Three points is the only outcome that will suffice for the Manchester City followers in this Etihad Stadium battle with Leicester City, as they have a healthy lead on their opponents in the Premier League table.
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (75) in Premier League
- Leicester City is in the worst form (0-1-5)
The hosts Manchester City saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Champions League. Thankfully the previous game, versus FC Bayern München, was also a home game here at Etihad Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Manchester City form and stats
This stadium, Etihad Stadium, has been a fortress for Manchester City in the Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-1-1. City has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Etihad Stadium. We remember; it was Everton.
Manchester City's previous match was a Champions League game also played at their own stadium, finishing 3-0 against FC Bayern München. The home side are looking to continue in that form. The striker Haaland bettered all teammates in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.61 out of 10. Haaland scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Southampton.It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Manchester City have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 15 games found in the database showing 12 Manchester City wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Manchester City are traveling soon after this match as the Champions League match at FC Bayern München awaits in four days.
It's goals goals goals for City who have scored 47 goals from 14 league home games.
Leicester City form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Leicester City so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 4-1-10 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Leicester City as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Brentford match.
Home advantage was not enough for Leicester City in their previous game as they lost hosting AFC Bournemouth, 0-1. Leicester City goalkeeper Iversen could take pride in a grand day at work vs AFC Bournemouth, but even with achieving six saves the beating could not be evaded. Defender Faes was the best team player with a rating of 8.05. Faes won 10 of 12 duels.
A loss against Aston Villa was the result prior to that, in a home game.Leicester are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 15 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Leicester City manager Smith has some worries about the defense as 32 goals have been conceded in these travels. Leicester City has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head encounter ended Leicester City - City 0-1, earlier this season. Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two sides are: seven wins for Manchester City, zero draws and three wins for Leicester City. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 30 goals |   H. Barnes 10 goals |  P. Foden 9 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Manchester City | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 75 | 47 | 15 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | 40 |
| 27 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | 52 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 77% |
| 66% | 86% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 48% | 64% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 33% | 33% |
| 28% | 36% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 27% | 17% |
| 59% | 64% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 50% |
| 34% | 36% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 33% |
| 6.7 | 7.8 | 9.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 11 | 11 |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 44% | 52% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | 35% |
| 7.3 | 6.3 | 4.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.8 | 17.2 | 14.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
- All of Manchester City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leicester City have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Premier League
- Leicester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Leicester City is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Leicester City have scored away.
- Manchester City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (47) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (75) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+33) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+48) in Premier League
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 43 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 48 | 67 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 56 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 56 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 53 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 47 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 46 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 44 |
| 9 | Brentford | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 43 |
| 10 | Fulham | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -11 | 33 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 31 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 30 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 38 | -29 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -15 | 29 |
| 17 | Everton | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 27 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 36 | -30 | 27 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -12 | 25 |
| 20 | Southampton | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 23 | -27 | 23 |
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