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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 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

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
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC
Bruno Fernandes 4 G 2 A
Bryan Mbeumo 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Manchester United FC vs Leicester City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 3' Paul Pogba doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 8' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof made 423 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' Wilfred Ndidi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 368 appearances.
  • 23' Wes Morgan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Leicester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester United FC in their trying to find a way past Leicester City FC's compact .
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eric Bailly is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
  • 48' The energy levels are beginning to show. José Mourinho might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 51' Daniel Amartey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fred.
  • 59' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 63' Rachid Ghezzal is replacing Daniel Amartey for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 67' Romelu Lukaku has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 67 minute.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andreas Pereira on 69.
  • 74' 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.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Fred is replaced by Scott McTominay.
  • 80' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Adrien Silva departs to be replaced by Iborra.
  • 83' Assisted by Mata with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luke Shaw makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 84' A change in the Manchester United FC ranks — Paul Pogba exits the field as Marouane Fellaini enters on 84.
  • 89' It’s high time José Mourinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' What composure from Jamie Vardy! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • The points are shared — Manchester United FC 2-1 Leicester City FC. Honours even.

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.