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Carabao Cup

Round 1

Finished
LeLeicester City
1 – 0Full time
NoNorthampton Town
— King Power Stadium
RWSports forecast46% confidence
Leicester City28%
Draw26%
Northampton Town46%
Recommended pickNorthampton Town win
Predicted score1–1
Over 2.556%
Both teams score59%
The teams

Who's playing

Le
HomeLeicester City
No
AwayNorthampton Town
Previous meetings

Team head-to-head

Leicester City wins150%
Draws150%
Northampton Town wins00%
Total meetings2
Leicester City goals2
Northampton Town goals1
Average goals1.50

Recent meetings

—Northampton Town1-2Leicester City
—Leicester City0-0Northampton Town
Confirmed lineups

Players head-to-head

HomeLeicester City
4-1-4-1
1J. StolarczykG7.0
2J. JosephD7.2
5C. OkoliD1G
Full time

See how it finished

Review the final result alongside the model's pre-match call.

View result
8.7
15H. SouttarD7.7
33L. ThomasD1A7.3
22O. SkippM6.9
37W. AlvesM6.7
36S. BraybrookeM6.5
11L. CullenM6.7
10S. MavididiM6.6
14B. De cordova-ReidF6.0
AwayNorthampton Town
4-4-2
1Z. JeacockG6.5
44J. DonacienD6.9
6E. MooreD6.2
5J. GuthrieD6.3
3J. MaxwellD6.6
11K. SwyerM6.7
14T. FornahM6.2
21J. PerkinsM6.8
10E. ListM6.7
24C. Lemonheigh-EvansF6.6
32H. SaundersF6.4
Leicester City
WDLDW
2W2D1L
Northampton Town
LLLLL
5L
9
Goals scored
1
7
Goals conceded
9
3
Clean sheets
0
0.94
Avg xG
0.33
0.87
Avg xG conceded
0.50
6.96
Avg rating
6.63
In the dugout

Coaches

Leicester CityRussell MartinScotland
Formation 4-1-4-1Profile attackingDefensive line highPressing 73%
ball dominanttiki taka
Northampton TownChris HoggEngland
Formation 4-2-3-1Profile balancedDefensive line midPressing 13%
park the busterrorist fb
Match information

Fixture details

CompetitionCarabao Cup
SeasonEFL Cup 26/27
RoundRound 1
VenueKing Power Stadium, Leicester
Stadium capacity32,312 seats
Stadium opened2002
RefereeOliver Yates
Referee record218 games · 907 yellow · 25 red · England
Half-time1–0
Weather24°C · wind 12 km/h
Travel distance58 km
Match statistics

Live numbers

0.62xG0.34
Market context

Match odds

Home3.19
Draw3.48
Away1.97
Over 1.51.18
Over 2.51.63
Over 3.52.58
Under 1.54.03
Under 2.52.08
Under 3.51.42
BTTS yes1.55
BTTS no2.20
Decimal odds are shown as contextual data, not wagering advice.
BSD prediction

Model analysis

Home 28%Draw 26%Away 46%
Recommended pickNorthampton Town win
Modeldc-blend-v1
Predicted scoreLeicester City 1–1 Northampton Town
Confidence46%