Leicester vs Sheffield Utd

Leicester

2 - 0

Sheffield Utd

🕒 Thu, 16 Jul 2020 18:00 Europe/London 📍 King Power Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2019-2020 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Leicester 5 · Sheffield Utd 9

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

32 matches · 3.28 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.28
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	34%
Draws	25%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Leicester outshot their opponent (15-5).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Leicester had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Leicester (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-4-4

Goals For / Against

35 / 17

Avg: 1.84 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 24

Avg: 0.79 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.95

PPG

1.11

1.84

0.79

0.89

1.26

58%

O2.5

26%

42%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Leicester rank5th

Sheffield Utd rank9th

Leicester points62

Sheffield Utd points54

Leicester: #5 · 62 pts · GD +26

19 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Utd: #9 · 54 pts · GD +0

27 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Leicester last 5 home

L W W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals9-2

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.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-12

Record0-1-4

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 2.558%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Leicester score at home74%

Leicester clean sheet at home42%

Sheffield Utd score away63%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Leicester score first47%

Leicester win after scoring first89%

Sheffield Utd score first16%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Leicester 63% · Sheffield Utd 64%

Avg first goal minute: Leicester 34.1' · Sheffield Utd 17.0'

Vs league average

Leicester score at home1.84 vs 1.52

Leicester concede at home0.89 vs 1.21

Sheffield Utd score away0.79 vs 1.21

Sheffield Utd concede away1.26 vs 1.52

Leicester score 22% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 34% below league average.

Defensive side: Leicester are 26% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.25

BTTS50%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Leicester goal timing (home)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 9

46-60 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

61-75 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

472

401

Passes Accurate

374

301

Passes %

79%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Ayoze Pérez

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Thomas

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Osborn

1st substitution · For: J. Fleck

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. McGoldrick

2nd substitution · For: L. Mousset

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Berge

3rd substitution · For: J. Lundstram

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ C. Basham

4th substitution · For: B. Sharp

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Ayoze Pérez

1st substitution · For: H. Choudhury

75'

75' J. Evans

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ H. Barnes

2nd substitution · For: D. Gray

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Gray

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Vardy

80'

80' J. Egan

90'

90' J. Fleck

Leicester vs Sheffield Utd 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Leicester beat Sheffield Utd 2-0 on Thursday, 16 July 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at King Power Stadium.

First half: Leicester took the lead at 29' when Ayoze Pérez scored, with the assist credited to L. Thomas, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Sheffield Utd made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Osborn replacing J. Fleck. Sheffield Utd made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. McGoldrick replacing L. Mousset. Sheffield Utd made their 3rd substitution at 46', with S. Berge replacing J. Lundstram. Sheffield Utd made their 4th substitution at 59', with C. Basham replacing B. Sharp. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 71', with Ayoze Pérez replacing H. Choudhury. J. Evans received a yellow card for Leicester at 75'. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 76', with H. Barnes replacing D. Gray. Leicester extended the lead at 79' when D. Gray scored, with the assist credited to J. Vardy, making the score 2-0. J. Egan received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 80'. J. Fleck received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 90'.

Leicester used 2 substitutions while Sheffield Utd used 4 substitutions. Leicester got 1 yellow card, while Sheffield Utd got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Leicester outshot their opponent (15-5).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Leicester had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Leicester vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2020-2021 Season

14 Mar 2021 Leicester vs Sheffield Utd 5 - 0 06 Dec 2020 Sheffield Utd vs Leicester 1 - 2

2019-2020 Season

16 Jul 2020 Leicester vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 0 24 Aug 2019 Sheffield Utd vs Leicester 1 - 2