Leicester City vs Manchester United PREDICTIONS / 05.02.2017
Leicester City and Manchester United meet at King Power Stadium in a match for the 24th round of the Barclays Premier League. Manchester United won at home (4-1) last time they faced each other in this edition of the league on 24-09-2016. The record of recent direct clashes favors the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches has won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1. Special attention is needed for the home / away condition as both teams show significantly different results in their home games and out.
Leicester City
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses, the home team is in 16th place, having won 21 points. In the last match, they lost with Burnley away by (1-0), after in the previous game to have lost out in a match against Southampton, by (3-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 13 goals scored and 27 conceded, against 8 wins, 4 draws And 3 home defeats, with 22 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 home games for the league, Leicester City have 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, having seized 17 points out of 30. In his home games there are some frequent scorers at half-time: 1-0 (4 out of 11 matches) and 0-0 (4 out of 11 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. This is a team that scores a few times first and they only managed to open the scoring in 5 of their last 23 games for the Barclays Premier League, of those 5 reached the break in advantage in all and won in the late 90 ‘in all. In 23 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the scoring in the 15 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 home games in this competition there are 1 highlights: he has conceded 5 of his 13 goals in minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Leicester City enter this unmotivated round after a 1-0 away defeat on their visit to the Burnley field. The English Vardy is the main reference of attack of the house team, being that its quality of clearing and finishing is enviable. It’s no wonder that Leicester City opted to play a 4-4-2 tactical design to channel their offensive process through midfield. The coach of the home team, will not be able to count on Slimani and Ulloa for being injured.
Manchester United
After 11 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 6th place, having won 42 points. In the last match, they drew with Hull City at home (0-0), after their previous match tied it out in a game against Stoke for (1-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 20 goals scored and 17 conceded. Already inside the home, it won 10 wins and 5 draws, with a total of 32 goals scored and 7 conceded. In the last 10 away games for the championship Manchester United have recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, having won 18 points out of 30.
For this competition, do not lose as a visitor makes 6 games. In his league appearances as a visitor the most frequent result in the break was 0-1 (4 out of 11 matches). His attack has marked regularly, since he has managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 23 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 7 games in which he conceded the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 11 matches played as a visitor to this competition: he has conceded 5 of his 12 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Manchester United enter into this game after a 0-0 home draw at the Hull reception. The visiting team used to play the 4-3-3 tactic to favor rapid transitions, especially through their sidelines. One of the strengths of the visiting team is how they can end the dangerous situations they create. It is expected that the three most advanced players, whether Rashford, Ibrahimovic and Mkhitaryan, giving the Manchester team several chances to create danger. The Manchester United manager will not be able to count on Wilson for being injured.
Last 10 direct matches between Leicester City vs Manchester United (only 8 direct macthes)
24/09/16, 13:30 Manchester United – Leicester City FT 4 : 1 (4 : 0) (0 : 1)
07/08/16, 17:00 Leicester City – Manchester United FT 1 : 2 (0 : 1) (1 : 1)
01/05/16, 15:05 Manchester United – Leicester City FT 1 : 1 (1 : 1) (0 : 0)
28/11/15, 18:30 Leicester City – Manchester United FT 1 : 1 (1 : 1) (0 : 0)
31/01/15, 16:00 Manchester United – Leicester City FT 3 : 1 (3 : 0) (0 : 1)
21/09/14, 14:30 Leicester City – Manchester United FT 5 : 3 (1 : 2) (4 : 1)
13/04/04, 21:00 Manchester U – Leicester FT 1 : 0 (0 : 0) (1 : 0)
27/09/03, 16:00 Leicester – Manchester U FT 1 : 4 (0 : 3)
