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Premier League | Gameweek 19
Dec 26, 2021 at 3pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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Man City
6 - 3
Leicester

De Bruyne (5'), Mahrez (14' pen.), Gundogan (21'), Sterling (25' pen., 87'), Laporte (69')
Fernandinho (90+1')
FT(HT: 4-0)
Maddison (55'), Lookman (59'), Iheanacho (65')
Vestergaard (45'), Maddison (75')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Leicester City.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Sunday's Premier League clash with Leicester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the Premier League fixture with Leicester City on Boxing Day.

We said: Manchester City 2-0 Leicester City

After putting seven past Leeds and netting four versus Newcastle, there is no reason to expect City to slow down heading in to 2022, and the home side can pick up three points against hit-and-miss opponents even if they are not at their free-flowing best. Leicester's troubles will go on, as even a vast improvement in James Maddison's performances of late cannot help them match a multi-talented side on top form - particularly given their defensive difficulties. 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 Manchester City win with a probability of 71.78%. A draw had a probability of 15.7% and a win for Leicester City had a probability of 12.57%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.43%) and 3-1 (8.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.67%), while for a Leicester City win it was 1-2 (3.57%). The actual scoreline of 6-3 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawLeicester City
71.78%15.65%12.57%
Both teams to score 61.22%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
72.54%27.46%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
51.93%48.07%
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.26%6.74%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
75.08%24.93%
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.65%34.36%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.94%71.06%
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 71.78%
    Leicester City 12.57%
    Draw 15.65%
Manchester CityDrawLeicester City
2-1 @ 9%
2-0 @ 8.43%
3-1 @ 8.09%
3-0 @ 7.58%
1-0 @ 6.25%
4-1 @ 5.46%
4-0 @ 5.11%
3-2 @ 4.32%
5-1 @ 2.95%
4-2 @ 2.92%
5-0 @ 2.76%
5-2 @ 1.57%
6-1 @ 1.32%
6-0 @ 1.24%
4-3 @ 1.04%
Other @ 3.75%
Total : 71.78%
1-1 @ 6.67%
2-2 @ 4.81%
0-0 @ 2.32%
3-3 @ 1.54%
Other @ 0.31%
Total : 15.65%
1-2 @ 3.57%
0-1 @ 2.47%
2-3 @ 1.71%
0-2 @ 1.32%
1-3 @ 1.27%
Other @ 2.23%
Total : 12.57%

How you voted: Man City vs Leicester

Manchester City
77.8%
Draw
11.9%
Leicester City
10.3%
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Head to Head
Sep 11, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 4
Leicester
0-1
Man City

Soyuncu (75')
Silva (62')
Rodri (26'), Laporte (38')
Aug 7, 2021 5.15pm
Final
Leicester
1-0
Man City
Iheanacho (89' pen.)
Bertrand (50')

Guardiola i Sala (41'), Dias (87'), Fernandinho (88')
Apr 3, 2021 5.30pm
Gameweek 30
Leicester
0-2
Man City

Ndidi (32'), Amartey (87')
Mendy (58'), Jesus (74')
Ederson (73'), Fernandinho (82'), Rodri (90')
Sep 27, 2020 4.30pm
Gameweek 3
Man City
2-5
Leicester
Mahrez (4'), Ake (84')
Ake (60')
Vardy (37' pen., 54', 58'), Maddison (77'), Tielemans (88' pen.)
Tielemans (22'), Soyuncu (47'), Amartey (51')
Feb 22, 2020 5.30pm
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