EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Third Round

Sep 24, 2024 at 7.45pm UK

Poundland Bescot Stadium

Walsall
0 - 0
Leicester

Weir (83'), Jellis (90+1'), Gordon (90+5')

Buonanotte (61'), Okoli (88')

Leicester win 3-0 on penalties

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Salford City 0-2 Walsall
Saturday, September 21 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Leicester City

All competitions

EFL Cup

Last Game: Leicester 1-1 Everton
Saturday, September 21 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

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 48.92%. A win for Walsall had a probability of 27.34% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.01%) and 0-2 (7.75%). The likeliest Walsall win was 2-1 (6.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Leicester City
27.34% ( -0.06)	23.74% ( -0.01)	48.92% ( 0.07)

Both teams to score 58.08% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.54% (

0.02)

43.46% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.14% (

0.02)

65.86% (

-0.02)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.74% (

-0.03)

29.26% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.78% (

-0.04)

65.22% (

0.04)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.1% (

0.04)

17.9% (

-0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.31% (

0.06)

48.69% (

-0.06)

Score Analysis

Walsall 27.34%

Leicester City 48.92%

Draw 23.73%

Walsall	Draw	Leicester City
2-1 @ 6.8% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 6.44% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 3.95% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 2.79% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.4% ( -0) 3-0 @ 1.62% ( -0) Other @ 3.34% Total : 27.34%	1-1 @ 11.07% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.85% ( -0) 0-0 @ 5.24% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.38% Other @ 0.2% Total : 23.73%	1-2 @ 9.53% ( 0) 0-1 @ 9.01% ( 0) 0-2 @ 7.75% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 5.46% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 4.45% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 3.36% ( 0) 1-4 @ 2.35% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 1.91% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 1.44% ( 0) Other @ 3.66% Total : 48.92%