Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Arsenal 2nd with 74 points, Leicester City 18th with 25, 49 apart. Leicester City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Leicester City 0.87 scored and 2.11 conceded per game, Arsenal 1.82 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.47.
From the last five rounds, Leicester City held 3 points of 15 and Arsenal 12.
26 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Leicester City 4, draws 5, Arsenal 17, at 3.15 goals per meeting.
The match was played at King Power Stadium (capacity 32,312). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Arsenal: Mikel Merino (81'), Mikel Merino (87')
Key stats
Possession: Leicester City 40% · Arsenal 60% · Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 3-7