Leicester4 - 0Tranmere
Form, Standings, Stats
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Premier League
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 City | Draw | Tranmere Rovers |
54.34% ( 0.01) | 21.62% ( 0) | 24.04% ( -0.01) |
| Both teams to score 62.19% ( -0.01) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 63.46% ( -0.02) | 36.55% ( 0.02) |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 41.31% ( -0.02) | 58.69% ( 0.02) |
| Leicester City Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 86.47% ( -0) | 13.53% ( 0) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 59.41% ( -0.01) | 40.6% ( 0.01) |
| Tranmere Rovers Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 71.92% ( -0.01) | 28.08% ( 0.01) |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 36.25% ( -0.02) | 63.75% ( 0.02) |
| Score Analysis |
| Leicester City | Draw | Tranmere Rovers |
| 2-1 @ 9.65% ( 0) 2-0 @ 7.6% ( 0)1-0 @ 7.6% ( 0)3-1 @ 6.44% 3-0 @ 5.07% ( 0)3-2 @ 4.09% ( -0)4-1 @ 3.22% 4-0 @ 2.53% 4-2 @ 2.04% ( -0)5-1 @ 1.29% 5-0 @ 1.01% Other @ 3.79% Total : 54.34% | 1-1 @ 9.65% ( 0) 2-2 @ 6.13% ( -0)0-0 @ 3.8% ( 0)3-3 @ 1.73% ( -0)Other @ 0.31% Total : 21.62% | 1-2 @ 6.13% ( -0) 0-1 @ 4.83% ( 0)0-2 @ 3.06% 1-3 @ 2.6% ( -0)2-3 @ 2.6% ( -0)0-3 @ 1.3% ( -0)Other @ 3.54% Total : 24.04% |
