Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 8

Sep 17, 2022 at 5.30pm UK

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Spurs
6 - 2
Leicester

Kane (8'), Dier (21'), Bentancur (47'), Heung-min (73', 84', 87')

FT(HT: 2-2)

Tielemans (6' pen.), Maddison (41')

Reaction

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers on September 17, 2022

Brendan Rodgers accepts he is under pressure after Tottenham Hotspur loss

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers accepts that his job at the King Power Stadium is under threat due to the team's struggles.

Sep 18, 08:57

Son Heung-min celebrates scoring for Tottenham Hotspur on September 17, 2022

Antonio Conte jokes about future bench role for Son Heung-min

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte jokes that he will start Son Heung-min on the bench more often following his 13-minute hat-trick against Leicester City.

Sep 17, 21:12

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Tottenham Hotspur

Last Six:

Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Spurs
Tuesday, September 13 at 5.45pm in Champions League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Manchester City	6	14	14
3	Tottenham Hotspur	6	7	14
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	6	13

Leicester City

Last Six:

Last Game: Brighton 5-2 Leicester
Sunday, September 4 at 2pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	West Ham United	6	-5	4
19	Nottingham Forest	7	-11	4
20	Leicester City	6	-8	1

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 Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 64.97%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Leicester City had a probability of 16.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.52%) and 1-0 (8.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.7%), while for a Leicester City win it was 1-2 (4.48%). The actual scoreline of 6-2 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Tottenham Hotspur would win this match.

Result
Tottenham Hotspur	Draw	Leicester City
64.97% ( 1.77)	19.01% ( -0.71)	16.02% ( -1.06)

Both teams to score 57.54% (

0.15)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

63.73% (

1.32)

36.27% (

-1.32)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

41.61% (

1.43)

58.39% (

-1.43)

Tottenham Hotspur Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.5% (

0.84)

10.5% (

-0.84)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

65.84% (

1.86)

34.16% (

-1.85)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.29% (

-0.44)

35.7% (

0.44)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.52% (

-0.45)

72.48% (

0.46)

Score Analysis

Tottenham Hotspur 64.97%

Leicester City 16.02%

Draw 19.01%

Tottenham Hotspur	Draw	Leicester City
2-1 @ 9.81% ( -0.07) 2-0 @ 9.52% ( 0.05) 1-0 @ 8.45% ( -0.25) 3-1 @ 7.37% ( 0.2) 3-0 @ 7.15% ( 0.28) 4-1 @ 4.15% ( 0.25) 4-0 @ 4.03% ( 0.29) 3-2 @ 3.79% ( 0.06) 4-2 @ 2.14% ( 0.11) 5-1 @ 1.87% ( 0.17) 5-0 @ 1.82% ( 0.19) 5-2 @ 0.96% ( 0.08) Other @ 3.91% Total : 64.97%	1-1 @ 8.7% ( -0.37) 2-2 @ 5.05% ( -0.1) 0-0 @ 3.75% ( -0.25) 3-3 @ 1.3% ( 0) Other @ 0.21% Total : 19.01%	1-2 @ 4.48% ( -0.25) 0-1 @ 3.86% ( -0.31) 0-2 @ 1.99% ( -0.18) 2-3 @ 1.73% ( -0.05) 1-3 @ 1.54% ( -0.1) Other @ 2.42% Total : 16.02%