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Manchester United v Leicester City : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Old Trafford, Manchester

Ruben Amorim welcomes Olaf Janssen to the Old Trafford on Friday night, as their Manchester United and Leicester City teams go head to head in the FA Cup. You'll find stats supporting our top of Man Utd to win below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with FA Cup performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Manchester United's next match is v Everton at 12:30 on Saturday 22nd February
Leicester City's next match is v Brentford at 20:00 on Friday 21st February
The last English FA Cup meeting between Man Utd and Leicester was on Friday 7th February 2025
English FA Cup
February 7th 2025
Man Utd 2
1 Leicester
 
J. Zirkzee 68'42' B. Reid
H. Maguire 90'
 
MNU
LEI
Shots On
4
3
Shots Off
5
3
Corners
6
1
Possession
56%
44%
Fouls
10
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
Man UtdLeicester
 
A. Onana
L. Yoro
J. Dalot Teixeira
N. Mazraoui
P. Chinazaekpere Dorgu (A. Garnacho 46')
H. Maguirefootball icon
B. Fernandes
M. Ugarte Ribeiro (C. Casimiro 90')
K. Mainoo (J. Zirkzee 64')
R. Højlund
A. Traoré
M. Hermansen
J. Justin
W. Faes
M. Okoli
(W. Coulibaly 58') L. Thomas
B. Soumaré
B. El Khannous
(H. Winks 58') O. Ndidi
J. Ayew
(K. McAteer 73') football iconB. Reid
(F. Buonanotte 81') P. Daka

Best Tip: Man Utd to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this game, and it's Man Utd. Their latest form statistics show their ability at home, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat Leicester too. The odds point towards Ruben Amorim's side winning in the win / draw / win market, and that's what we're predicting for Friday night too.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Man Utd are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 73% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.33.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man Utd
73%
2/7
3%
2/7
1%
Draw
16%
21/4
14%
19/4
4%
Leicester
11%
8/1
20%
9/1
18%
Man Utd 2-0
10%
13/211/2
13%
Man Utd 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Man Utd 3-0
9%
15/2
6%
7/1
6%
Man Utd 3-1
8%
10/18/1
Man Utd 1-0
8%
8/113/2
17%
Draw 1-1
7%
11/1
9%
9/1
Man Utd 4-0
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Man Utd 4-1
5%
14/1
12%
12/1
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Man Utd 3-2
4%
22/116/1
13%
Leicester 2-1
3%
22/1
10%
20/1
11%
Draw 0-0
3%
18/114/1
21%
Man Utd 5-0
3%
22/1
12%
16/1
Leicester 1-0
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
10%
Man Utd 5-1
3%
28/120/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
68%
1/210/21
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
32%
13/86/4
13%
Home 1st Goal
60%
1/5
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
10/3
8%
-
No 1st Goal
1%
18/1-
BTTS - Yes
56%
10/11
6%
17/20
9%
BTTS - No
44%
10/11
2%
17/20
10%
BTTS - Home Win
36%
7/413/8
9%
BTTS - Draw
13%
13/2
15%
11/2
BTTS - Away Win
7%
14/1
25%
12/1
18%
Home/draw
89%
1/14
3%
1/16
1%
Away/draw
27%
5/2
8%
13/5
6%
Home/away
84%
1/8
2%
2/15
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
87%
1/71/7
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
13%
9/24/1
17%
Over 3.5 Goals
47%
6/523/20
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
53%
8/1313/20
8%
Over 4.5 Goals
28%
11/45/2
17%
Under 4.5 Goals
72%
1/42/7
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
14%
6/15/1
14%
Under 5.5 Goals
86%
1/101/10
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/501/150
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
18/114/1
12%
Home DNB
84%
1/10
2%
1/14
2%
Away DNB
23%
6/1
17%
13/2
15%
Man Utd win to nil
36%
6/5
8%
-
Leicester win to nil
5%
16/1
13%
-
Man Utd / Man Utd
43%
4/5
6%
4/5
2%
Man Utd / Leicester
2%
50/1
24%
40/1
21%
Man Utd / Draw
5%
18/1
12%
16/1
Draw / Man Utd
19%
3/13/1
5%
Draw / Leicester
5%
20/1
24%
16/1
13%
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2
6%
7/1
6%
Leicester / Man Utd
5%
16/116/1
13%
Leicester / Leicester
6%
16/1
13%
12/1
18%
Leicester / Draw
5%
20/1
11%
16/1
Win / draw / win form
Man Utd
20 games
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Leicester
20 games
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
48
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Goal Statistics

Manchester United's forwards have been excellent of late, finding the net twice or more in 4 consecutive FA Cup matches. A PG of 2.6 suggests that run should continue on Friday night.

Man Utd Leicester
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.6
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
1
20%
2
25%
3
22%
4+
26%
There is a 25% probability that Man Utd will score 4 or more goals in this match
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Leicester scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
2.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Man Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Leicester
2.6
0.9
Attack rating
%
better
MNU
LEI
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
MNU
LEI
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between Man Utd v Leicester will show here when available.

Man Utd FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2112
N Mazraoui H MaguireB FernandesD Dalot
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Onana GLK1
-
N Mazraoui  DEF2
-
H Maguire DEF21
1
-
L Yoro DEF2
-
D Dalot MID2
1
1
M Ugarte MID2
1
-
B Fernandes MID211
1
-
P. Chinazaekpere Dorgu MID1
-
A Diallo FWD2
-
R Höjlund FWD2
-
K Mainoo FWD2
1
-
Subs
H. Graczyk GLK
-
A. Heaven DEF
-
V Lindelöf DEF
-
M Ligt DEF1
-
C Eriksen MID
-
Casemiro MID1
-
T. Collyer MID1
-
J Zirkzee FWD21
-
A Garnacho FWD21
-
Leicester FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2220
J Justin J Justin B Khannouss
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Hermansen GLK1
-
J Justin  DEF22
-
W Faes DEF21
-
C Okoli DEF1
-
L Thomas DEF1
-
W Ndidi MID11
-
B Soumaré MID2
-
J Ayew MID2
-
B Khannouss MID22
-
B Cordova-Reid MID21
-
P Daka FWD22
-
Subs
J Stolarczyk GLK1
-
W Coulibaly DEF1
-
C Coady DEF1
-
H Winks MID2
-
O Skipp MID1
-
K McAteer MID2
-
F Buonanotte MID211
-
J. Monga MID
-
S Mavididi FWD11
-