This has the looks of yet another exciting run-in at King Power Stadium in the Premier League. Leicester City is in 9th place and receive Manchester City in 7th spot. Read all about the game here!
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+9) in Premier League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Leicester City form and stats
The hosts won their first Premier League game here at King Power Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Leicester City last season were 9 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses from 19 games.
Happy days for Leicester in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Norwich City (placed 19th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Attacking player Jamie Vardy bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.83 out of 10. Vardy scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at West Ham United.Leicester City has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Manchester City form and stats
Manchester City have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 14 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 19 fixtures.
215 minutes! That's how long the City goalkeeper Ederson Santana de Moraes and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Impressive finishing from Gabriel Jesus, Ferrán Torres (2), İlkay Gündoğan and Rodri secured the home win 5-0 against Arsenal in their previous game. Ferrán Torres, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.84. Torres scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total). As mentioned above, Manchester City was the only team on the pitch versus Arsenal in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Before that, City secured a home win against Norwich City with the score 5-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Manchester City are hosting RB Leipzig in the Champions League only four days away.
Manchester City have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the prior ten meetings): Leicester City won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Manchester City got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 2 goals |   F. Torres García 2 goals |  M. Albrighton 1 goals |
Leicester City missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Leicester City | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 4.7 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 11 | 10.3 |
| 7.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 18 | 21 |
| 3.7 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 48% |
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+9) in Premier League
| Leicester City | Last season | Manchester City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Won | W | 14 | 27 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 68 | 34 | Scored | S | 40 | 83 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 82% | ||
| 63% | 68% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 50% | ||
| 29% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 37% | 34% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 58% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 45% | ||
| 29% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 50% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 8% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 15.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.7 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 16 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 0 |
| 20 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 51 | 86 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 29 | 74 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 26 | 69 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 67 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 66 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 65 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 62 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 61 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 8 | 59 |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | -1 | 59 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 55 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -16 | 45 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 45 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 66 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 34 | -25 | 44 |
| 15 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 68 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 43 | -21 | 43 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 41 |
| 17 | Burnley | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -22 | 39 |
| 18 | Fulham | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -26 | 28 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -41 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 63 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 36 | -43 | 23 |
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