Manchester City vs Leicester

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Manchester City 2 · Leicester 5
Referee Stats
27 matches · 4.44 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.44
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.37
Over 4.5 cards 48%
Home wins 52%
Draws 26%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (23-5).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (62%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (12-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

57 / 13
Avg: 3.00 / 0.68

Points

47
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

1
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 24
Avg: 1.68 / 1.26

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.47
PPG
1.32
3.00
GF
1.68
0.68
GA
1.26
84%
O2.5
58%
42%
BTTS
58%
68%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd
Leicester rank5th
Manchester City points81
Leicester points62
Manchester City: #2 · 81 pts · GD +67
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals21-1
Record5-0-0
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 last 5 away

L L D L D
Points2/15
Weighted index9
Goals4-11
Record0-2-3
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.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.584%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%
Manchester City clean sheet at home53%
Leicester score away79%
Leicester clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first68%
Manchester City win after scoring first92%
Leicester score first63%
Leicester win after scoring first58%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 67% · Leicester 33%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.8' · Leicester 36.6'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home3.00 vs 1.52
Manchester City concede at home0.68 vs 1.21
Leicester score away1.68 vs 1.21
Leicester concede away1.26 vs 1.52
Manchester City score 98% above league average, while Leicester score 40% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester City are 43% below league average at home, and Leicester are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 5.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
46-60 12
0-15 8
16-30 8
31-45 8
61-75 7
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
31-45 1

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 8
46-60 6
16-30 5
61-75 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
12
2
Total Shots
23
5
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
4
0
Shots Inside Box
17
3
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
6
0
Fouls
14
9
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
9
Total Passes
690
409
Passes Accurate
620
332
Passes %
90%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
22'
22' Goal · 0-1
J. Vardy
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Barnes
30'
30' Goal · 1-1
R. Mahrez
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Mendy
35'
35' Ç. Söyüncü
43'
43' Penalty Goal · 2-1
İ. Gündoğan
Penalty
51'
51' W. Ndidi
59'
59' K. De Bruyne
64'
64' H. Barnes
1st substitution · For: M. Albrighton
68'
68' Ayoze Pérez
2nd substitution · For: D. Gray
69'
69' Goal · 3-1
Gabriel Jesus
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
71'
71' İ. Gündoğan
77'
77' Y. Tielemans
3rd substitution · For: D. Praet
79'
79' İ. Gündoğan
1st substitution · For: Rodri
89'
89' R. Sterling
2nd substitution · For: P. Foden
90+1'
90+1' K. De Bruyne
3rd substitution · For: S. Agüero

Manchester City vs Leicester 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Leicester 3-1 on Saturday, 21 December 2019 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: Leicester took the lead at 22' when J. Vardy scored, with the assist credited to H. Barnes, making the score 0-1. Manchester City leveled the score at 30' when R. Mahrez scored, with the assist credited to B. Mendy, making the score 1-1. Ç. Söyüncü received a yellow card for Leicester at 35'. Manchester City took the lead at 43' when İ. Gündoğan converted a penalty, making the score 2-1.

Second half: W. Ndidi received a yellow card for Leicester at 51'. K. De Bruyne received a yellow card for Manchester City at 59'. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 64', with H. Barnes replacing M. Albrighton. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Ayoze Pérez replacing D. Gray. Manchester City extended the lead at 69' when Gabriel Jesus scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 3-1. İ. Gündoğan received a yellow card for Manchester City at 71'. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Y. Tielemans replacing D. Praet. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 79', with İ. Gündoğan replacing Rodri. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 89', with R. Sterling replacing P. Foden. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with K. De Bruyne replacing S. Agüero.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Leicester used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 2 yellow cards, while Leicester got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester City outshot their opponent (23-5).
  • Manchester City controlled possession (62%).
  • Manchester City had the sharper finishing (12-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins15
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals9 (45.0%)
BTTS9 (45.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins8
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (70.0%)
BTTS7 (70.0%)

Manchester City vs Leicester Head-to-Head History by Season