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Leicester vs Manchester City: result 4-2 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 15Kick-off on December 10, 2016 at 05:30 PM (UTC)King Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire

Leicester
4-2
Manchester City

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What was the result of Leicester vs Manchester City?

Leicester won 4-2 on December 10, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 3′J. VardyLeicester
  • 5′A. KingLeicester
  • 20′J. VardyLeicester
  • 78′J. VardyLeicester
  • 82′A. KolarovManchester City
  • 90′NolitoManchester City

Official lineup for Leicester vs Manchester City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Leicester

4-4-2
  1. 9J. Vardy
  2. 26R. Mahrez
  1. 19I. Slimani
  2. 13D. Amartey
  3. 11M. Albrighton
  4. 10A. King
  1. 5W. Morgan
  2. 17D. Simpson
  3. 28C. Fuchs
  4. 6R. Huth
  1. 21R. Zieler

Manchester City

3-3-1-3
  1. 72K. Ịheanachọ
  2. 17K. De Bruyne
  3. 8İ. Gündoğan
  1. 6Fernando
  1. 15Jesús Navas
  2. 21David Silva
  3. 24J. Stones
  1. 11A. Kolarov
  2. 5P. Zabaleta
  3. 3B. Sagna
  1. 1C. Bravo
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leicester have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Manchester City have 5, 6 and 4.

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

Leicester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 7, 2016FC Porto(away)0-5UEFA Champions League
Dec 3, 2016Sunderland(away)1-2Premier League
Nov 26, 2016Middlesbrough(home)2-2Premier League
Nov 22, 2016Club Brugge KV(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Nov 19, 2016Watford(away)1-2Premier League
Manchester City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 6, 2016Celtic(home)1-1UEFA Champions League
Dec 3, 2016Chelsea(home)1-3Premier League
Nov 26, 2016Burnley(away)2-1Premier League
Nov 23, 2016Borussia Mönchengladbach(away)1-1UEFA Champions League
Nov 19, 2016Crystal Palace(away)2-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Leicester win, 1 draw, 3 Manchester City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 6, 2016Manchester City 1-3 LeicesterPremier League
Dec 29, 2015Leicester 0-0 Manchester CityPremier League
Mar 4, 2015Manchester City 2-0 LeicesterPremier League
Dec 13, 2014Leicester 0-1 Manchester CityPremier League
Dec 17, 2013Leicester 1-3 Manchester CityLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Leicester on Feb 6, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Leicester score 1.1 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Leicester1.11.849/1510/15
Manchester City1.51.5111/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Manchester City10703211321

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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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