Manchester United v Leicester result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–1 Leicester

Premier League · Fri, 10 Aug 2018 20:00 BST · Old Trafford

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

Team pages: Manchester United · Leicester

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

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Leicester: Bromley v Leicester, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–1 Leicester · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: Andre Marriner, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Manchester United 1 · draws 1 · Leicester 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 1D 2L · Leicester 1W 1D 3L

Manchester United 2–1 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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.63 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 6.57

Corners

against 3.83 / 4.71 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.5 / 4.57

Shots on target

against 3 / 4.86 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.17 / 1.29

Cards

against 1.33 / 1.71 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 May 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 May 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	Manchester United for / against	Line	Leicester for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.57 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.67 for · 9.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.71 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.57 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.17 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9.14 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 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
Ander Herrera n 8	50.9	2.2 6/3	1.8 3/2	—
P. Pogba n 8	75	2 4/4	1.8 6/3	Adrien Silva
M. Fellaini n 8	49.9	1.8 3/3	1.4 3/2	—
M. Darmian n 8	55.5	1.6 4/3	0.4 2/0	—
A. Valencia n 8	87	1.3 7/2	0.6 4/1	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Pogba n 8	75	3.3 7/4	0.6 4/0
Jesse Lingard n 8	64.6	2.6 7/5	0.7 2/1
M. Rashford n 8	63.4	2.5 5/4	1.1 5/1
A. Martial n 8	61.9	2.5 7/4	0.4 2/0
R. Lukaku n 8	74.4	1.5 6/3	0.9 3/2

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Sánchez n 8	86.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
P. Pogba n 8	75	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
R. Lukaku n 8	74.4	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
C. Smalling n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Juan Mata n 8	70.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ander Herrera n 8	50.9	3.8 7/5
P. Pogba n 8	75	2.6 7/5
N. Matić n 8	81	2.4 7/5
L. Shaw n 8	65.6	2.4 8/4
S. McTominay n 8	53.1	2.1 5/3

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Sergio Romero n 8	88.5	2.4 6/3
David de Gea n 8	90	2.3 7/3

Leicester

Leicester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 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
W. Ndidi n 8	84.8	2 6/4	0.7 4/1	—
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	53.6	1.7 6/2	0.8 3/1	—
Iborra n 8	64.4	1.6 6/3	1.6 5/2	—
D. Simpson n 8	71.5	1.4 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
Adrien Silva n 8	80.4	1.3 6/3	0.8 5/1	P. Pogba

Leicester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	53.6	4.4 8/6	1.7 4/2
H. Barnes n 8	42.1	3.5 6/4	1.1 3/1
J. Vardy n 8	79.8	2.4 7/3	1.3 5/3
R. Mahrez n 8	89.4	1.5 7/3	1 5/3
Adrien Silva n 8	80.4	1.5 6/4	0.3 2/0

Leicester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Ịheanachọ n 8	53.6	0.6 3/0	0.4 2/0
R. Mahrez n 8	89.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
J. Vardy n 8	79.8	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
B. Chilwell n 8	87.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Iborra n 8	64.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Leicester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Ndidi n 8	84.8	4.4 8/8
Christian Fuchs n 8	68.8	2.6 7/5
M. Albrighton n 8	76	2.5 7/5
Adrien Silva n 8	80.4	2.4 7/5
B. Chilwell n 8	87.5	2.2 7/6

Leicester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 May 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Hamer n 7	77.7	2.6 5/3
K. Schmeichel n 8	89.5	1.9 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Leicester
46%	Possession	54%
8	Shots	13
6	Shots on target	4
1	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	6
5	Shots inside the box	5
2	Corners	5
4	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
485	Passes	543
82%	Pass accuracy	83%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Darmian	90	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	6.8
E. Bailly	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.8
L. Shaw	90	1	0	2	2	1	3	0	7.5
Andreas Pereira	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.1
Juan Mata	90	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	7.4
A. Sánchez	90	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	7.1
P. Pogba	84	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.4
Fred	76	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
M. Rashford	67	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
R. Lukaku sub	23	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
S. McTominay sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Fellaini sub	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Leicester player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Schmeichel	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.8
Wes Morgan	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
H. Maguire	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Chilwell	90	0	0	0	3	1	0	6.5
W. Ndidi	90	0	2	1	1	2	0	6.9
Ricardo Pereira	90	0	1	0	2	4	0	6.4
D. Gray	90	0	3	1	0	2	0	7.1
K. Ịheanachọ	90	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.1
Adrien Silva	80	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
D. Amartey	63	0	0	0	1	1	Y	5.9
J. Maddison	63	0	2	1	1	0	0	7
R. Ghezzal	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Vardy	27	1	2	1	1	0	0	7.1
Iborra	10	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 Manchester United v Leicester — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWLDWL

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

LeicesterDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Manchester United 1 · 1 draw · Leicester 0 · 3 goals/game

2017-12-23 Leicester 2–2 Manchester United
2017-08-26 Manchester United 2–0 Leicester

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#6 pos66 pts38 pl+11 GD

Leicester#9 pos52 pts38 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.71

Leicester scored1.34

Manchester United conceded1.42

Leicester conceded1.26

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Frequently asked questions

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

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