The home team, Manchester United, should be expected winners in this game, but Leicester City have shown both capability and fearlessness. Read more about the fixture!
- Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Manchester United form and stats
Overall Premier League results playing at home this season for Manchester United are 8-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Manchester United regulars got no joy from their last match, a Champions League duel also played here at Old Trafford: A 0-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid. Telles was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender Telles hit one key pass and won 13 of 16 duels.
Before that, Manchester United had a Premier League home game versus Tottenham Hotspur which ended with a victory 3-2.Manchester United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Old Trafford with 24 goals in 15 league matches. United have conceded 18 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Leicester City form and stats
There's been little loot from Leicester City's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Premier League. Leicester City only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
The fans enjoyed Leicester City's previous game versus Brentford (placed 15th), a 2-1 win played at home. Maddison got a match rating of 8.63 in that game, top player of the team. Maddison scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 44 total).
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Leicester City have scored 18 goals in 13 league games away. Many of these goals have arrived late in the fixtures; more than 50 % (18 goals) after the 60th minute. The Leicester City manager Rodgers has some worries about the defense as 27 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date reported scoreline involving both these sides is the Leicester City - United 4-2 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Manchester United victories, two draws and three Leicester City wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Ronaldo 12 goals |   J. Vardy 10 goals |  B. Borges Fernandes 9 goals |
Manchester United missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Manchester United | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 48 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 42 |
| 40 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | 46 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 48% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 69% | 63% |
| 41% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 37% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 19% |
| 62% | 47% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 77% | 63% |
| 24% | 27% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 17% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 15% | 19% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.2 | 15.7 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 30% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| 13.5 | 12 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.3 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
- All of Leicester City's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leicester 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 | Manchester City | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 50 | 70 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 55 | 69 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 59 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 51 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Southampton | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 31 | -9 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Brentford | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 38 | -33 | 29 |
| 17 | Everton | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley | 27 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -45 | 17 |
- Manchester United
- Manchester Evening News - (local newspaper)
- Man U News - (news aggregator)
- Leicester City
- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)
