Leicester vs Sheffield Utd: result 1-0 and analysis
FA Cup5th RoundKick-off on February 16, 2018 at 07:45 PM (UTC)King Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire
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What was the result of Leicester vs Sheffield Utd?
Leicester won 1-0 on February 16, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 66′J. VardyLeicester
Official lineup for Leicester vs Sheffield Utd
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Leicester
- 7D. Gray
- 8K. Ịheanachọ
- 9J. Vardy
- 21Iborra
- 25W. Ndidi
- 26R. Mahrez
- 2D. Simpson
- 3B. Chilwell
- 5W. Morgan
- 15H. Maguire
- 1K. Schmeichel
Sheffield Utd
- 11Clayton Andrew Donaldson
- 12J. Wilson
- 7J. Lundstram
- 44S. Carruthers
- 2G. Baldock
- 3E. Stevens
- 5J. O'Connell
- 6C. Basham
- 13Jake Maxwell Wright
- 24D. Lafferty
- 27J. Blackman
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Leicester have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2018 | Manchester City(away) | 1-5 | Premier League |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Swansea(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Everton(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Jan 27, 2018 | Peterborough(away) | 5-1 | FA Cup |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Watford(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2018 | Leeds(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Wolves(away) | 0-3 | Championship |
| Jan 30, 2018 | Aston Villa(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Jan 27, 2018 | Preston(home) | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Norwich(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Leicester win, 0 draws, 0 Sheffield Utd wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2017 | Sheffield Utd 1-4 Leicester | League Cup |
Last archived meeting: Sheffield Utd vs Leicester on Aug 22, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Leicester score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.0 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 1.7 | 1.4 | 5 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
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