Only three points good enough for Manchester City in Leicester City game

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Mon 06.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

It's advantage Manchester City so far with their 2nd position in the Premier League table, welcoming Leicester City who are placed 9th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Manchester City form and stats

This stadium, Etihad Stadium, has been a fortress for Manchester City so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 17-0-1. In general it's been a long time since Manchester City tasted defeat here at Etihad Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Manchester City has won five games in a row. The Tottenham Hotspur match was the last time out without a victory.

A good away victory last time out for Manchester City, who won 1-0 against Burnley. A strong away win before that one, visiting Manchester United and winning 2-0.

Everyone expects Manchester City to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 30 games: 26 home wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Manchester City have won with at least two goals margin 20 times in similar situations.

Manchester City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 56 goals in 18 games. Manchester City have only conceded 12 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leicester City form and stats

Playing away, Leicester City have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 7 defeats so far this season.

The supporters enjoyed Leicester City's previous game versus Arsenal, a Premier League 3-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to West Ham United.

Nobody expects Leicester City to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath ten times before, with the overall statistics of won 4, draw 1 and lost 5. When defeated, 3 matches have been lost by two or more goals.

Leicester City are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 27 times in 18 away games so far. Leicester City have conceded 27 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Leicester City - Manchester City 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 3 - 3 (Manchester City wins - draws - Leicester City wins).

Top Goalscorers

S. Agüero
20 goals / 8 assists
J. Vardy
18 goals / 4 assists
R. Sterling
17 goals / 10 assists

Manchester City missing players

Leicester City missing players

Manchester City Leicester City
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played 5 18 36
30 17 5 Won 1 7 15
2 0 0 Drew 1 4 6
4 1 1 Lost 3 7 15
90 56 15 Scored 5 27 51
22 12 6 Conceded 9 27 47
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 97%
83% 89% 83% Over 1.5 80% 78% 78%
61% 78% 83% Over 2.5 60% 56% 53%
39% 56% 67% Over 3.5 40% 33% 25%
17% 28% 17% Over 4.5 0% 17% 11%
44% 56% 67% BTTS 80% 72% 61%
53% 44% 33% Clean Sheets 20% 22% 25%
6% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 6% 17%
 
7.8 7.9 10 Corners For (avg) 4.8 5.7 5.7
2.2 2.2 1.7 Corners Against (avg) 5.2 5.9 5.2
1.1 0.8 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 1.4 1.7
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 3 5
Key stats this season:
  • Manchester City hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Leicester City is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Manchester City is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Manchester City
All Champions League Community Shield International Champions Cup Premier League Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
09-04-19 CL Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Manchester City
14-04-19 PL Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Manchester City
17-04-19 CL Manchester City 4 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur
20-04-19 PL Manchester City 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
24-04-19 PL Manchester United 0 - 2 Manchester City
28-04-19 PL Burnley 0 - 1 Manchester City
06-05-19 PL Manchester City 19:00 Leicester City
12-05-19 PL Brighton & Hove Albion 14:00 Manchester City
18-05-19 FAC Manchester City 16:00 Watford
27-07-19 CF Yokohama F. Marinos - Manchester City
Leicester City
All Premier League Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
03-03-19 PL Watford 2 - 1 Leicester City
09-03-19 PL Leicester City 3 - 1 Fulham
16-03-19 PL Burnley 1 - 2 Leicester City
30-03-19 PL Leicester City 2 - 0 AFC Bournemouth
06-04-19 PL Huddersfield Town 1 - 4 Leicester City
12-04-19 PL Leicester City 0 - 1 Newcastle United
20-04-19 PL West Ham United 2 - 2 Leicester City
28-04-19 PL Leicester City 3 - 0 Arsenal
06-05-19 PL Manchester City 19:00 Leicester City
12-05-19 PL Leicester City 14:00 Chelsea

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Liverpool 37 29 7 1 87 22 18 16 2 0 53 10 19 13 5 1 34 12 65 94
2 Manchester City 36 30 2 4 90 22 18 17 0 1 56 12 18 13 2 3 34 10 68 92
3 Chelsea 37 21 8 8 63 39 19 12 6 1 39 12 18 9 2 7 24 27 24 71
4 Tottenham Hotspur 37 23 1 13 65 37 18 12 1 5 32 14 19 11 0 8 33 23 28 70
5 Arsenal 37 20 7 10 70 50 19 14 3 2 42 16 18 6 4 8 28 34 20 67
6 Manchester United 37 19 9 9 65 52 18 10 6 2 33 23 19 9 3 7 32 29 13 66
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 16 9 12 47 44 19 10 4 5 28 21 18 6 5 7 19 23 3 57
8 Everton 37 15 8 14 52 44 19 10 4 5 30 21 18 5 4 9 22 23 8 53
9 Leicester City 36 15 6 15 51 47 18 8 2 8 24 20 18 7 4 7 27 27 4 51
10 Watford 37 14 8 15 51 55 18 8 3 7 25 24 19 6 5 8 26 31 -4 50
11 West Ham United 37 14 7 16 48 54 19 9 4 6 32 27 18 5 3 10 16 27 -6 49
12 Crystal Palace 37 13 7 17 46 50 18 4 5 9 14 20 19 9 2 8 32 30 -4 46
13 AFC Bournemouth 37 13 6 18 53 65 19 8 5 6 30 25 18 5 1 12 23 40 -12 45
14 Newcastle United 37 11 9 17 38 48 19 8 1 10 24 25 18 3 8 7 14 23 -10 42
15 Burnley 37 11 7 19 44 65 18 7 2 9 23 29 19 4 5 10 21 36 -21 40
16 Southampton 37 9 11 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 19 4 4 11 18 35 -20 38
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 9 9 19 34 56 18 6 5 7 18 24 19 3 4 12 16 32 -22 36
18 Cardiff City 37 9 4 24 32 69 19 6 2 11 21 38 18 3 2 13 11 31 -37 31
19 Fulham 37 7 5 25 34 77 18 6 3 9 22 32 19 1 2 16 12 45 -43 26
20 Huddersfield Town 37 3 6 28 21 75 19 2 3 14 10 31 18 1 3 14 11 44 -54 15

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