Leicester and Manchester City will be meeting again, just 8 days after their EFL cup clash. After prevailing on penatlies, this time the Citizens will be much more determined to keep the distance to league leaders Liverpool and will go out looking only for victory.
Leicester vs Manchester City Head to Head
Last 19 H2H games (since 2000) | Last 10 games at Leicester | Last meeting | |
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Leicester | 4 W/ 6 D/ 9 L | 1 W/ 5 D/ 4 L | D |
Manchester City | 9 W/ 6 D/ 4 L | 4 W/ 5 D/ 1 L | D |
Worth mentioning:
The two most recent meetings have been EFL Cup fixtures, both taking place at the King Power Stadium in Leicester and the two of them ending in a 1-1 draw. Six of the last seven games have seen both sides scoring.
Last game between the teams: 18.12.2018 Leicester – Manchester City 1:1 (1:3) after penalties; Kevin De Bruyne 14’ opened the scoring, with Mark Albrighton 73’ bringing the game to penalties. In the shoot-out Fuchs, Madisson and Soyuncu all missed for Leicester.
Last game at this venue: 18.12.2018 Leicester – Manchester City 1:1 (1:3) after penalties; Kevin De Bruyne 14’ opened the scoring, with Mark Albrighton 73’ bringing the game to penalties. In the shoot-out Fuchs, Madisson and Soyuncu all missed for Leicester.
Leicester vs Manchester City Stats
Actual as of: 22.12.2018 | Last game | Last 10 games | Last 5 games home/away |
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Leicester | 22.12.2018 ? | 3 W/ 5 D/ 2 L | 2 W/ 2 D/ 1 L |
Manchester City | 22.12.2018 ? | 7 W/ 2 D/ 1 L | 2 W/ 2 D/ 1 L |
Worth mentioning: Kevin De Bruyne played his first game as a starter after returning from injury and needed just 14 minutes to open the scoring. City are unable to keep a clean sheet in their last 7 games. Leicester are without a win in their last 4 games.
Last game Leicester: 18.12.2018 Leicester – Manchester City 1:1 (1:3) after penalties; Kevin De Bruyne 14’ opened the scoring, with Mark Albrighton 73’ bringing the game to penalties. In the shoot-out Fuchs, Madisson and Soyuncu all missed for Leicester.
Last game Manchester City: 18.12.2018 Leicester – Manchester City 1:1 (1:3) after penalties; Kevin De Bruyne 14’ opened the scoring, with Mark Albrighton 73’ bringing the game to penalties. In the shoot-out Fuchs, Madisson and Soyuncu all missed for Leicester.
Top performers Leicester: James Maddison and Jamie Vardy are the team top scorer with 5 each.
Top performers Manchester City: For the free-scoring Citizens, Raheem Sterling has been directly involved in 15 goals this season (9 goals, 6 assists), Aguero is with 8 goals and 4 assists, while Leroy Sane is the team top provider with 7 assists, while adding 6 goals.
Leicester vs Manchester City News
Missing players Leicester: Ndidi, Chilwell and Amartey will miss the game for the Foxes.
Missing players Manchester City: Ambrose, Bravo, Mendy and David Silva are all injured and will not be able to play.
Leicester vs Manchester City Predictions
Manchester City to win