Leicester vs Newcastle

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🕒 Fri, 07 May 2021 20:00 Europe/London 📍 King Power Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Leicester 5 · Newcastle 12
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.18 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.18
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 18%
Home wins 27%
Draws 27%
Away wins 45%
How the match was won
  • Leicester outshot their opponent (25-14).
  • Leicester controlled possession (68%).
  • Leicester had the sharper finishing (9-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Leicester (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-1-9

Goals For / Against

34 / 30
Avg: 1.79 / 1.58

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-4-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 29
Avg: 1.05 / 1.53

Points

22
Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.47
PPG
1.16
1.79
GF
1.05
1.58
GA
1.53
68%
O2.5
32%
47%
BTTS
37%
47%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Leicester rank5th
Newcastle rank12th
Leicester points66
Newcastle points45
Leicester: #5 · 66 pts · GD +18
8 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle: #12 · 45 pts · GD -16
29 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Leicester last 5 home

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals9-11
Record2-0-3
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.

Newcastle last 5 away

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals9-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Leicester score at home79%
Leicester clean sheet at home32%
Newcastle score away58%
Newcastle clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Leicester score first47%
Leicester win after scoring first67%
Newcastle score first37%
Newcastle win after scoring first71%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Leicester 40% · Newcastle 36%
Avg first goal minute: Leicester 20.2' · Newcastle 46.9'

Vs league average

Leicester score at home1.79 vs 1.35
Leicester concede at home1.58 vs 1.34
Newcastle score away1.05 vs 1.34
Newcastle concede away1.53 vs 1.35
Leicester score 32% above league average, while Newcastle score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Leicester are 18% above league average at home, and Newcastle are 13% 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: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 15
31-45 10
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 8
61-75 8
0-15 5
16-30 4
46-60 4

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
61-75 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 6
31-45 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
6
Total Shots
25
14
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
9
4
Shots Inside Box
17
9
Shots Outside Box
8
5
Ball Possession
68%
32%
Corner Kicks
9
6
Fouls
12
9
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
7
Total Passes
596
274
Passes Accurate
517
195
Passes %
87%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
22' ⚽
⚽
22' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
J. Willock
Normal Goal
34' ⚽
⚽
34' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
P. Dummett
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ritchie
56'
56' E. Krafth
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ W. Ndidi
1st substitution · For: Ayoze Pérez
64' ⚽
⚽
64' ⚽ Goal · 0-3
C. Wilson
Normal Goal
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Ricardo Pereira
2nd substitution · For: L. Thomas
72'
72' K. Ịheanachọ
73' ⚽
⚽
73' ⚽ Goal · 0-4
C. Wilson
Normal Goal
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ J. Maddison
3rd substitution · For: N. Mendy
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ J. Willock
1st substitution · For: S. Longstaff
80' ⚽
⚽
80' ⚽ Goal · 1-4
M. Albrighton
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Vardy
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ A. Saint-Maximin
2nd substitution · For: Joelinton
87' ⚽
⚽
87' ⚽ Goal · 2-4
K. Ịheanachọ
Normal Goal · Assist: Ayoze Pérez
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ M. Almirón
3rd substitution · For: J. Hendrick

Leicester vs Newcastle 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle beat Leicester 4-2 on Friday, 07 May 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at King Power Stadium.

First half: Newcastle took the lead at 22' when J. Willock scored, making the score 0-1. Newcastle extended the lead at 34' when P. Dummett scored, with the assist credited to M. Ritchie, making the score 0-2.

Second half: E. Krafth received a yellow card for Newcastle at 56'. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 63', with W. Ndidi replacing Ayoze Pérez. Newcastle extended the lead at 64' when C. Wilson scored, making the score 0-3. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Ricardo Pereira replacing L. Thomas. K. Ịheanachọ received a yellow card for Leicester at 72'. Newcastle extended the lead at 73' when C. Wilson scored, making the score 0-4. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Maddison replacing N. Mendy. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 77', with J. Willock replacing S. Longstaff. Leicester reduced the deficit at 80' when M. Albrighton scored, with the assist credited to J. Vardy, making the score 1-4. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 84', with A. Saint-Maximin replacing Joelinton. Leicester reduced the deficit at 87' when K. Ịheanachọ scored, with the assist credited to Ayoze Pérez, making the score 2-4. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 88', with M. Almirón replacing J. Hendrick.

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

How the match was won

  • Leicester outshot their opponent (25-14).
  • Leicester controlled possession (68%).
  • Leicester had the sharper finishing (9-6 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