Home advantage could prove decisive in Manchester United - Leicester City battle

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Sat 14.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (76212 seats)

The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 8th and 3rd respectively.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Manchester United form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Manchester United's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Old Trafford.

Manchester United drew their last game, 1-1 away at Southampton (placed 13th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Crystal Palace (1-2).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Manchester United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won 1 match, drawn 0 and lost 0.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United has the goal stats of 5-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Leicester City form and stats

Four points from two away games for Leicester City, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.

The supporters enjoyed Leicester City's previous game versus AFC Bournemouth (placed 15th), a Premier League 3-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Newcastle United.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Leicester City when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Leicester City has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Manchester United 7 wins, 3 draws and Leicester City 0 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

D. James
3 goals
J. Vardy
3 goals / 1 assists
A. Martial
2 goals / 1 assists

Manchester United missing players

Leicester City missing players

Manchester United Leicester City
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played 2 2 4
1 1 0 Won 1 1 2
2 0 0 Drew 1 1 2
1 1 1 Lost 0 0 0
7 5 1 Scored 3 3 6
4 2 2 Conceded 2 2 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 100% 100% Over 2.5 50% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 100% BTTS 100% 100% 75%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 25%
 
5 5.5 8 Corners For (avg) 4.5 4.5 6.2
3 3 1 Corners Against (avg) 5.5 5.5 4.8
2.2 2.5 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Manchester United Last season Leicester City
Total Home Home vs no_table Statistic Away vs no_table Away Total
4 2 0 Played 0 2 4
1 1 0 Won 0 1 2
2 0 0 Drew 0 1 2
1 1 0 Lost 0 0 0
7 5 0 Scored 0 3 6
4 2 0 Conceded 0 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 75%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 75%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 25%
 
5 5.5 0 Corners For (avg) 0 4.5 6.2
3 3 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 5.5 4.8
2.2 2.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0

Manchester United
All Champions League International Champions Cup Europa League Premier League Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
03-08-19 ICC Manchester United 2 - 2 Milan
11-08-19 PL Manchester United 4 - 0 Chelsea
19-08-19 PL Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Manchester United
24-08-19 PL Manchester United 1 - 2 Crystal Palace
31-08-19 PL Southampton 1 - 1 Manchester United
14-09-19 PL Manchester United 14:00 Leicester City
19-09-19 EL Manchester United 19:00 Astana
22-09-19 PL West Ham United 13:00 Manchester United
25-09-19 CC Manchester United 19:00 Rochdale
30-09-19 PL Manchester United 19:00 Arsenal
Leicester City
All Premier League Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
11-08-19 PL Leicester City 0 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
18-08-19 PL Chelsea 1 - 1 Leicester City
24-08-19 PL Sheffield United 1 - 2 Leicester City
28-08-19 CC Newcastle United 1 - 1 Leicester City
31-08-19 PL Leicester City 3 - 1 AFC Bournemouth
14-09-19 PL Manchester United 14:00 Leicester City
21-09-19 PL Leicester City 11:30 Tottenham Hotspur
24-09-19 CC Luton Town 18:45 Leicester City
29-09-19 PL Leicester City 15:30 Newcastle United
05-10-19 PL Liverpool 14:00 Leicester City

  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 4 4 0 0 12 3 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 9 12
2 Manchester City 4 3 1 0 14 3 2 1 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 11 10
3 Leicester City 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 8
4 Crystal Palace 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
5 Arsenal 4 2 1 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 7
6 Everton 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 7
7 West Ham United 4 2 1 1 6 7 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 -1 7
8 Manchester United 4 1 2 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 5
9 Tottenham Hotspur 4 1 2 1 7 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 5
10 Sheffield United 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
11 Chelsea 4 1 2 1 6 9 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 5
12 Burnley 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
13 Southampton 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 4
14 Newcastle United 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 4
15 AFC Bournemouth 4 1 1 2 5 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 4
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 4
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0 3 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 3
18 Aston Villa 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 3
19 Norwich City 4 1 0 3 6 10 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 1 6 -4 3
20 Watford 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 -6 1
Last season 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 Manchester City 38 32 2 4 95 23 19 18 0 1 57 12 19 14 2 3 38 11 72 98
2 Liverpool 38 30 7 1 89 22 19 17 2 0 55 10 19 13 5 1 34 12 67 97
3 Chelsea 38 21 9 8 63 39 19 12 6 1 39 12 19 9 3 7 24 27 24 72
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 23 2 13 67 39 19 12 2 5 34 16 19 11 0 8 33 23 28 71
5 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 73 51 19 14 3 2 42 16 19 7 4 8 31 35 22 70
6 Manchester United 38 19 9 10 65 54 19 10 6 3 33 25 19 9 3 7 32 29 11 66
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 16 9 13 47 46 19 10 4 5 28 21 19 6 5 8 19 25 1 57
8 Everton 38 15 9 14 54 46 19 10 4 5 30 21 19 5 5 9 24 25 8 54
9 Leicester City 38 15 7 16 51 48 19 8 3 8 24 20 19 7 4 8 27 28 3 52
10 West Ham United 38 15 7 16 52 55 19 9 4 6 32 27 19 6 3 10 20 28 -3 52
11 Watford 38 14 8 16 52 59 19 8 3 8 26 28 19 6 5 8 26 31 -7 50
12 Crystal Palace 38 14 7 17 51 53 19 5 5 9 19 23 19 9 2 8 32 30 -2 49
13 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 42 48 19 8 1 10 24 25 19 4 8 7 18 23 -6 45
14 AFC Bournemouth 38 13 6 19 56 70 19 8 5 6 30 25 19 5 1 13 26 45 -14 45
15 Burnley 38 11 7 20 45 68 19 7 2 10 24 32 19 4 5 10 21 36 -23 40
16 Southampton 38 9 12 17 45 65 19 5 8 6 27 30 19 4 4 11 18 35 -20 39
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 9 20 35 60 19 6 5 8 19 28 19 3 4 12 16 32 -25 36
18 Cardiff City 38 10 4 24 34 69 19 6 2 11 21 38 19 4 2 13 13 31 -35 34
19 Fulham 38 7 5 26 34 81 19 6 3 10 22 36 19 1 2 16 12 45 -47 26
20 Huddersfield Town 38 3 7 28 22 76 19 2 3 14 10 31 19 1 4 14 12 45 -54 16

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