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West Ham United FC vs Leicester City FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
West Ham United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sat 28 Dec 2019 · 17:30 UTC London Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lukasz Fabianski 9' Y
Arthur Masuaku 49' Y
Issa Diop 56' Y
Declan Rice 77' Y
Y 90' Hamza Choudhury

Overview

Match Preview

West Ham United FC vs Leicester City FC — Premier League at London Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

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

4
3
5
West Ham United FC 12 games · Avg 3.5 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-28 West Ham United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2019-04-20 West Ham United FC 2–2 Leicester City FC 2018-10-27 Leicester City FC 1–1 West Ham United FC

Recent Form

West Ham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 1–2 L
14 Dec Southampton FC A 1–0 W
09 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–3 L
04 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
30 Nov Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Dec West Ham United FC A 2–1 W
26 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–4 L
21 Dec Manchester City FC A 1–3 L
14 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec Aston Villa FC A 4–1 W
04 Dec Watford FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between West Ham United FC and Leicester City FC is underway.
  • 5' Leicester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 9' Lukasz Fabianski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' Kasper Schmeichel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' Issa Diop is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Leicester City FC so far.
  • 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' Carlos Sanchez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Kelechi Iheanacho has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
  • 45' The Spain Pablo Fornals breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-1!
  • 49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Arthur Masuaku.
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' Fresh legs for West Ham United FC! Michail Antonio comes on to replace Sebastien Haller.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Demarai Gray makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 56' It’s a booking for West Ham United FC player. Issa Diop gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' A change in the West Ham United FC ranks — Carlos Sanchez exits the field as Robert Snodgrass enters on 62.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Ayoze Perez as he leaves the pitch. James Maddison steps in for Leicester City FC.
  • 69' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Nampalys Mendy has done his job and it is now time for Wilfred Ndidi to step up.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Ham United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' Poor challenge from Declan Rice. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Manuel Pellegrini will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Harvey Barnes on, Demarai Gray off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' Hamza Choudhury has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Leicester City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pablo Fornals 4
Harvey Barnes 4
Michail Antonio 4
Jarrod Bowen 3
Youri Tielemans 3
Kelechi Iheanacho 3
Ricardo Pereira 2
Ayoze Perez 2

Head to Head

2019-12-28 West Ham United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2019-04-20 West Ham United FC 2–2 Leicester City FC 2018-10-27 Leicester City FC 1–1 West Ham United FC

West Ham United FC Form

2019-12-28 West Ham United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2019-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 West Ham United FC L 2019-12-14 Southampton FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W 2019-12-09 West Ham United FC 1–3 Arsenal FC L 2019-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 West Ham United FC L 2019-11-30 Chelsea FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2019-12-28 West Ham United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2019-12-26 Leicester City FC 0–4 Liverpool FC L 2019-12-21 Manchester City FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2019-12-14 Leicester City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2019-12-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Leicester City FC W 2019-12-04 Leicester City FC 2–0 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.34 West Ham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: West Ham United FC or Leicester City FC 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC32% Draw28% Leicester City FC40%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

West Ham United FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Leicester City FC
68%
West Ham United FC or Leicester City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
West Ham United FC24% Draw45% Leicester City FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.7%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC

Handicap West Ham United FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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