EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 29, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Prenton Park

Tranmere
0 - 2
Leicester

Jennings (62'), Davies (64'), Merrie (90+4')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Ndidi (55'), Vardy (59')
Faes (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Tranmere Rovers and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Tranmere Rovers

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Notts County 2-1 Tranmere
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Top scorers

Leicester City

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Rotherham 1-2 Leicester
Saturday, August 26 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 49.49%. A win for Tranmere Rovers had a probability of 26.06% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.54%) and 0-2 (8.47%). The likeliest Tranmere Rovers win was 1-0 (7.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.58%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Leicester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Leicester City.

Result
Tranmere Rovers	Draw	Leicester City
26.06% ( 0.01)	24.46% ( 0.01)	49.49% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 54.55% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.4% (

-0.01)

47.6% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.2% (

-0.01)

69.8% (

0.01)

Tranmere Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.58% (

32.42% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.06%

68.94% (

0.01)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.73% (

-0)

19.28% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.99% (

-0.01)

51.01% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Tranmere Rovers 26.06%

Leicester City 49.48%

Draw 24.45%

Tranmere Rovers	Draw	Leicester City
1-0 @ 7.04% ( 0) 2-1 @ 6.53% ( 0) 2-0 @ 3.96% ( 0) 3-1 @ 2.45% 3-2 @ 2.02% 3-0 @ 1.49% Other @ 2.57% Total : 26.06%	1-1 @ 11.58% 0-0 @ 6.25% ( 0) 2-2 @ 5.37% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.11% Other @ 0.14% Total : 24.45%	0-1 @ 10.28% 1-2 @ 9.54% ( -0) 0-2 @ 8.47% 1-3 @ 5.24% ( -0) 0-3 @ 4.65% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.95% ( -0) 1-4 @ 2.16% ( -0) 0-4 @ 1.91% ( -0) 2-4 @ 1.21% ( -0) Other @ 3.08% Total : 49.48%