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Leicester vs Liverpool: result 1-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 1, 2018 at 11:30 AM (UTC)King Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire

Leicester
1-2
Liverpool

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What was the result of Leicester vs Liverpool?

Liverpool won 1-2 on September 1, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 10′S. ManéLiverpool
  • 45′Roberto FirminoLiverpool
  • 63′R. GhezzalLeicester

Official lineup for Leicester vs Liverpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Leicester

4-2-3-1
  1. 10J. Maddison
  1. 7D. Gray
  2. 25W. Ndidi
  3. 31R. Ghezzal
  1. 24N. Mendy
  2. 11M. Albrighton
  1. 3B. Chilwell
  2. 14Ricardo Pereira
  3. 15H. Maguire
  4. 5W. Morgan
  1. 1K. Schmeichel

Liverpool

4-3-3
  1. 10S. Mané
  2. 11Mohamed Salah
  3. 9Roberto Firmino
  1. 14J. Henderson
  2. 5G. Wijnaldum
  3. 7J. Milner
  1. 66T. Alexander-Arnold
  2. 12J. Gomez
  3. 26A. Robertson
  4. 4V. van Dijk
  1. 13Alisson Becker
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leicester have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Liverpool have 9, 2 and 4.

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

Leicester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2018Fleetwood Town(home)4-0League Cup
Aug 25, 2018Southampton(away)2-1Premier League
Aug 18, 2018Wolves(home)2-0Premier League
Aug 10, 2018Manchester United(away)1-2Premier League
May 13, 2018Tottenham(away)4-5Premier League
Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 25, 2018Brighton(home)1-0Premier League
Aug 20, 2018Crystal Palace(away)2-0Premier League
Aug 12, 2018West Ham(home)4-0Premier League
Jul 28, 2018Manchester United(away)4-1International Champions Cup
Jul 26, 2018Manchester City(away)2-1International Champions Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Leicester wins, 0 draws, 3 Liverpool wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 30, 2017Liverpool 2-1 LeicesterPremier League
Sep 23, 2017Leicester 2-3 LiverpoolPremier League
Sep 19, 2017Leicester 2-0 LiverpoolLeague Cup
Feb 27, 2017Leicester 3-1 LiverpoolPremier League
Sep 10, 2016Liverpool 4-1 LeicesterPremier League
Feb 2, 2016Leicester 2-0 LiverpoolPremier League

Last archived meeting: Liverpool vs Leicester on Dec 30, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Leicester score 1.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Liverpool score 2.2 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Leicester1.71.649/1510/15
Liverpool2.21.268/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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9Liverpool6231779

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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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