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Leicester City do not have much time to ensure a safe position in the Premier League and they are looking to quickly reverse their brilliant form when hosting Man United at King Power Stadium.
Foxes are currently 19th in the table, nine points behind Wolves. If they do not improve their performance soon, Leicester City will soon receive a ticket to relegation. Statistics from Opta show that Leicester have lost all 5 recent matches in the Premier League without scoring any goals. At home, Leicester have lost 6 consecutive matches, conceding 15 goals, not scoring any goals.
In this series of matches, they have had 63 shots (22 on target) but were all unsuccessful. In the history of the Premier League, no team has lost 7 consecutive matches without scoring any goals.
To date, Leicester have conceded 998 goals in 678 Premier League games. They could become the 12th club to have conceded more than 1,000 Premier League goals if they are conceded at least two goals by Man United.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, a former player and caretaker manager of Man United, will lead Leicester City to face their former team. This is the 4th time this season that the two teams have met. In all three previous matches in the Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup, Man United have won.
Man United are in 15th place in the Premier League, but their form and spirit are on the rise. Last week, they drew 1-1 with Arsenal in the context of missing many scoring opportunities. By midweek, Ruben Amorim's side had convincingly beat Real Sociedad 4-1, to qualify for the Europa League quarter-finals. Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick in the match.
In the last 3 matches in the Premier League, Man United have not lost. However, they still need to improve their scoring ability, especially in the first half. Up to the match against Arsenal, they had 15 matches without being able to lead the opponent after the first 45 minutes.
This season, Man United have only averaged 13 shots on target per match - their lowest rate since 2015-2016 (11.3/match). On the other side of the pitch, Leicester City are not much better. Since the beginning of the season, the King Power team has only had a total of 251 shots, 85 of which were on target - the lowest rate among the 20 Premier League teams.
Head-to-head record Man United vs Leicester City
Man United have lost just one of their eight Premier League visits to Leicester (W4 D 3), which was a 2-4 defeat in October 2021.
Ruben Amorim's side have beaten Leicester in all competitions this season three times, including a 3-0 win in the Premier League, a 2-1 win in the FA Cup and a 5-2 win in the League Cup. In history, Man United have defeated their opponents up to 4 times in a season.
Leicester City have been unbeaten in 4 Premier League meetings with Man United in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 (W2 D2). However, in the last 3 meetings in the English top flight, Leicester City lost all to Man United, failing to score any goals.
The Leicester City vs Man United match will take place at 2:00 a.m. on March 17.
