Manchester City FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Manchester City FC

6 – 3

Full Time

Leicester City FC

Sun 26 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Jannik Vestergaard

Y 75' James Maddison

Y 76' James Maddison

Fernandinho 90' 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 Harry Lennard
Referee David Coote
Referee Daniel Robathan
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee Scott Ledger

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

2021-12-26 Manchester City FC 6–3 Leicester City FC 2021-09-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC 2021-04-03 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC 2020-09-27 Manchester City FC 2–5 Leicester City FC 2020-02-22 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	6–3	W
19 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	4–0	W
14 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	7–0	W
11 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
07 Dec	RB Leipzig	A	1–2	L
04 Dec	Watford FC	A	3–1	W

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	3–6	L
12 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	4–0	W
05 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L
01 Dec	Southampton FC	A	2–2	D
28 Nov	Watford FC	H	4–2	W
25 Nov	Legia Warszawa	H	3–1	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Manchester City FC launch into their encounter with Leicester City FC.
5' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kevin De Bruyne on 5.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
14' Riyad Mahrez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
19' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ilkay Gundogan makes it 3-0.
25' GOAL! Raheem Sterling scores on 25.
30' Manchester City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's shape.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Jannik Vestergaard argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' The whistle greets Ayoze Perez as he departs to be replaced by Timothy Castagne.
51' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' The deadlock is broken! James Maddison gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
59' Against the run of play, Ademola Lookman has scored! This game has turned on its head.
64' Timothy Castagne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
65' Kelechi Iheanacho makes no mistake. The score reads 4-3 and Leicester City FC are in front.
66' GOAL! Kelechi Iheanacho fires home to make it 4-4!
69' Goal! Aymeric Laporte scores his 14 goal in 452 matches.
71' The crowd applauds Kevin De Bruyne as he leaves the pitch. Phil Foden steps in for Manchester City FC.
75' Leicester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
76' A moment of madness from James Maddison on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Leicester City FC will be frustrated.
81' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Leicester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
86' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
87' Raheem Sterling adds to his 0 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 6-4 — and this changes everything.
90' Fernandinho has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Leicester City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Manchester City FC were simply the better side today.

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

2021-12-26 Manchester City FC 6–3 Leicester City FC W 2021-12-19 Newcastle United FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2021-12-14 Manchester City FC 7–0 Leeds United FC W 2021-12-11 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-12-07 RB Leipzig 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2021-12-04 Watford FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2021-12-26 Manchester City FC 6–3 Leicester City FC L 2021-12-12 Leicester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-12-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2021-12-01 Southampton FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC W 2021-11-25 Leicester City FC 3–1 Legia Warszawa W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.51 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC61% Draw20% Leicester City FC19%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Leicester City FC

39%

Manchester City FC or Leicester City FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC46% Draw37% Leicester City FC17%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–3 not predicted

6 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.5%

4 – 0

3.3%

4 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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