Premier League: First-class versus below average, at least based on the matches so far. Tottenham Hotspur - Leicester City. Home victory or a shock result?
- Tottenham Hotspur have won all their matches at home so far.
- Leicester City is in the worst form (0-1-5)
The hosts Tottenham Hotspur saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Champions League. That game was an away game at Sporting CP, so at least Spurs are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Perfect Premier League season at home so far for Tottenham Hotspur 3 wins from 3 appearances.
The followers hope that Tottenham Hotspur will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Champions League fixture against Sporting CP. Bentancur (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.31/10. Bentancur dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 56 successful passes (of 64 total).
Before that fixture, a home win against Olympique Marseille in the Champions League.
Goals decide football matches and Tottenham Hotspur are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Tottenham Hotspur have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Leicester City form and stats
No Premier League points yet away for Leicester City, from their first 3 matches. It's a growing despair in Leicester as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Two away games in a row for Leicester City, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-5 versus Brighton & Hove Albion. As you can tell from the result, the match against Brighton & Hove Albion was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? It's not a good sign for Leicester that their goalie Ward pulled off seven saves in the Brighton & Hove Albion match, but still couldn't prevent a beating. The attacker Daka got a match rating of 8.4 in that game. Daka scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A loss against Manchester United was the result prior to that, in a home game.The travelling fans enjoy Leicester City's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. The Leicester defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 11 goals in their away games. Leicester City has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Tottenham Hotspur seven wins, zero draws and Leicester City three victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less. One of the stars has been Kane with 9 goals scored against Leicester City in these 10 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Kane 5 goals |  P. Højbjerg 2 goals |   J. Maddison 2 goals |
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 67% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 6.3 | 9.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.3 | 17.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| 6.2 | 7.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| 32% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | 40% |
| 13.7 | 12.3 | 20 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16 | 12.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 5 |
- All of Leicester City's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Leicester City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Leicester City have lost all their away matches so far.
- Leicester City have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Leicester City have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
- Leicester City have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premier League
- Leicester City have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Leicester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Leicester City is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Tottenham Hotspur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tottenham Hotspur have scored in all their matches so far.
- Tottenham Hotspur have won all their matches at home so far.
- Tottenham Hotspur have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Tottenham Hotspur have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Tottenham Hotspur 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 4 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 1 |
- Leicester City
- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)
