Match Report
Stoke City went into the game 17th in the table on 55 points; Leicester City sat 23rd on 46 — a 9-point gap. On the form table Leicester City stood 16th over the last five rounds, despite being 23rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Stoke City 1.11 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, Leicester City 1.26 and 1.48, with the league averaging 1.3.
Stoke City had gone 7 games without a win. Leicester City arrived off five straight defeats.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Stoke City, 4 draws and 7 for Leicester City, at 2.92 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 62% of the meetings produced three or more.
Bet365 Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,089. On the scoreboard, Stoke City led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Stoke City: Ben Wilmot (3'), Ben Wilmot (89') · Leicester City: Divine Mukasa (52'), Harry Winks (76')
Key stats
Possession: Stoke City 45% · Leicester City 55% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 7-4