Newcastle United - Leicester City in Premier League: Data, squad info, matches, trends and news. Read our broad guide!
- Newcastle United have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Premier League
- Leicester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa Conference League. That game, against PSV, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Leicester City.
Newcastle United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Newcastle United have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 15 games. After failing to beat Watford here at St. James' Park, Newcastle United has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Newcastle's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Guimarães got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Guimarães hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 43 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Tottenham Hotspur.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Newcastle United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won five, drawn five and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Newcastle, as the Premier League home game vs Crystal Palace is only three days away.
Newcastle United has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Leicester City form and stats
Leicester City have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-4-7 (14 played).
Two trips in a row for Leicester City, whose boss Rodgers could celebrate last time after the Europa Conference League win against PSV. Midfielder Maddison was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Maddison scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that, Leicester secured a home win against Crystal Palace with the score 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Leicester City playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Leicester City wins, three draws and three defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Everton.
Leicester have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 19 goals have been scored.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; Leicester City - Newcastle United 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Newcastle United wins - draws - Leicester City wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 10 goals |  J. Maddison 8 goals |   C. Wilson 6 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
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| Newcastle United | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 34 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 45 |
| 54 | 25 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 28 | 48 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 80% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 45% | 53% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 62% |
| 32% | 40% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 34% |
| 16% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 61% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 79% | 66% |
| 16% | 20% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 7% | 17% |
| 23% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 4.4 | 4 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 12.7 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 34% | 36% |
| 14.2 | 14.8 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
- 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.
- Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle United have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Premier League
- Newcastle United 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 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 52 | 74 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 57 | 73 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 41 | 62 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -3 | 40 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | -9 | 37 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Brentford | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 | Southampton | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 36 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -20 | 34 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 68 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 38 | -30 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 33 | -19 | 28 |
| 18 | Burnley | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -19 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -31 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -43 | 21 |
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- Chronicle Live - (local newspaper)
- Leicester City
- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)
