It's the FA Cup: Leicester City and Birmingham City face off

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Wed 04.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: King Power Stadium (32312 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Leicester City & Birmingham City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Championship game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Queens Park Rangers. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Leicester City form and stats

Leicester City was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the FA Cup.

Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Leicester City are 8-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Stress levels are on the rise for Leicester City's attacking players as they have now played 296 minutes without scoring in a league game. B. Chilwell was their last goal scorer.

No payout for Leicester City in their previous match, an away game at Norwich City that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that game, the home loss against Manchester City with the scoreline 0-1.

A decent goal production from Leicester City in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 14 league matches. On the other hand, Leicester City have conceded 15 goals.

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Birmingham City form and stats

They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.

Playing away, Birmingham City have won 6 games, drawn 6 and suffered 7 defeats in the Championship this season. Total FA Cup statistics for Birmingham City: 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses. In general it has been a productive period now for Birmingham City as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Birmingham City are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Birmingham City are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Queens Park Rangers. Ahead of that match was the Championship away draw versus Millwall that ended 0-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Birmingham City are hosting Reading in the Championship only three days away.

Birmingham City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 19 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Birmingham City have seen the ball go into their own net 28 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - three - two (Leicester City wins - draws - Birmingham City wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Leicester CityJ. Vardy
J. Vardy
17 goals
Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
12 goals
Leicester City
A. Pérez Gutiérrez
7 goals

Leicester City missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leicester City Birmingham City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
13 5   Won W   4 6
5 3   Drew D   7 12
7 3   Lost L   2 7
48 17   Scored S   17 37
26 13   Conceded C   17 41
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 92%
84% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 84%
56% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 52%
32% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 36%
12% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 24%
52% 55%   BTTS BTTS   69% 76%
36% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 12%
16% 18%   Failed to Score F T   23% 20%
 
5.4 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.9
4.8 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   7 6.1
1 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
374 148   Total Shots T S   146 299
142 52   Shots on Target S O   44 94
34% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 39%

  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 28 26 1 1 64 20 14 14 0 0 38 11 14 12 1 1 26 9 44 79
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 28 15 5 8 54 28 14 8 3 3 26 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 26 50
4 Chelsea 28 13 6 9 47 39 14 6 3 5 18 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 8 45
5 Manchester United 28 11 9 8 42 30 14 7 5 2 27 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 42
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 10 12 6 41 34 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 42
7 Tottenham Hotspur 28 11 7 10 46 39 14 8 2 4 27 15 14 3 5 6 19 24 7 40
8 Sheffield United 27 10 10 7 29 25 14 6 3 5 16 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 40
9 Burnley 28 11 5 12 33 39 14 7 1 6 19 18 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 38
10 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 3 37
11 Everton 28 10 7 11 37 42 14 7 4 3 19 15 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 37
12 Crystal Palace 28 9 9 10 25 32 14 5 4 5 11 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -7 36
13 Southampton 28 10 4 14 35 51 14 4 2 8 16 30 14 6 2 6 19 21 -16 34
14 Newcastle United 28 8 8 12 24 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 14 3 2 9 12 29 -17 32
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 28 6 10 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 14 2 4 8 15 25 -8 28
16 West Ham United 28 7 6 15 35 49 14 4 3 7 23 26 14 3 3 8 12 23 -14 27
17 Watford 28 6 9 13 27 43 14 4 5 5 16 17 14 2 4 8 11 26 -16 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 28 7 6 15 28 45 14 4 5 5 17 21 14 3 1 10 11 24 -17 27
19 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
20 Norwich City 28 5 6 17 25 51 14 4 3 7 19 26 14 1 3 10 6 25 -26 21
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 36 19 12 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 18 11 5 2 28 14 27 69
2 Leeds United 36 20 8 8 54 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 24 68
3 Fulham 36 18 9 9 51 37 19 12 2 5 32 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 14 63
4 Nottingham Forest 36 16 12 8 48 35 17 8 4 5 20 16 19 8 8 3 28 19 13 60
5 Brentford 36 16 9 11 59 33 17 9 5 3 31 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 26 57
6 Preston North End 36 16 8 12 49 42 18 11 3 4 34 21 18 5 5 8 15 21 7 56
7 Bristol City 36 15 9 12 50 52 17 7 4 6 24 26 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 54
8 Blackburn Rovers 36 14 11 11 52 42 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 53
9 Swansea City 36 13 13 10 46 45 18 8 4 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 52
10 Millwall 36 12 15 9 41 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 51
11 Cardiff City 36 12 15 9 50 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 51
12 Sheffield Wednesday 36 13 9 14 46 44 18 7 5 6 16 21 18 6 4 8 30 23 2 48
13 Derby County 36 12 12 12 46 49 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 -3 48
14 Queens Park Rangers 36 13 8 15 55 61 19 8 5 6 37 33 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 47
15 Birmingham City 36 12 11 13 47 54 17 6 5 6 26 26 19 6 6 7 21 28 -7 47
16 Reading 36 12 9 15 43 41 18 7 2 9 23 24 18 5 7 6 20 17 2 45
17 Huddersfield Town 36 11 9 16 45 56 19 7 5 7 24 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -11 42
18 Hull City 36 11 8 17 48 58 19 6 3 10 27 33 17 5 5 7 21 25 -10 41
19 Wigan Athletic 36 10 10 16 38 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 40
20 Charlton Athletic 36 10 9 17 44 53 18 7 5 6 25 22 18 3 4 11 19 31 -9 39
21 Stoke City 36 11 6 19 44 54 18 7 3 8 24 23 18 4 3 11 20 31 -10 39
22 Middlesbrough 36 8 14 14 36 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 17 2 6 9 18 28 -11 38
23 Barnsley 36 8 10 18 42 60 18 5 7 6 26 31 18 3 3 12 16 29 -18 34
24 Luton Town 36 10 4 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 34

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 36 19 12 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 18 11 5 2 28 14 27 69
2 Leeds United 36 20 8 8 54 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 24 68
3 Fulham 36 18 9 9 51 37 19 12 2 5 32 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 14 63
4 Nottingham Forest 36 16 12 8 48 35 17 8 4 5 20 16 19 8 8 3 28 19 13 60
5 Brentford 36 16 9 11 59 33 17 9 5 3 31 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 26 57
6 Preston North End 36 16 8 12 49 42 18 11 3 4 34 21 18 5 5 8 15 21 7 56
7 Bristol City 36 15 9 12 50 52 17 7 4 6 24 26 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 54
8 Blackburn Rovers 36 14 11 11 52 42 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 53
9 Swansea City 36 13 13 10 46 45 18 8 4 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 52
10 Millwall 36 12 15 9 41 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 51
11 Cardiff City 36 12 15 9 50 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 51
12 Sheffield Wednesday 36 13 9 14 46 44 18 7 5 6 16 21 18 6 4 8 30 23 2 48
13 Derby County 36 12 12 12 46 49 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 -3 48
14 Queens Park Rangers 36 13 8 15 55 61 19 8 5 6 37 33 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 47
15 Birmingham City 36 12 11 13 47 54 17 6 5 6 26 26 19 6 6 7 21 28 -7 47
16 Reading 36 12 9 15 43 41 18 7 2 9 23 24 18 5 7 6 20 17 2 45
17 Huddersfield Town 36 11 9 16 45 56 19 7 5 7 24 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -11 42
18 Hull City 36 11 8 17 48 58 19 6 3 10 27 33 17 5 5 7 21 25 -10 41
19 Wigan Athletic 36 10 10 16 38 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 40
20 Charlton Athletic 36 10 9 17 44 53 18 7 5 6 25 22 18 3 4 11 19 31 -9 39
21 Stoke City 36 11 6 19 44 54 18 7 3 8 24 23 18 4 3 11 20 31 -10 39
22 Middlesbrough 36 8 14 14 36 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 17 2 6 9 18 28 -11 38
23 Barnsley 36 8 10 18 42 60 18 5 7 6 26 31 18 3 3 12 16 29 -18 34
24 Luton Town 36 10 4 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 34

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