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Premier League | Gameweek 30
Apr 2, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Etihad Stadium
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Man City
2 - 0
Leicester

Grealish (2'), Marmoush (29')
Gonzalez (80')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Vardy (34'), Justin (71'), Thomas (77'), Skipp (89')

The Match

Match Report

Jack Grealish ends a 16-month goalscoring drought in the Premier League as Manchester City ease past Leicester City with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday night.

Team News

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

Preview

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

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Leicester City could line up for Wednesday night's Premier League trip to current champions Manchester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with relegation-threatened Leicester City on Wednesday night.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Bournemouth 1-2 Man City
Sunday, March 30 at 4.30pm in FA Cup

Leicester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Leicester 0-3 Man Utd
Sunday, March 16 at 7pm in Premier League

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 81.87%. A draw had a probability of 11% and a win for Leicester City had a probability of 7.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 3-0 with a probability of 8.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (8.14%) and 2-0 (8.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.6%), while for a Leicester City win it was 1-2 (2.14%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Manchester City in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Manchester City.

Result
Manchester CityDrawLeicester City
81.87% (-0.55500000000001 -0.56)11.03% (0.194 0.19)7.1% (0.363 0.36)
Both teams to score 58.22% (1.372 1.37)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
78.8% (0.54000000000001 0.54)21.19% (-0.538 -0.54)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
60.22% (0.75 0.75)39.78% (-0.747 -0.75)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
96.15% (0.021999999999991 0.02)3.85% (-0.019 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
83.61% (0.063000000000002 0.06)16.39% (-0.059999999999999 -0.06)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.55% (1.416 1.42)39.45% (-1.413 -1.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.86% (1.291 1.29)76.14% (-1.288 -1.29)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 81.87%
    Leicester City 7.1%
    Draw 11.03%
Manchester CityDrawLeicester City
3-0 @ 8.75% (-0.317 -0.32)
3-1 @ 8.14% (0.024999999999999 0.02)
2-0 @ 8.06% (-0.304 -0.3)
2-1 @ 7.49% (0.012 0.01)
4-0 @ 7.12% (-0.247 -0.25)
4-1 @ 6.63% (0.03 0.03)
1-0 @ 4.95% (-0.194 -0.19)
5-0 @ 4.64% (-0.154 -0.15)
5-1 @ 4.32% (0.025 0.03)
3-2 @ 3.78% (0.154 0.15)
4-2 @ 3.08% (0.13 0.13)
6-0 @ 2.52% (-0.08 -0.08)
6-1 @ 2.34% (0.018 0.02)
5-2 @ 2.01% (0.087 0.09)
7-0 @ 1.17% (-0.035 -0.04)
7-1 @ 1.09% (0.01 0.01)
6-2 @ 1.09% (0.049 0.05)
4-3 @ 0.96% (0.074 0.07)
Other @ 3.75%
Total : 81.87%
1-1 @ 4.6%
2-2 @ 3.49% (0.137 0.14)
0-0 @ 1.52% (-0.062 -0.06)
3-3 @ 1.17% (0.09 0.09)
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 11.03%
1-2 @ 2.14% (0.081 0.08)
0-1 @ 1.41% (-0.002 -0)
2-3 @ 1.08% (0.082 0.08)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 7.1%

How you voted: Man City vs Leicester

Manchester City
90.8%
Draw
3.8%
Leicester City
5.4%
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