This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Man United 2-2 Leicester - August 15, 1998 / Premier League 1998/1999
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Premier League 1998/1999 - Round 1
76'
Tony Cottee
MU
0
7
7' - Goal
Emile Heskey
7' - Goal
Emile Heskey
HT
MU
46' - Substitution
Jaap Stamis substituted by Henning Berg4661
61' - Substitution
Kasey Kelleris substituted by Pegguy Arphexad
61' - Substitution
Kasey Kelleris substituted by Pegguy Arphexad76
76' - Goal
Tony Cottee
76' - Goal
Tony Cottee
77' - Substitution
Gary Nevilleis substituted by Teddy Sheringham77 79' - Goal
Teddy Sheringham7983 83' - Substitution
Tony Cotteeis substituted by Stuart Wilson
83' - Substitution
Tony Cotteeis substituted by Stuart Wilson89
89' - Substitution
Matt Elliottis substituted by Gerry Taggart
89' - Substitution
Matt Elliottis substituted by Gerry Taggart
90' - Goal
David Beckham90
FT
LEI
LEI
Team line-ups
Man United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Schmeichel | 34 | 345 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jaap Stam | 46 | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ronny Johnsen | 29 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Neville | 77 | 23 | 163 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Denis Irwin | 32 | 389 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Roy Keane | 27 | 177 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Beckham | 90 | 23 | 153 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ryan Giggs | 24 | 318 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Scholes | 23 | 134 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nicky Butt | 23 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andy Cole | 26 | 137 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
187
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Kasey Keller | 61 | 28 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Matt Elliott | 89 | 29 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Frank Sinclair | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Walsh | 33 | 99 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Guppy | 29 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Neil Lennon | 27 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Muzzy Izzet | 23 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Theodoros Zagorakis | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robbie Savage | 23 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tony Cottee | 7683 | 33 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emile Heskey | 7 | 20 | 92 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27 years
Average number of matches played for the team
59
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Henning Berg | 46 | 28 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Teddy Sheringham | 7977 | 32 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pegguy Arphexad | 61 | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gerry Taggart | 89 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stuart Wilson | 83 | 20 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tony Cottee
IN
Ian Marshall
OUT
Frank Sinclair
IN
Pontus Kaamark
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
627
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
54 %
Ferguson vs Leicester
4 victories
4 draws
2 losses
Latest figure on August 15, 1998
Ferguson vs O'Neill
1 victory
3 draws
2 losses
Latest figure on August 15, 1998
Manager
Age
Match num
46
124
Success rate in this team:
36 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
41 %
O'Neill vs Man United
2 victories
3 draws
1 loss
Latest figure on August 15, 1998
O'Neill vs Ferguson
2 victories
3 draws
1 loss
Latest figure on August 15, 1998
Referee
Neale Barry
11 victories |
2 draws |
4 losses |
Man United17 matches | General total | Leicester15 matches | 5 victories |
4 draws |
6 losses |
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Man United2 matches | Season total | Leicester3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 24, 2005 | Latest figure on March 13, 2005 | |||||||
Videos
July 12, 2015
Key figures
End of streak for Man United after 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Leicester at home in Premier League (since 25/08/1928). It's a record streak. The first of history
Only back at the time of Frank O'Farrell head of Leicester (01/07/1971-01/12/1972), you can see a maanger go beneath Martin O'Neill with 1.18 goals conceded per game (0.93).
Leicester keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored away from home running (since 11/04/1998).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DManchester United 1-1 Monaco18/03/1998 | VManchester United 2-0 Wimbledon FC28/03/1998 | DManchester United 1-1 Liverpool10/04/1998 | DManchester United 1-1 Newcastle United18/04/1998 | VManchester United 3-0 Leeds United04/05/1998 | VManchester United 2-0 LKS Lodz12/08/1998 |
| Overall | DManchester United 1-1 Newcastle United18/04/1998 | VCrystal Palace 0-3 Manchester United27/04/1998 | VManchester United 3-0 Leeds United04/05/1998 | VBarnsley 0-2 Manchester United10/05/1998 | LArsenal 3-0 Manchester United09/08/1998 | VManchester United 2-0 LKS Lodz12/08/1998 |
Current form
| Away | LWimbledon FC 2-1 Leicester14/03/1998 | LBolton Wanderers 2-0 Leicester28/03/1998 | VCrystal Palace 0-3 Leicester11/04/1998 | DEverton 1-1 Leicester18/04/1998 | VDerby County 0-4 Leicester26/04/1998 | LWest Ham 4-3 Leicester10/05/1998 |
| Overall | DLeicester 3-3 Southampton14/04/1998 | DEverton 1-1 Leicester18/04/1998 | VDerby County 0-4 Leicester26/04/1998 | DLeicester 0-0 Newcastle United29/04/1998 | VLeicester 1-0 Barnsley02/05/1998 | LWest Ham 4-3 Leicester10/05/1998 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
51 matches
33 v
12 d
6 l
122 gf
55 ga
Away
54 matches
15 v
13 d
26 l
82 gf
95 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
3 gf
1 ga
Total
106 matches
49 v
25 d
32 l
207 gf
151 ga
Historical head to head
Home
54 matches
26 v
13 d
15 l
95 gf
82 ga
Away
51 matches
6 v
12 d
33 l
55 gf
122 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
1 gf
3 ga
Total
106 matches
32 v
25 d
49 l
151 gf
207 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
September 13, 1980 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
September 13, 1980 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
January 21, 1961 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
April 21, 1923 |
Latest head to head
January 31, 1998 - Premier League 1997/1998
August 23, 1997 - Premier League 1997/1998
May 03, 1997 - Premier League 1996/1997
November 30, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997
November 27, 1996 - League Cup 1996/1997
Best historical scorers against Leicester
 |
Denis Law | 13 goals | 1963 - 1971 |
 |
David Herd | 10 goals | 1963 - 1967 |
 |
Bobby Charlton | 7 goals | 1957 - 1967 |
 |
Dennis Viollet | 6 goals | 1957 - 1961 |
 |
George Best | 5 goals | 1965 - 1972 |
 |
Mark Hughes | 4 goals | 1984 - 1993 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/08/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Man United
|
Ken Keyworth | 9 goals | 1961 - 1964 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 5 goals | 1964 - 1973 |
 |
Jimmy Walsh | 3 goals | 1960 - 1961 |
 |
Colin Appleton | 2 goals | 1961 - 1964 |
 |
Gary Lineker | 2 goals | 1984 - 1985 |
|
Alan Birchenall | 2 goals | 1971 - 1972 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/08/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Leicester
|
Bobby Charlton | 26 matches | 1957 - 1972 |
 |
Bill Foulkes | 22 matches | 1957 - 1969 |
|
Tony Dunne | 17 matches | 1962 - 1972 |
|
Alex Stepney | 16 matches | 1966 - 1978 |
|
George Best | 15 matches | 1964 - 1972 |
 |
Nobby Stiles | 14 matches | 1961 - 1969 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/08/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Man United
|
Graham Cross | 19 matches | 1963 - 1973 |
|
Richie Norman | 15 matches | 1960 - 1967 |
|
Mike Stringfellow | 15 matches | 1962 - 1973 |
 |
Gordon Banks | 15 matches | 1960 - 1967 |
|
Dave Gibson | 14 matches | 1963 - 1969 |
|
Stephen Whitworth | 13 matches | 1971 - 1978 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/08/1957. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
They played in both sides
97 matches
1 match
1985 - 1994
69 matches
41 matches
1988 - 1997
5 matches
15 matches
1983 - 1986
Total : 3 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 19/04/1983. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. They played in both sides
69 matches
41 matches
1988 - 1997
5 matches
15 matches
1983 - 1986
97 matches
1 match
1985 - 1994
Total : 3 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 19/04/1983. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. Competition info
The other matches
August 15, 1998
August 16, 1998
August 17, 1998
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