LEICESTER. Leicester City and Aston Villa didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Leicester City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the collaboration of Richard West and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 5 Total 11
- 1 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 121 Attack 73
- 42 Dangerous attack 38
- 95 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
Fouls
- 15 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Leicester City had a strong ball possession 64% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Leicester City to win the match.
Leicester City shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 3 yellow cards (N. Mendy, K. Dewsbury-Hall and J. Maddison). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (D. Luiz and L. Bailey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Leicester City will have 42 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Aston Villa will have 37 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Leicester City will play away against Tottenham Hotspur on the 1st of May with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (3 draws).
Aston Villa will host Norwich City on the 30th of April with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
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Leicester City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: P. Daka for J. Vardy (71′), A. Lookman for H. Barnes (80′) and Y. Tielemans for A. Perez (86′).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
Aston Villa started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Steven Gerrard played with: .
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 3 changes: D. Luiz for T. Iroegbunam (76′), Coutinho for E. Buendia (79′) and J. Ramsey for M. Nakamba (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Arsenal – Manchester United – 3-1
- Brentford – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-0
- Leicester City – Aston Villa – 0-0
- Manchester City – Watford – 5-1
- Norwich City – Newcastle United – 0-3
