FA Cup

FA Cup | Fifth Round

Feb 28, 2023 at 7.30pm UK

King Power Stadium

Leicester
1 - 2
Blackburn

Iheanacho (67')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Dolan (33'), Szmodics (52')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Leicester City

All competitions

FA Cup

Last Game: Leicester 0-1 Arsenal
Saturday, February 25 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

FA Cup

Last Game: QPR 1-3 Blackburn
Saturday, February 25 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 46%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 29.22% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.29%) and 2-0 (7.64%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.

Result
Leicester City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
46% ( 0.01)	24.78% ( -0.01)	29.22%

Both teams to score 55.94% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.1% (

0.06)

46.89% (

-0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.85% (

0.05)

69.15% (

-0.05)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.54% (

0.03)

20.45% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.09% (

0.05)

52.91% (

-0.05)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.32% (

0.03)

29.67% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.27% (

0.03)

65.72% (

-0.03)

Score Analysis

Leicester City 46%

Blackburn Rovers 29.22%

Draw 24.78%

Leicester City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 9.63% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 9.29% ( 0) 2-0 @ 7.64% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.91% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.04% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.98% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.95% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.61% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.18% ( 0) Other @ 2.76% Total : 46%	1-1 @ 11.7% 0-0 @ 6.07% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.64% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.21% ( 0) Other @ 0.16% Total : 24.78%	0-1 @ 7.37% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 7.11% ( 0) 0-2 @ 4.48% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.88% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.28% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.81% Other @ 3.28% Total : 29.22%