Manchester United vs Leicester

4 - 1
🕒 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 6 · Leicester 12
Referee Stats
30 matches · 3.90 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.90
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 37%
Home wins 47%
Draws 27%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (16-10).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (67%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-10-1

Goals For / Against

26 / 12
Avg: 1.37 / 0.63

Points

34
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-4-13

Goals For / Against

17 / 38
Avg: 0.89 / 2.00

Points

10
Avg: 0.53

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

1.79
PPG
0.53
1.37
GF
0.89
0.63
GA
2.00
21%
O2.5
63%
58%
BTTS
58%
58%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Manchester United rank6th
Leicester rank12th
Manchester United points69
Leicester points44
Manchester United: #6 · 69 pts · GD +25
17 pts off the top 2. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Leicester: #12 · 44 pts · GD -15
42 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W D W D D
Points9/15
Weighted index69
Goals6-2
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Leicester last 5 away

L W L D L
Points4/15
Weighted index31
Goals6-9
Record1-1-3
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 United trend breakdown

Over 2.521%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home84%
Manchester United clean sheet at home42%
Leicester score away63%
Leicester clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first58%
Manchester United win after scoring first64%
Leicester score first26%
Leicester win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 80% · Leicester 15%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 35.3' · Leicester 40.8'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.37 vs 1.60
Manchester United concede at home0.63 vs 1.20
Leicester score away0.89 vs 1.20
Leicester concede away2.00 vs 1.60
Manchester United score 14% below league average, while Leicester score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 47% below league average at home, and Leicester are 25% above 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: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 1
61-75 1

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
31-45 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
46-60 7
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
16
10
Shots off Goal
8
1
Blocked Shots
1
6
Shots Inside Box
12
2
Shots Outside Box
4
8
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
8
6
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
712
336
Passes Accurate
619
229
Passes %
87%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
22'
22' Goal · 1-0
C. Smalling
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Blind
37'
37' Goal · 2-0
Mata
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Lingard
40'
40' Goal · 3-0
M. Rashford
Normal Goal · Assist: Mata
42'
42' Goal · 4-0
P. Pogba
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Blind
46'
46' R. Mahrez
1st substitution · For: A. King
46'
46' J. Vardy
2nd substitution · For: D. Gray
50'
50' R. Huth
59'
59' Goal · 4-1
D. Gray
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Amartey
62'
62' M. Albrighton
3rd substitution · For: J. Schlupp
74'
74' D. Simpson
78'
78' J. Lingard
1st substitution · For: M. Carrick
83'
83' M. Rashford
2nd substitution · For: W. Rooney
87'
87' Mata
3rd substitution · For: A. Young

Manchester United vs Leicester 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Leicester 4-1 on Saturday, 24 September 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took the lead at 22' when C. Smalling scored, with the assist credited to D. Blind, making the score 1-0. Manchester United extended the lead at 37' when Mata scored, with the assist credited to J. Lingard, making the score 2-0. Manchester United extended the lead at 40' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to Mata, making the score 3-0. Manchester United extended the lead at 42' when P. Pogba scored, with the assist credited to D. Blind, making the score 4-0.

Second half: Leicester made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Mahrez replacing A. King. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Vardy replacing D. Gray. R. Huth received a yellow card for Leicester at 50'. Leicester reduced the deficit at 59' when D. Gray scored, with the assist credited to D. Amartey, making the score 4-1. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 62', with M. Albrighton replacing J. Schlupp. D. Simpson received a yellow card for Leicester at 74'. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 78', with J. Lingard replacing M. Carrick. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 83', with M. Rashford replacing W. Rooney. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Mata replacing A. Young.

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

How the match was won

  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (16-10).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (67%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (7-3 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