Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Leicester City 8th on 52, Burnley 18th on 35. The last five rounds placed Burnley 13th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Burnley ran at 0.89 scored and 1.39 conceded, Leicester City at 1.63 and 1.55.
Leicester City had gone 6 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Burnley 8/15, Leicester City 2/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 4 Burnley wins, 11 for Leicester City, 6 draws, at 2.52 goals per meeting. Goals have risen lately: 3.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.52 across the full history.
Turf Moor staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,546. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Leicester City: James Maddison (82'), Jamie Vardy (90')
Key stats
Possession: Burnley 45% · Leicester City 55% · Total shots: 9-22 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 6-8