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EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 27, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
King Power Stadium
Tranmere Rovers

Leicester
4 - 0
Tranmere

Ayew (38'), Mavididi (50' pen.), Ndidi (71'), Winks (90')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Davies (66')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Leicester City and Tranmere Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Leicester City

All competitions
Last Game: Fulham 2-1 Leicester
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Premier League

Tranmere Rovers

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Tranmere 1-0 Walsall
Saturday, August 24 at 12.30pm in League Two

We said: Leicester City 3-0 Tranmere Rovers

 Tranmere's exceptional defensive streak amid their early-season injury crisis has been nothing short of magnificent, but they will almost certainly come unstuck at the King Power. Even with a rotated squad, Leicester - who have been Tranmere's chief EFL Cup nemesis since the turn of the millennium - should advance to round three without breaking too much of a sweat. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 54.34%. A win for Tranmere Rovers had a probability of 24.04% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.6%) and 1-0 (7.6%). The likeliest Tranmere Rovers win was 1-2 (6.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.65%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Leicester CityDrawTranmere Rovers
54.34% (0.0069999999999979 0.01) 21.62% (0.0019999999999989 0) 24.04% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
Both teams to score 62.19% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.46% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)36.55% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.31% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)58.69% (0.016999999999996 0.02)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.47% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)13.53% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.41% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)40.6% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Tranmere Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.92% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)28.08% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.25% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)63.75% (0.020000000000003 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Leicester City 54.34%
    Tranmere Rovers 24.04%
    Draw 21.62%
Leicester CityDrawTranmere Rovers
2-1 @ 9.65% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 7.6% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-0 @ 7.6% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-1 @ 6.44%
3-0 @ 5.07% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 4.09% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
4-1 @ 3.22%
4-0 @ 2.53%
4-2 @ 2.04% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 1.29%
5-0 @ 1.01%
Other @ 3.79%
Total : 54.34%
1-1 @ 9.65% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-2 @ 6.13% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 3.8% (0.0029999999999997 0)
3-3 @ 1.73% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.31%
Total : 21.62%
1-2 @ 6.13% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-1 @ 4.83% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 3.06%
1-3 @ 2.6% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 2.6% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 1.3% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.54%
Total : 24.04%

How you voted: Leicester vs Tranmere

Leicester City
78.5%
Draw
11.4%
Tranmere Rovers
10.1%
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