Manchester City v Leicester result

Full-time · Manchester City 2–5 Leicester

Premier League · Sun, 27 Sep 2020 16:30 BST · Etihad Stadium

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Leicester · Head-to-head

Manchester City 2–5 Leicester — Leicester won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Leicester won 5–2 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 27 September. It is Leicester’s first win over Manchester City since 26 December 2018, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: R. Mahrez (4’) and Nathan Aké (84’, assisted by R. Mahrez); Leicester: Jamie Vardy (37’ pen; 53’, assisted by Timothy Castagne; 58’ pen), James Maddison (77’, assisted by N. Mendy) and Youri Tielemans (88’ pen).

Discipline

M. Oliver showed four yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester City: Nathan Aké (60’); Leicester: Youri Tielemans (22’), Çağlar Söyüncü (47’) and D. Amartey (51’).

What it changes

With seven goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 3, across 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jamie Vardy (Leicester) 17.9, Youri Tielemans (Leicester) 8.8 and R. Mahrez (Manchester City) 7.9 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Leicester next travel to Bromley on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Leicester: Bromley v Leicester, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 2–5 Leicester · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester City 4 · draws 1 · Leicester 1 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 4W 0D 1L · Leicester 2W 0D 3L

Manchester City 2–5 Leicester (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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.75 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8 / 6.63

Corners

against 2.25 / 4.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 2.88 / 3.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1 / 1

Cards

against 1.13 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.25 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.29 home / 1.96 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 September 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 September 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Leicester for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.63 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18.88 for · 6.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.13 for · 9 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.5 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.75 for · 8.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.63 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.25 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.75 fouls over 24 matches (1.29 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.29Away 1.96

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. 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
Eric García n 8	78.3	1.6 7/4	0.3 2/0	J. Evans
Fernandinho n 8	61.3	1.5 5/2	0.7 3/1	Dennis Praet
K. De Bruyne n 8	80.9	1.4 6/3	1.7 7/5	Dennis Praet
N. Otamendi n 8	60.3	1.3 3/3	0.2 1/0	—
Gabriel Jesus n 8	86.9	1.2 5/2	1.4 6/2	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	86.9	3.9 7/7	1.7 7/4
R. Sterling n 8	72.4	3.6 6/5	1.6 4/2
R. Mahrez n 8	55.6	3.6 6/4	1.4 4/2
P. Foden n 8	66.3	3.4 7/6	0.8 5/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	80.9	3.2 7/6	1.5 4/3

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	86.9	0.6 5/0	0.4 2/1
K. De Bruyne n 8	80.9	0.6 3/1	0.4 3/0
David Silva n 8	61.1	0.4 2/0	0.6 2/1
R. Sterling n 8	72.4	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
P. Foden n 8	66.3	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. De Bruyne n 8	80.9	3.1 7/7
João Cancelo n 8	76	3 5/5
Bernardo Silva n 8	56.8	2.4 5/4
Rodri n 8	64.1	2.3 5/4
Fernandinho n 8	61.3	2 6/4

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	91.8	1.8 5/3

Leicester

Leicester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. 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
J. Evans n 8	90.5	2.2 8/6	1.4 6/4	Eric García
Ayoze Pérez n 8	58.3	2.1 6/4	0.8 3/1	—
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	57.6	2 4/2	1.2 4/2	—
W. Ndidi n 8	86.5	1.8 5/4	1.2 6/3	—
Dennis Praet n 8	36.5	1.5 4/1	0.3 1/0	K. De Bruyne

Leicester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Maddison n 8	64.3	3.9 6/6	0.2 1/0
D. Gray n 8	34.4	3.9 5/3	1 3/0
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	57.6	3.7 7/6	2.1 7/4
J. Vardy n 8	90	3.5 7/7	1.1 6/3
H. Barnes n 8	52.5	3.4 7/4	2.4 7/3

Leicester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Vardy n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0.1 1/0
H. Barnes n 8	52.5	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
Dennis Praet n 8	36.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
D. Gray n 8	34.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
K. Dewsbury-Hall n 8	88.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0

Leicester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Ndidi n 8	86.5	4.6 8/8
Dennis Praet n 8	36.5	3.4 5/5
M. Albrighton n 8	53.4	3 6/3
J. Justin n 8	90	2.9 6/5
D. Amartey n 8	79.5	2.5 6/6

Leicester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Schmeichel n 8	90	1.9 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Leicester
71%	Possession	29%
16	Shots	7
5	Shots on target	7
7	Shots off target	0
4	Blocked shots	0
6	Shots inside the box	4
3	Corners	3
2	Offsides	3
13	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
680	Passes	267
90%	Pass accuracy	75%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
K. Walker	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5.9
Eric García	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
N. Aké	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.6
B. Mendy	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.6
Rodri	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
R. Mahrez	90	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	7.7
K. De Bruyne	90	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	6.9
R. Sterling	90	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	6.3
P. Foden	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Fernandinho	51	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
L. Delap sub	39	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ferran Torres sub	26	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.5

Leicester player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Schmeichel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Castagne	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
D. Amartey	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Ç. Söyüncü	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.5
J. Justin	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7.2
Y. Tielemans	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	Y	7.3
N. Mendy	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.3
H. Barnes	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.5
J. Vardy	85	3	0	3	3	0	1	0	9.7
J. Evans	80	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
Dennis Praet	69	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
J. Maddison sub	21	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
Christian Fuchs sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
K. Ịheanachọ sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Manchester CityWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

LeicesterLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester City 4 · 1 draw · Leicester 1 · 2.83 goals/game

2020-02-22 Leicester 0–1 Manchester City
2019-12-21 Manchester City 3–1 Leicester
2019-05-06 Manchester City 1–0 Leicester
2018-12-26 Leicester 2–1 Manchester City
2018-12-18 Leicester 1–1 Manchester City
2018-02-10 Manchester City 5–1 Leicester

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos86 pts38 pl+51 GD

Leicester#5 pos66 pts38 pl+18 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.18

Leicester scored1.79

Manchester City conceded0.84

Leicester conceded1.32

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Leicester?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester City won 4, Leicester won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Leicester?: Recent form — Manchester City 4W 0D 1L; Leicester 2W 0D 3L.

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