Leicester City were left disappointed at home after Brentford came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw in the English Premier League. Timothy Castagne scored a goal in the first half to give his side the lead before Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall doubled the advantage early in the second half. Ivan Toney started the scoring for the Bees before Josh Dasilva registered an equaliser towards the end of the match.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many passes were attempted by Leicester players to the final third? How many positional attacks were created by Brentford?
To navigate the stats gallery, simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
Leicester City started in a 3-5-1-1 formation, with Jamie Vardy leading the attack. After conceding a goal, Brendan Rodgers changed the formation to 3-4-1-2.
Brentford started the match in a 4-3-3 formation. The manager decided to change the shape to 5-3-2, with two strikers operating in the middle. The Bees ended the match in a 3-4-2-1 formation.
Leicester City had 52.55% ball possession. They dominated possession in the first half but failed to keep the ball in the second half.
The visitors ended the match with 47.45% ball possession. Their possession dominance in the second half resulted in two goals.
The Foxes were involved in 34 positional attacks and attempted 12 shots. They were creative from the middle, and they created 16 positional attacks from there.
The Bees were involved in 23 positional attacks and attempted six shots towards the goal. Brentford created more chances from the right side but created the highest xG from shots attempted from the middle.
Leicester City players attempted 15 shots with a 33.33% shot accuracy rate. The Foxes were unlucky as two shots hit the post and went out.
The Bees attempted eight shots, with three on target. They only attempted two shots in the first half, and the other attempts came in the second half.
Brendan Rodgers’ men had an xG rate of 0.75. The rate was low due to very few attempts from inside the opposition’s penalty box. Most of the shots were attempted from a long range.
Brentford ended the match with an xG rate of 0.88. They attempted five shots from inside the box and one from outside. Ivan Toney’s strike in the 62nd minute created the highest xG rate.
Leicester City players were involved in 31 offensive duels and won 14. James Justin and James Maddison won three duels each for their side.
Brentford players were involved in 46 offensive duels and won 19. The Bees won most of their duels on the right side in the attacking third.
The home team attempted 569 passes with a high accuracy rate of 90.16%. Leicester City’s tactics don’t usually include a lot of crossing. They only attempted seven crosses, with three being delivered successfully.
Brentford players attempted 446 passes in the match with an accuracy rate of 85.87%. They attempted 12 crosses but were only successful once.
Leicester City players tried to penetrate the final third and attempted 80 passes, with 67 being delivered successfully. Dewsbury-Hall and James Justin created the highest link, as the pair attempted ten passes to the final third.
The Bees attempted 50 passes to the final third with a 60% accuracy rate. New signing Aaron Hickey found Bryan Mbeumo five times in the final third during the match.
The Foxes contested 139 duels and won 75. By looking at the above viz, we can observe that Leicester City players won most of their duels on the right side.
Brentford players won 60 duels in the match, with the highest count coming on the flanks. They won quite a few duels on the right inside the opposition’s half and created threats towards the opposition goal.
Defensively, the Foxes were involved in 46 duels and won 27. Most of the duels were won in the middle third by Rodgers’ men.
Brentford players contested 31 defensive duels and won 17. They contested and won most of the duels on the right side.
25 aerial duels were contested, with Leicester winning 13. In the defensive third, only a couple of aerial duels were contested.
Brentford players won 12 aerial duels, with the highest win count on the left side in the middle third. They didn’t create any aerial threats inside the opposition’s penalty box.
The Foxes made 74 recoveries, with 34 coming in the middle third, 32 in the defensive third, and eight in the final third. Wesley Fofana made the most recoveries.
The visitors made 68 recoveries, with 31 coming in the defensive third and 29 in the middle third.
Leicester City’s players were unable to create a lot of threats and also failed to defend their two-goal lead. The manager won’t be happy with his players’ performances and would like to make some changes in the next match. He is yet to add new players to the squad, and it looks like they need some reinforcements to achieve a better position this season.
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