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Leicester City and Crystal Palace meet at King Power Stadium, in a match for the 27 th round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league on 15-12-2018, Crystal Palace won at home against (1-0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates total equilibrium between these two teams, since there were 2 victories for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 12-16-2017, for the Premier League, which ended in a Crystal Palace victory by (0-3). The goals of the match were scored by C. Benteke (19 ‘), W. Zaha (40’) and B. Sako (90 ‘) for Crystal Palace. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Crystal Palace presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Leicester City:
The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 32 points won, after 9 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Manchester United, by (0-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Tottenham Hotspur, by (3-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 14 conceded. For the league, Leicester City won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 18 times and only managed 3 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 6 of their 13 goals between minutes (0′-15 ‘).
The Leicester comes to this match with a 3-1 defeat in the displacement to Tottenham, adding the fifth consecutive game without beating the English championship: Jamie Vardy scored the only goal of the team. The whole house presents competition in the offensive sector and, in addition, the defensive line has acted with great quality: Maguire is the patron of the defense. It is inevitable to highlight Ricardo Pereira, responsible for making much of the right flank. On the other hand, the English Jamie Vardy is the great highlight of Leicester, with 8 goals. For this game the coach can not count on Amartey and Albringhton, both injured.
Crystal Palace:
After 7 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses, the away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 27 points won. In the last match, they have tied at home against West Ham United by (1-1), after in the previous match they have won at home, in a match against Fulham, by (2-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 12 suffered. In their last match, for the FA Cup, they got a home win against Doncaster Rovers by (0-2). In the last 10 away league matches Crystal Palace has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (5 out of 13 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 13 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 18 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Crystal Palace comes to this game with a victory, by 0-2, in the displacement of the Doncaster, advancing in this way to the next phase of the Cup of England. In the last match for the championship, the visitors drew 1-1 against West Ham. In this away game, coach Roy Hodgson must keep the team in 4-3-3, favoring the defensive organization and counterattacks by the flanks. Midfielder Luka Milivojevic is the best scorer of the Crystal Palace, with 7 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Souare, Speroni and Wickham, due to injury.
Leicester vs Crystal Palace head to head matches
15.12.18 PL Crystal Palace Leicester 1 : 0
28.04.18 PL Crystal Palace Leicester 5 : 0
16.12.17 PL Leicester Crystal Palace 0 : 3
15.04.17 PL Crystal Palace Leicester 2 : 2
22.10.16 PL Leicester Crystal Palace 3 : 1