Leicester City and Spartak Moskva get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic game!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Spartak Moskva, who are travelling more than 3000 kilometers to play this game.
Leicester City form and stats
Last season, Leicester City's Europa League journey ended in the 16th finals against Slavia Praha.2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Leicester City have to build on here at King Power Stadium in the Premier League. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Leicester City has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Leicester City's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Arsenal. Leicester could not believe their lack of luck in the Arsenal match, as they hit the posts three times in the 0-2 defeat. Midfielder Youri Tielemans was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.34 (out of ten) in that game. Tielemans hit five key passes and had 54 successful passes (of 61 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Brighton & Hove Albion (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) that ended 2-2.Leicester are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found five matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew one and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Leicester as they are travelling to their away game against Leeds United in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
Leicester are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. On the other hand, Leicester have conceded 7 goals.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the play-offs.The visitors are W2-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. Total Europa League statistics for Spartak Moskva: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Spartak Moskva played 1-1 against Rostov in their previous match. Defender Georgiy Dzhikiya was the best team player with a rating of 7.71. Dzhikiya won 4 of 6 duels.
A 1-7 defeat away at Zenit before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lokomotiv Moskva in just three days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Spartak Moskva rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 10 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Spartak Moskva - Leicester 3-4 was the end result in these contenders' last head to head match, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 7 goals |   E. Ponce Martínez 4 goals |  Y. Tielemans 3 goals |
Leicester City missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| Leicester City | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 43 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 16 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 14.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 36% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Legia Warszawa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 2 | Napoli | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Southampton | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Leeds United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 4 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | -21 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 29 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | Sochi | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 15 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Rostov | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Khimki | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Ufa | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Ural | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 9 |
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