Match Report
Leicester U21 went into the game 9th in the table on 31 points; Chelsea U21 sat 1st on 43 — a 12-point gap. On recent form Leicester U21 sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Per game in the league, Leicester U21 were scoring 2.4 and conceding 2.1, Chelsea U21 2.6 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.79 goals per team per game.
Leicester U21 had won four straight. The last-five ledger: Leicester U21 13/15, Chelsea U21 3/15.
6 meetings are on record — 1 won by Leicester U21, 3 by Chelsea U21, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
LCFC Training Ground staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Chelsea U21 led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Leicester U21: Kirsten Otchere (58') · Chelsea U21: Shumaira Mheuka (6'), Harrison Murray-Campbell (41')
Key stats
Possession: Leicester U21 50% · Chelsea U21 50% · Total shots: 2-16 · On target: 1-8 · Corners: 3-1