Leicester vs Newcastle

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🕒 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 King Power Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Stuart Attwell 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Leicester 9 · Newcastle 10
Referee Stats
14 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 50%
Draws 36%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-8).
  • Leicester controlled possession (66%).
  • Newcastle had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Leicester (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

25 / 22
Avg: 1.32 / 1.16

Points

27
Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

18 / 30
Avg: 0.95 / 1.58

Points

16
Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.42
PPG
0.84
1.32
GF
0.95
1.16
GA
1.58
42%
O2.5
47%
53%
BTTS
53%
47%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Leicester rank9th
Newcastle rank10th
Leicester points47
Newcastle points44
Leicester: #9 · 47 pts · GD -4
34 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle: #10 · 44 pts · GD -8
37 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Leicester last 5 home

W L D L D
Points5/15
Weighted index42
Goals5-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newcastle last 5 away

L L L W L
Points3/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-7
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Leicester score at home79%
Leicester clean sheet at home32%
Newcastle score away63%
Newcastle clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Leicester score first47%
Leicester win after scoring first78%
Newcastle score first42%
Newcastle win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Leicester 33% · Newcastle 18%
Avg first goal minute: Leicester 20.9' · Newcastle 31.5'

Vs league average

Leicester score at home1.32 vs 1.53
Leicester concede at home1.16 vs 1.15
Newcastle score away0.95 vs 1.15
Newcastle concede away1.58 vs 1.53
Leicester score 14% below league average, while Newcastle score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Leicester are 1% above league average at home, and Newcastle are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS20%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Leicester goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
61-75 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 1

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
4
Total Shots
8
8
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
6
2
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
7
14
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
0
Total Passes
518
272
Passes Accurate
413
162
Passes %
80%
60%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
18' ⚽
⚽
18' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
J. Shelvey
Normal Goal · Assist: Ayoze Pérez
21'
21' H. Maguire
21'
21' J. Lascelles
42' ↑↓
↑↓
42' ⇄ Iborra
1st substitution · For: H. Choudhury
52'
52' D. Gayle
55'
55' M. Ritchie
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ D. Simpson
2nd substitution · For: S. Okazaki
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ Kenedy
1st substitution · For: C. Atsu
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ D. Gayle
2nd substitution · For: Joselu
75' ⚽
⚽
75' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
Ayoze Pérez
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Lejeune
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ F. Diabaté
3rd substitution · For: D. Gray
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ M. Diamé
3rd substitution · For: I. Hayden
83' ⚽
⚽
83' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
J. Vardy
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Okazaki

Leicester vs Newcastle 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle beat Leicester 2-1 on Saturday, 07 April 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Stuart Attwell. It was played at King Power Stadium.

First half: Newcastle took the lead at 18' when J. Shelvey scored, with the assist credited to Ayoze Pérez, making the score 0-1. H. Maguire received a yellow card for Leicester at 21'. J. Lascelles received a yellow card for Newcastle at 21'. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 42', with Iborra replacing H. Choudhury.

Second half: D. Gayle received a yellow card for Newcastle at 52'. M. Ritchie received a yellow card for Newcastle at 55'. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 57', with D. Simpson replacing S. Okazaki. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 64', with Kenedy replacing C. Atsu. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 70', with D. Gayle replacing Joselu. Newcastle extended the lead at 75' when Ayoze Pérez scored, with the assist credited to F. Lejeune, making the score 0-2. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 76', with F. Diabaté replacing D. Gray. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Diamé replacing I. Hayden. Leicester reduced the deficit at 83' when J. Vardy scored, with the assist credited to S. Okazaki, making the score 1-2.

Leicester used 3 substitutions while Newcastle used 3 substitutions. Leicester got 1 yellow card, while Newcastle got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-8).
  • Leicester controlled possession (66%).
  • Newcastle had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals13 (72.2%)
BTTS5 (27.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals7 (77.8%)
BTTS2 (22.2%)

Leicester vs Newcastle Head-to-Head History by Season