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Sean Dyche felt Leicester City game 'got away from us'
Burnley manager Sean Dyche admits that his squad did not get to the levels needed during their recent 2-0 loss against Leicester City.
Mar 2, 14:09
Nick Pope feels Burnley 'could have done a bit more' against Leicester
Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope admitted that the Clarets could have done more during their recent 2-0 loss against Leicester City on Wednesday.
Mar 2, 13:54
Brendan Rodgers explains why he dropped James Maddison against Burnley
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers explains why he left James Maddison out of the starting lineup for the midweek encounter with Burnley.
Mar 2, 13:40
Brendan Rodgers provides Ricardo Pereira injury update
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers gives an update on the fitness of Ricardo Pereira after he was substituted at halftime against Burnley in midweek.
Mar 2, 13:24
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Premier League clash between Burnley and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
We said: Burnley 0-2 Leicester City
With Leicester hoping to be boosted by several major returns from injury, a Burnley side lacking a proper presence up top will surely fall short again once more. The Clarets have their own COVID-19 cluster to worry about, and confidence will not exactly be high after bowing out of the FA Cup to lower-league opposition, so a win and clean sheet should be on the menu for Leicester. Read more.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 45.99%. A win for Burnley had a probability of 29.21% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.28%) and 0-2 (7.66%). The likeliest Burnley win was 1-0 (7.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.7% 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 | ||
| Burnley | Draw | Leicester City |
| 29.21% | 24.8% | 45.99% |
| Both teams to score 55.86% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
