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Manchester United FC vs Leicester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Manchester United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Fri 10 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Long
  • Referee Scott Ledger
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Anthony Taylor

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

9
2
3
Manchester United FC 14 games · Avg 2.8 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-10 Manchester United FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Manchester United FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC
Bruno Fernandes 3 G 1 A
Bryan Mbeumo 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Manchester United FC host Leicester City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 3' Paul Pogba makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Manchester United FC are in front.
  • 8' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 13' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester United FC and Leicester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' It’s high time José Mourinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester United FC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' Leicester City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 54' Fred was booked on 54.
  • 59' Manchester United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's shape.
  • 63' A change in the Leicester City FC ranks — Daniel Amartey exits the field as Rachid Ghezzal enters on 63.
  • 67' Romelu Lukaku is replacing Marcus Rashford for the Manchester United FC side.
  • 69' Andreas Pereira picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Fred is replaced by Scott McTominay on 76 minute.
  • 80' Iborra is replacing Adrien Silva for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 83' The deadlock is broken! Luke Shaw gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marouane Fellaini is hanging Paul Pogba on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Ricardo Pereira has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 359 appearances.
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jamie Vardy makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Leicester City FC.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC52% Draw25% Leicester City FC23%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Leicester City FC
48%
Manchester United FC or Leicester City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester United FC36% Draw46% Leicester City FC18%
Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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