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Premier League | Gameweek 1
Aug 7, 2022 at 2pm UK
King Power Stadium
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Leicester
2 - 2
Brentford

Castagne (33'), Dewsbury-Hall (46')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Toney (62'), Dasilva (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Leicester City and Brentford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Leicester City 2-1 Brentford

Given the uncertainty at the King Power Stadium, Brentford will fancy their chances of causing an upset in the East Midlands. However, Leicester still possess plenty of quality players, and that should be enough to help them edge this contest by the odd goal in three. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 59.67%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Brentford had a probability of 17.58%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.3%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.8%), while for a Brentford win it was 0-1 (5.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.

Result
Leicester CityDrawBrentford
59.67% (1.379 1.38) 22.74% (-0.409 -0.41) 17.58% (-0.969 -0.97)
Both teams to score 48.33% (-0.522 -0.52)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.9% (0.219 0.22)50.1% (-0.218 -0.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.93% (0.193 0.19)72.07% (-0.194 -0.19)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.58% (0.559 0.56)16.42% (-0.557 -0.56)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.91% (0.995 0.99)46.09% (-0.994 -0.99)
Brentford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.83% (-1.017 -1.02)42.17% (1.017 1.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.41% (-0.891 -0.89)78.58% (0.89200000000001 0.89)
Score Analysis
    Leicester City 59.67%
    Brentford 17.58%
    Draw 22.74%
Leicester CityDrawBrentford
1-0 @ 12.51% (0.13 0.13)
2-0 @ 11.3% (0.32 0.32)
2-1 @ 9.76% (0.004999999999999 0)
3-0 @ 6.81% (0.311 0.31)
3-1 @ 5.88% (0.111 0.11)
4-0 @ 3.07% (0.195 0.2)
4-1 @ 2.65% (0.098 0.1)
3-2 @ 2.54% (-0.022 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.15% (0.011 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.11% (0.09 0.09)
5-1 @ 0.96% (0.052 0.05)
Other @ 1.94%
Total : 59.67%
1-1 @ 10.8% (-0.2 -0.2)
0-0 @ 6.93% (-0.061 -0.06)
2-2 @ 4.21% (-0.118 -0.12)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 22.74%
0-1 @ 5.98% (-0.224 -0.22)
1-2 @ 4.66% (-0.219 -0.22)
0-2 @ 2.58% (-0.173 -0.17)
1-3 @ 1.34% (-0.103 -0.1)
2-3 @ 1.21% (-0.069 -0.07)
Other @ 1.8%
Total : 17.58%

How you voted: Leicester vs Brentford

Leicester City
69.3%
Draw
15.0%
Brentford
15.7%
306
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CManchester CityMan City38287396346291
2Arsenal38285591296289
3Liverpool382410486414582
4Aston Villa382081076611568
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs382061274611366
6Chelsea381891177631463
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle381861485622360
8Manchester UnitedMan Utd38186145758-160
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham381410146074-1452
10Crystal Palace381310155758-149
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton381212145562-748
12Bournemouth38139165467-1348
13Fulham38138175561-647
14Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38137185065-1546
15Everton38139164051-1140
16Brentford38109195665-939
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3899204967-1832
RLuton TownLuton3868245285-3326
RBurnley3859244178-3724
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd38372835104-6916


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