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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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' Brilliant from the ! Paul Pogba makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 3.
  • 8' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 409 games and scored 674 goals.
  • 13' It’s high time José Mourinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 18' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester United FC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 28' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Eric Bailly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester United FC and Leicester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' Manchester United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' Daniel Amartey is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for Manchester United FC. Fred will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Daniel Amartey by Rachid Ghezzal on 63 minute.
  • 67' Romelu Lukaku is replacing Marcus Rashford for the Manchester United FC side.
  • 69' Manchester United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester United FC in their trying to find a way past Leicester City FC's compact .
  • 76' The whistle greets Fred as he departs to be replaced by Scott McTominay.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Adrien Silva is replaced by Iborra on 80 minute.
  • 83' Luke Shaw is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 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' Leicester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie Vardy makes it 2-1.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester United FC players.

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.