Leicester v Manchester City result

Full-time · Leicester 2–1 Manchester City

Premier League · Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:00 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Leicester 2–1 Manchester City — Leicester won this Premier League match.

Next for Leicester: Luton v Leicester, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Leicester 2–1 Manchester City · Premier League
Referee: Mike Dean, England
Head-to-head (last 4): Leicester 0 · draws 2 · Manchester City 2 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Leicester 1W 2D 2L · Manchester City 2W 1D 2L

Leicester 2–1 Manchester City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.88

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.5 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 9.13

Corners

against 7 / 2.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.86 / 5.5

Shots on target

against 3 / 3.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.43 / 0.75

Cards

against 1 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Leicester for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 7 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	9.13 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.71 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.5 for · 8.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.86 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.5 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.25 for · 7.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.43 for · 1 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Leicester

Leicester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Iborra n 8	45.3	2.7 4/4	0.7 2/1	—
S. Okazaki n 8	20	2.3 3/1	1.1 1/1	—
Adrien Silva n 8	78.8	1.9 6/4	0.9 5/1	—
Ç. Söyüncü n 8	66.6	1.9 5/4	0.8 4/1	—
J. Evans n 8	85.8	1.7 6/3	1.2 4/2	—

Leicester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Gray n 8	63.9	2.3 6/5	0.5 3/0
R. Ghezzal n 8	48.5	2.3 5/4	0.7 2/1
S. Okazaki n 8	20	2.3 4/0	1.7 3/0
J. Vardy n 8	74.4	2 7/5	1.4 7/2
W. Ndidi n 8	86	1.8 7/4	0.1 1/0

Leicester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Okazaki n 8	20	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
J. Vardy n 8	74.4	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
J. Maddison n 8	68	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Albrighton n 8	65.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Christian Fuchs n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Leicester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ricardo Pereira n 8	79.9	4.2 8/6
W. Ndidi n 8	86	3.3 7/6
M. Albrighton n 8	65.5	2.7 7/5
Adrien Silva n 8	78.8	2.6 8/5
H. Choudhury n 8	52.1	2.6 7/4

Leicester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Danny Ward n 5	90	2.4 4/2
K. Schmeichel n 8	90	2 4/2

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Fernandinho n 8	88.3	1.8 6/6	0.6 4/1	—
Brahim Díaz n 8	31.1	1.8 4/1	2.5 5/2	—
K. De Bruyne n 8	43.8	1.3 4/1	1.3 4/1	—
Danilo n 8	74.8	1.1 5/1	0.2 1/0	—
İ. Gündoğan n 8	60.9	1.1 5/1	1.1 5/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Brahim Díaz n 8	31.1	4.3 5/4	1.4 2/1
S. Agüero n 8	73.5	3.2 7/5	1.7 6/4
R. Mahrez n 8	58.6	3.1 5/4	1.2 3/2
P. Foden n 8	39.6	3.1 4/3	0.9 3/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	62	2.9 6/6	1.3 5/2

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Sané n 8	80	0.7 3/2	0.6 3/1
S. Agüero n 8	73.5	0.6 4/0	0.3 1/1
David Silva n 8	71	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
R. Sterling n 8	68.9	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	62	0.4 1/1	0.4 2/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Fernandinho n 8	88.3	2.7 7/6
F. Delph n 8	62.9	2.7 6/4
Danilo n 8	74.8	2.6 6/4
K. De Bruyne n 8	43.8	2.1 3/2
Brahim Díaz n 8	31.1	1.8 4/1

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	2 4/3
A. Murić n 3	90	1 1/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Leicester		Manchester City
33%	Possession	67%
10	Shots	11
5	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	6
3	Corners	7
1	Offsides	3
5	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
3	Saves	3
320	Passes	613
71%	Pass accuracy	87%

Leicester player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Schmeichel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
Ricardo Pereira	90	1	0	1	1	0	6	0	7.4
Wes Morgan	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
H. Maguire	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	7.4
B. Chilwell	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
N. Mendy	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
W. Ndidi	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.4
M. Albrighton	90	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.8
J. Vardy	88	0	1	2	1	1	0	Y	6.8
J. Maddison	78	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	7.1
H. Choudhury	63	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.1
D. Gray sub	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Simpson sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Okazaki sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Danilo	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Stones	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Aymeric Laporte	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
İ. Gündoğan	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
R. Sterling	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	7
S. Agüero	90	0	1	3	0	1	4	0	7.1
L. Sané	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	7
F. Delph	89	0	0	1	1	1	2	R	6.7
Bernardo Silva	83	1	0	1	1	2	4	0	6.9
K. De Bruyne	70	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.1
David Silva	20	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.6
R. Mahrez	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Leicester v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LeicesterDLLDW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Manchester CityLWWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Leicester 0 · 2 draws · Manchester City 2 · 3.5 goals/game

2018-12-18 Leicester 1–1 Manchester City
2018-02-10 Manchester City 5–1 Leicester
2017-12-19 Leicester 2–2 Manchester City
2017-11-18 Leicester 0–2 Manchester City

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Leicester#9 pos52 pts38 pl+3 GD

Manchester City#1 pos98 pts38 pl+72 GD

Goals per game

Leicester scored1.34

Manchester City scored2.5

Leicester conceded1.26

Manchester City conceded0.61

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Leicester and Manchester City?: In their last 4 meetings, Leicester won 0, Manchester City won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Leicester and Manchester City?: Recent form — Leicester 1W 2D 2L; Manchester City 2W 1D 2L.

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