Leicester
1 - 0
Man City

Iheanacho (89' pen.)
Bertrand (50')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Guardiola i Sala (41'), Dias (87'), Fernandinho (88')

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The Match

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 Manchester City win with a probability of 54.3%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Leicester City had a probability of 22.38%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.81%) and 0-2 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.04%), while for a Leicester City win it was 1-0 (6.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.

Result
Leicester City	Draw	Manchester City
22.38%	23.32%	54.3%

Both teams to score 54.13%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.79%

46.21%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.5%

68.5%

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.15%

34.85%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.42%

71.58%

Manchester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.08%

16.92%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.02%

46.98%

Score Analysis

Leicester City 22.38%

Manchester City 54.3%

Draw 23.32%

Leicester City	Draw	Manchester City
1-0 @ 6.22% 2-1 @ 5.82% 2-0 @ 3.28% 3-1 @ 2.05% 3-2 @ 1.82% 3-0 @ 1.15% Other @ 2.05% Total : 22.38%	1-1 @ 11.04% 0-0 @ 5.9% 2-2 @ 5.17% 3-3 @ 1.08% Other @ 0.14% Total : 23.32%	0-1 @ 10.47% 1-2 @ 9.81% 0-2 @ 9.31% 1-3 @ 5.81% 0-3 @ 5.51% 2-3 @ 3.06% 1-4 @ 2.58% 0-4 @ 2.45% 2-4 @ 1.36% 1-5 @ 0.92% Other @ 3.02% Total : 54.3%