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Leicester vs Barnsley: result 2-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 21Kick-off on December 8, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)King Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire

Leicester
2-2
Barnsley

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What was the result of Leicester vs Barnsley?

Leicester and Barnsley drew 2-2 on December 8, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 9′A. KnockaertLeicester
  • 27′Stephen DawsonBarnsley
  • 39′Reuben Noble-LazarusBarnsley
  • 90′J. VardyLeicester

Official lineup for Leicester vs Barnsley

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Leicester

  1. 14M. Waghorn
  2. 35D. Nugent
  1. 4Daniel Noel Drinkwater
  2. 10A. King
  3. 11Lloyd Dyer
  4. 24A. Knockaert
  1. 2R. De Laet
  2. 3P. Konchesky
  3. 5W. Morgan
  4. 6Zak Whitbread
  1. 1K. Schmeichel

Barnsley

  1. 9C. Davies
  2. 24Reuben Noble-Lazarus
  1. 7Stephen Dawson
  2. 8J. O'Brien
  3. 28J. Greening
  4. 36A. Buzsaky
  1. 3Scott Golbourne
  2. 14S. Wiseman
  3. 25M. Cranie
  4. 34J. Stones
  1. 1L. Steele
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leicester have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Barnsley have 2, 4 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Leicester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 1, 2012Derby(home)4-1Championship
Nov 27, 2012Leeds(away)0-1Championship
Nov 24, 2012Sheffield Wednesday(away)2-0Championship
Nov 17, 2012Ipswich(home)6-0Championship
Nov 10, 2012Nottingham Forest(home)2-2Championship
Barnsley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 1, 2012Watford(away)1-4Championship
Nov 27, 2012Burnley(home)1-1Championship
Nov 24, 2012Cardiff(home)1-2Championship
Nov 17, 2012Bolton(away)1-1Championship
Nov 10, 2012Huddersfield(home)0-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Leicester wins, 1 draw, 1 Barnsley win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 14, 2012Leicester 1-2 BarnsleyChampionship
Sep 10, 2011Barnsley 1-1 LeicesterChampionship

Last archived meeting: Leicester vs Barnsley on Jan 14, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Leicester score 1.9 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Barnsley score 0.9 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Leicester1.90.868/158/15
Barnsley0.91.528/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
23Leicester46121618586846

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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