EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Last 16

Oct 27, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

King Power Stadium

Leicester
2 - 2
Brighton

Barnes (6'), Lookman (45+5')
Mendy (77'), Iheanacho (89')

FT
(aet)

Webster (45+3'), Mwepu (71')

Leicester win 4-2 on penalties

Leicester City scrape past Brighton & Hove Albion on penalty shootout

Leicester City advance to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup thanks to a penalty shootout win over Brighton & Hove Albion after a 2-2 draw.

Oct 27, 22:39

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 40.15%. A win for Brighton & Hove Albion had a probability of 33.65% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.59%) and 2-0 (6.93%). The likeliest Brighton & Hove Albion win was 0-1 (9.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.45%).

Result
Leicester City	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
40.15%	26.2%	33.65%

Both teams to score 53.18%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.66%

51.34%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.83%

73.17%

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.83%

25.17%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.11%

59.89%

Brighton & Hove Albion Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.07%

28.93%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.19%

64.81%

Score Analysis

Leicester City 40.14%

Brighton & Hove Albion 33.66%

Draw 26.19%

Leicester City	Draw	Brighton & Hove Albion
1-0 @ 10.04% 2-1 @ 8.59% 2-0 @ 6.93% 3-1 @ 3.95% 3-0 @ 3.19% 3-2 @ 2.45% 4-1 @ 1.36% 4-0 @ 1.1% Other @ 2.53% Total : 40.14%	1-1 @ 12.45% 0-0 @ 7.28% 2-2 @ 5.33% 3-3 @ 1.01% Other @ 0.12% Total : 26.19%	0-1 @ 9.03% 1-2 @ 7.73% 0-2 @ 5.6% 1-3 @ 3.2% 0-3 @ 2.32% 2-3 @ 2.2% 1-4 @ 0.99% Other @ 2.59% Total : 33.66%