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Leicester vs Birmingham: result 1-0 and analysis

FA Cup5th RoundKick-off on March 4, 2020 at 07:45 PM (UTC)King Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire

Leicester
1-0
Birmingham

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What was the result of Leicester vs Birmingham?

Leicester won 1-0 on March 4, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 82′Ricardo PereiraLeicester

Official lineup for Leicester vs Birmingham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Leicester

4-1-4-1
  1. 14K. Ịheanachọ
  1. 10J. Maddison
  2. 7D. Gray
  3. 25W. Ndidi
  4. 26D. Praet
  1. 11M. Albrighton
  1. 3B. Chilwell
  2. 4Ç. Söyüncü
  3. 21Ricardo Pereira
  4. 6J. Evans
  1. 1K. Schmeichel

Birmingham

4-4-2
  1. 40S. Hogan
  2. 10L. Jutkiewicz
  1. 34I. Šunjić
  2. 18K. Mrabti
  3. 6M. Kieftenbeld
  4. 2W. Harding
  1. 14J. Clarke-Salter
  2. 3K. Pedersen
  3. 5M. Colin
  4. 12H. Dean
  1. 1Lee Camp
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leicester have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Birmingham have 5, 8 and 2.

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

Leicester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 28, 2020Norwich(away)0-1Premier League
Feb 22, 2020Manchester City(home)0-1Premier League
Feb 14, 2020Wolves(away)0-0Premier League
Feb 1, 2020Chelsea(home)2-2Premier League
Jan 28, 2020Aston Villa(away)1-2League Cup
Birmingham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 29, 2020QPR(away)2-2Championship
Feb 26, 2020Millwall(away)0-0Championship
Feb 22, 2020Sheffield Wednesday(home)3-3Championship
Feb 15, 2020Brentford(home)1-1Championship
Feb 11, 2020Barnsley(away)1-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Leicester wins, 2 draws, 1 Birmingham win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 28, 2014Birmingham 1-2 LeicesterChampionship
Aug 24, 2013Leicester 3-2 BirminghamChampionship
Apr 12, 2013Leicester 2-2 BirminghamChampionship
Oct 20, 2012Birmingham 1-1 LeicesterChampionship
Mar 13, 2012Leicester 3-1 BirminghamChampionship
Oct 16, 2011Birmingham 2-0 LeicesterChampionship

Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Leicester on Jan 28, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Leicester score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.8 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Leicester1.31.348/159/15
Birmingham1.81.5312/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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