Premier League prediction and preview: Leicester City modest favorites to beat Sheffield United

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Thu 16.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: King Power Stadium (32312 seats)

4th position in the Premier League table for Leicester City so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 7th-placed Sheffield United visits King Power Stadium.

Leicester City have less rest than Sheffield United in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at AFC Bournemouth, so at least Leicester City are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Sheffield are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Leicester City form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at King Power Stadium as Leicester City have scored 33 goals to get 34 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 10-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager B. Rodgers led his Leicester to a defeat in the Premier League match away at AFC Bournemouth. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at King Power Stadium. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Arsenal the opponent.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Leicester City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won three times, drawn zero and lost one.

There will be little rest for Leicester City after this match as they are travelling to Tottenham Hotspur for a Premier League game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Leicester in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 17 league matches. Leicester City are not conceding a lot of goals here at King Power Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 17 matches.

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Sheffield United form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Sheffield United have produced an overall stat of 4-9-4 so far.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sheffield goalkeeper Dean Henderson is eager to challenge this, with his 227 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Oliver McBurnie and David McGoldrick (2) scored in Sheffield's previous match, the home game against Chelsea that ended 3-0. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

We have checked recent matches where Sheffield have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were one victory, three draws and zero defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Sheffield are hosting Everton in the Premier League only four days away.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 19 goals have been conceded by Sheffield United in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sheffield United - Leicester 1-2 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Leicester City won six, Sheffield United won two and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Leicester CityJ. Vardy
J. Vardy
23 goals
Leicester CityA. Pérez Gutiérrez
A. Pérez Gutiérrez
7 goals
Leicester CityH. Barnes
H. Barnes
6 goals

Leicester City missing players

Sheffield United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leicester City Sheffield United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
17 10 5 Won W 0 4 14
8 4 0 Drew D 2 9 12
10 3 1 Lost L 3 4 9
65 33 14 Scored S 3 14 38
36 15 5 Conceded C 10 19 33
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
83% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 76% 66%
60% 65% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 24% 29%
29% 35% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 6% 9%
14% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
54% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 40%
34% 41% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 37%
20% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 35% 29%
 
5.6 6.2 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 5.7
4.7 4.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.8 5.7
1.1 1 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.8 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
483 233 90 Total Shots T S 34 137 332
171 75 35 Shots on Target S O 12 43 110
38% 44% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 35%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leicester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Leicester City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sheffield United have scored away.
  • Sheffield United has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
  • Sheffield United has the most matches under the total-line (24)
  • Sheffield United have won significantly less corners away then 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 Liverpool 35 30 3 2 76 27 18 17 1 0 47 13 17 13 2 2 29 14 49 93
2 Manchester City 35 23 3 9 91 34 17 13 2 2 50 12 18 10 1 7 41 22 57 72
3 Chelsea 35 18 6 11 63 49 17 9 3 5 27 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 14 60
4 Leicester City 35 17 8 10 65 36 17 10 4 3 33 15 18 7 4 7 32 21 29 59
5 Manchester United 34 16 10 8 59 33 17 10 5 2 37 14 17 6 5 6 22 19 26 58
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 14 13 8 48 37 18 7 7 4 25 19 17 7 6 4 23 18 11 55
7 Sheffield United 35 14 12 9 38 33 18 10 3 5 24 14 17 4 9 4 14 19 5 54
8 Tottenham Hotspur 35 14 10 11 54 45 18 11 3 4 33 17 17 3 7 7 21 28 9 52
9 Arsenal 35 12 14 9 51 44 17 8 6 3 31 21 18 4 8 6 20 23 7 50
10 Burnley 35 14 8 13 39 47 17 8 3 6 22 20 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 50
11 Everton 35 12 9 14 41 52 17 8 6 3 22 17 18 4 3 11 19 35 -11 45
12 Southampton 34 13 5 16 43 56 17 5 2 10 17 33 17 8 3 6 26 23 -13 44
13 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 36 52 17 6 8 3 18 15 18 5 2 11 18 37 -16 43
14 Crystal Palace 35 11 9 15 30 45 17 6 4 7 14 17 18 5 5 8 16 28 -15 42
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 8 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 20 27 17 3 6 8 16 25 -16 36
16 West Ham United 35 9 7 19 44 59 17 5 3 9 26 31 18 4 4 10 18 28 -15 34
17 Watford 35 8 10 17 33 54 18 6 6 6 22 23 17 2 4 11 11 31 -21 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 35 8 7 20 36 60 18 5 6 7 22 28 17 3 1 13 14 32 -24 31
19 Aston Villa 35 8 6 21 38 65 18 6 3 9 21 30 17 2 3 12 17 35 -27 30
20 Norwich City 35 5 6 24 26 67 18 4 3 11 19 35 17 1 3 13 7 32 -41 21

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  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 35 30 3 2 76 27 18 17 1 0 47 13 17 13 2 2 29 14 49 93
2 Manchester City 35 23 3 9 91 34 17 13 2 2 50 12 18 10 1 7 41 22 57 72
3 Chelsea 35 18 6 11 63 49 17 9 3 5 27 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 14 60
4 Leicester City 35 17 8 10 65 36 17 10 4 3 33 15 18 7 4 7 32 21 29 59
5 Manchester United 34 16 10 8 59 33 17 10 5 2 37 14 17 6 5 6 22 19 26 58
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 14 13 8 48 37 18 7 7 4 25 19 17 7 6 4 23 18 11 55
7 Sheffield United 35 14 12 9 38 33 18 10 3 5 24 14 17 4 9 4 14 19 5 54
8 Tottenham Hotspur 35 14 10 11 54 45 18 11 3 4 33 17 17 3 7 7 21 28 9 52
9 Arsenal 35 12 14 9 51 44 17 8 6 3 31 21 18 4 8 6 20 23 7 50
10 Burnley 35 14 8 13 39 47 17 8 3 6 22 20 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 50
11 Everton 35 12 9 14 41 52 17 8 6 3 22 17 18 4 3 11 19 35 -11 45
12 Southampton 34 13 5 16 43 56 17 5 2 10 17 33 17 8 3 6 26 23 -13 44
13 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 36 52 17 6 8 3 18 15 18 5 2 11 18 37 -16 43
14 Crystal Palace 35 11 9 15 30 45 17 6 4 7 14 17 18 5 5 8 16 28 -15 42
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 8 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 20 27 17 3 6 8 16 25 -16 36
16 West Ham United 35 9 7 19 44 59 17 5 3 9 26 31 18 4 4 10 18 28 -15 34
17 Watford 35 8 10 17 33 54 18 6 6 6 22 23 17 2 4 11 11 31 -21 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 35 8 7 20 36 60 18 5 6 7 22 28 17 3 1 13 14 32 -24 31
19 Aston Villa 35 8 6 21 38 65 18 6 3 9 21 30 17 2 3 12 17 35 -27 30
20 Norwich City 35 5 6 24 26 67 18 4 3 11 19 35 17 1 3 13 7 32 -41 21

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