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 0 games · 0 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	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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, Leicester City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
4' Riyad Mahrez puts Manchester City FC on the lead.
9' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Leicester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
14' The travelling Leicester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
19' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Benjamin Mendy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
22' Youri Tielemans was booked on 22.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
37' A goal from the England international Jamie Vardy! He fires home on 37 to make it 1-1!
42' The 30-year-old Rodri has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
47' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Caglar Soyuncu gets a Yellow card.
51' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a Yellow card on 51.
54' What composure from Jamie Vardy! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
58' A stunning finish from Jamie Vardy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nathan Ake.
64' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ferran is hanging Phil Foden on the field on 64 minute.
69' Dennis Praet makes way for James Maddison at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leicester City FC.
74' Leicester City FC have won 510 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. James Maddison makes it 1-4.
80' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Jonny Evans departs to be replaced by Christian Fuchs.
84' Nathan Ake adds to his 0 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 2-4 — and this changes everything.
85' The Leicester City FC bench stirs into life. Jamie Vardy is withdrawn and Kelechi Iheanacho gets his opportunity.
88' Magnificent from Youri Tielemans! That is 44 goals in 422 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-5 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jamie Vardy	4
Kelechi Iheanacho	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.