Manchester United vs Leicester

2 - 1
🕒 Fri, 10 Aug 2018 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Andre Marriner 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 6 · Leicester 9
Referee Stats
27 matches · 2.89 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.89
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 19%
Home wins 37%
Draws 26%
Away wins 37%
How the match was won
  • Leicester outshot their opponent (8-13).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 25
Avg: 1.74 / 1.32

Points

36
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

27 / 28
Avg: 1.42 / 1.47

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
1.32
1.74
GF
1.42
1.32
GA
1.47
68%
O2.5
53%
74%
BTTS
68%
53%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Manchester United rank6th
Leicester rank9th
Manchester United points66
Leicester points52
Manchester United: #6 · 66 pts · GD +11
31 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Leicester: #9 · 52 pts · GD +3
45 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals5-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Leicester last 5 away

L D W W L
Points7/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home74%
Manchester United clean sheet at home11%
Leicester score away89%
Leicester clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first53%
Manchester United win after scoring first80%
Leicester score first32%
Leicester win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 57% · Leicester 38%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 17.9' · Leicester 41.8'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.74 vs 1.57
Manchester United concede at home1.32 vs 1.25
Leicester score away1.42 vs 1.25
Leicester concede away1.47 vs 1.57
Manchester United score 11% above league average, while Leicester score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 5% above league average at home, and Leicester are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 8
61-75 6
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 6
61-75 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 1

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 12% 2H scored: 88% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 7
61-75 4
16-30 2
31-45 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
0-15 6
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
46-60 3
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
8
13
Shots off Goal
1
3
Blocked Shots
1
6
Shots Inside Box
5
5
Shots Outside Box
3
8
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
2
5
Fouls
11
8
Offsides
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
485
543
Passes Accurate
399
450
Passes %
82%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
3'
3' Penalty Goal · 1-0
P. Pogba
Penalty
51'
51' D. Amartey
54'
54' Fred
63'
63' J. Maddison
1st substitution · For: J. Vardy
63'
63' D. Amartey
2nd substitution · For: R. Ghezzal
67'
67' M. Rashford
1st substitution · For: R. Lukaku
69'
69' Andreas Pereira
76'
76' Fred
2nd substitution · For: S. McTominay
80'
80' Adrien Silva
3rd substitution · For: Iborra
83'
83' Goal · 2-0
L. Shaw
Normal Goal · Assist: Mata
84'
84' P. Pogba
3rd substitution · For: M. Fellaini
90+2'
90+2' Goal · 2-1
J. Vardy
Normal Goal

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

Manchester United beat Leicester 2-1 on Friday, 10 August 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Andre Marriner. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took an early lead at 3' when P. Pogba converted a penalty, making the score 1-0.

Second half: D. Amartey received a yellow card for Leicester at 51'. Fred received a yellow card for Manchester United at 54'. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Maddison replacing J. Vardy. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 63', with D. Amartey replacing R. Ghezzal. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 67', with M. Rashford replacing R. Lukaku. Andreas Pereira received a yellow card for Manchester United at 69'. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Fred replacing S. McTominay. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Adrien Silva replacing Iborra. Manchester United extended the lead at 83' when L. Shaw scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 2-0. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 84', with P. Pogba replacing M. Fellaini. Leicester scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+2' when J. Vardy scored, making the score 2-1.

Manchester United used 3 substitutions while Leicester used 3 substitutions. Manchester United got 2 yellow cards, while Leicester got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Leicester outshot their opponent (8-13).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins12
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals12 (60.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins7
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)

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