicester City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Nicolas Otamendi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 452 appearances.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ricardo Pereira, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 22' GOAL! Jamie Vardy fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 27' Leicester City FC have won 536 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Brilliant from the ! Riyad Mahrez makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 30.
  • 35' Caglar Soyuncu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' A goal from the Germany international Ilkay Gundogan! He fires home on 43 to make it 2-1!
  • 48' Dennis Praet is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brendan Rodgers will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Kevin De Bruyne. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Harvey Barnes as he leaves the pitch. Marc Albrighton steps in for Leicester City FC.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Demarai Gray. He replaces Ayoze Perez on 68 minute.
  • 69' What composure from Gabriel Jesus! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 71' Ilkay Gundogan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 77' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Youri Tielemans has done his job and it is now time for Dennis Praet to step up.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Ilkay Gundogan as he leaves the pitch. Rodri steps in for Manchester City FC.
  • 84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Leicester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 89' Manchester City FC make a change. Raheem Sterling trudges off to be replaced by Phil Foden on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Sergio Aguero is replacing Kevin De Bruyne for the Manchester City FC side.
  • Manchester City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kelechi Iheanacho 4
Jamie Vardy 4
Gabriel Jesus 3
Riyad Mahrez 3
Erling Haaland 3
Bernardo Silva 2
Raheem Sterling 2
Kevin De Bruyne 2

Head to Head

2019-12-21 Manchester City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC 2019-05-06 Manchester City FC 1–0 Leicester City FC 2018-12-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Manchester City FC

Manchester City FC Form

2019-12-21 Manchester City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC W 2019-12-15 Arsenal FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2019-12-11 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 Manchester City FC W 2019-12-07 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2019-12-03 Burnley FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W 2019-11-30 Newcastle United FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D

Leicester City FC Form

2019-12-21 Manchester City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2019-12-14 Leicester City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2019-12-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Leicester City FC W 2019-12-04 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2019-12-01 Leicester City FC 2–1 Everton FC W 2019-11-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC47% Draw26% Leicester City FC27%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Leicester City FC
53%
Manchester City FC or Leicester City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC32% Draw45% Leicester City FC23%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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