Leicester City and Zorya get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
Leicester City have less rest than Zorya in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at King Power Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Zorya have had more rest.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Leicester City form and stats
Leicester City have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. The Leicester manager B. Rodgers might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Leicester are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 182 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Y. Tielemans).
The Leicester City fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at King Power Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Aston Villa. Preceding that match was the home Premier League game against West Ham United that was lost 0-3.
The defeat against Aston Villa was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by R. Barkley).
The manager B. Rodgers will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Arsenal in only three days.
Leicester has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Leicester City have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Zorya form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the play-offs.Things could have gone better for Zorya in their Premier League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Zorya's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Kolos Kovalivka that finished 1-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 5-0 at Lviv.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Zorya as the away team, we found one results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, zero draws and one defeat. The outsiders lost zero of these games by at least two goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rukh Vynnyky in just three days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Zorya are regular goalscorers on their travels. 4 goals have been conceded by Zorya in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 5 goals |   V. Kochergin 3 goals | A. Gromov 2 goals |
Leicester City missing players
Zorya missing players
| Leicester City | Zorya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 11 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 53% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 288 | 159 | Total Shots | T S | 138 | 306 | ||
| 89 | 46 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 108 | ||
| 31% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AEK Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Zorya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Everton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 2 |
| 18 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Vorskla | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Kolos Kovalivka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Mariupol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Desna | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Olimpik Donetsk | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Zorya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Dnipro-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 11 | Inhulets | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 | Minai | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 13 | Rukh Vynnyky | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 |
| 14 | Lviv | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -15 | 1 |
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