Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everton form and stats
Everton was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Carabao Cup.When playing at home in the Premier League, Everton have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. On the other hand, in the Carabao Cup, Everton has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 200 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
The home team returns to Goodison Park after sharing the points with Manchester United on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. Before that, Everton had a Premier League home game versus Chelsea which ended with a victory 3-1.
Everton's goalie Jordan Pickford played a big part in securing one point against Manchester United with a stunning 7 saves.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Everton, as the Premier League home game vs Arsenal is only three days away.
Everton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Everton have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Leicester City form and stats
Leicester City's mission in Carabao Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Leicester City have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games. When we have look at the Carabao Cup statistics, we find 2W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. Leicester City has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Liverpool.
There were no winners in Leicester City's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Norwich City. Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Aston Villa with the score of 4-1.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Leicester City manager B. Rodgers as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Manchester City.
Leicester City create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 21 goals in 8 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Everton, 0 draws and 6 wins for Leicester City. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 16 goals |   Richarlison 6 goals |  D. Calvert-Lewin 5 goals |
Everton missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Everton | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Scored | S | 38 | 65 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 317 | 123 | Total Shots | T S | 226 | 368 | ||
| 116 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 89 | 133 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Burnley | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Watford | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
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