The Leicester City & Liverpool managers B. Rodgers and J. Klopp are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
- Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Leicester have less rest than Liverpool in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a FA Cup game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Brighton & Hove Albion, was also a home game here at King Power Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Leicester City form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Leicester City have to build on here at King Power Stadium in the Premier League.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel not having conceded a league goal in 186 minutes.
A nice win for Leicester last time playing, versus Brighton & Hove Albion. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Kelechi Iheanacho scoring for the victors. Preceding that game was the away draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers that finished 0-0.
Manager B. Rodgers felt very clever after Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winning goal against Brighton & Hove Albion, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time.
The Leicester fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. On the other hand, Leicester have conceded 15 goals.
Liverpool form and stats
Playing away, Liverpool have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season. Momentum is building for Liverpool in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Liverpool's previous game was their home loss versus Manchester City (1-4). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Liverpool has another fixture away, a Champions League game, against RB Leipzig in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The Liverpool manager J. Klopp has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 11 league matches. As opposed to that, Liverpool have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Liverpool - Leicester 3-0 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Leicester won two, Liverpool won seven and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 16 goals |   J. Vardy 11 goals |  H. Barnes 7 goals |
Leicester City missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Leicester City | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 39 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 25 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 83% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 78% |
| 52% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 57% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 39% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 43% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 61% |
| 39% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.8 | 11.9 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.7 | 15.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 41% | 37% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 37% | 35% |
- Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Leicester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 40 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Everton | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 12 | Southampton | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 25 |
| 17 | Burnley | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Fulham | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 12 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 11 |
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- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)
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