Manchester City FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Manchester City FC

2 – 5

Full Time

Leicester City FC

Sun 27 Sep 2020 · 15:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 22' Youri Tielemans

Y 47' Caglar Soyuncu

Y 51' Daniel Amartey

Nathan Ake 60' Y

Overview

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

Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Coote
Referee Craig Pawson
Referee Stuart Burt
Referee Michael Oliver
Referee Simon Bennett

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

Manchester City FC 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Leicester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-27 Manchester City FC 2–5 Leicester City FC 2020-02-22 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Leicester City FC	H	2–5	L
21 Sep	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
15 Aug	Olympique Lyonnais	H	1–3	L
07 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	2–1	W
26 Jul	Norwich City FC	H	5–0	W
21 Jul	Watford FC	A	4–0	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Manchester City FC	A	5–2	W
20 Sep	Burnley FC	H	4–2	W
13 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–0	W
26 Jul	Manchester United FC	H	0–2	L
19 Jul	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–3	L
16 Jul	Sheffield United FC	H	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Manchester City FC and Leicester City FC get this one started.
4' The deadlock is broken! Riyad Mahrez gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
9' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
14' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Ederson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' Poor challenge from Youri Tielemans. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
27' Leicester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Leicester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' A stunning finish from Jamie Vardy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
47' Caglar Soyuncu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
51' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Amartey argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
54' GOAL! Jamie Vardy fires home to make it 1-2!
58' Jamie Vardy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nathan Ake.
64' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 64 minute. Phil Foden leaves to be changed by Ferran.
69' James Maddison has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dennis Praet on 69 minute.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
77' What composure from James Maddison! The England international strokes it home. 1-4.
80' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Jonny Evans is replaced by Christian Fuchs.
84' Nathan Ake makes no mistake. The score reads 2-4 and Manchester City FC are in front.
85' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Jamie Vardy departs to be replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
88' Youri Tielemans has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
Another three points for Leicester City FC.

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

Player	Goals
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

Manchester City FC Form

2020-09-27 Manchester City FC 2–5 Leicester City FC L 2020-09-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2020-08-15 Manchester City FC 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais L 2020-08-07 Manchester City FC 2–1 Real Madrid CF W 2020-07-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Norwich City FC W 2020-07-21 Watford FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2020-09-27 Manchester City FC 2–5 Leicester City FC W 2020-09-20 Leicester City FC 4–2 Burnley FC W 2020-09-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Leicester City FC W 2020-07-26 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2020-07-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2020-07-16 Leicester City FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.59 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Leicester City FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC36% Draw26% Leicester City FC38%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Leicester City FC

64%

Manchester City FC or Leicester City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC27% Draw42% Leicester City FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

3 – 1

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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