Leicester City ended their season with a dominating 4-1 victory over Southampton in the English Premier League. All the goals were scored in the second half 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 shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box by Leicester City? What were the xT creation zones for Southampton?
To navigate the stats gallery, simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Brendan Rodgers named a strong lineup for the final game of the season. Jamie Vardy led the line for the Foxes and was supported by Harvey Barnes and James Maddison.
The average position of the starting XI shows that James Maddison tried to play through the centre, and that allowed Timothy Castagne to attack from the right side.
Southampton played in their regular 4-4-2 formation, with Adam Armstrong and Nathan Redmond operating as the two strikers.
The average position of the starting XI hints that the Saints played in a 4-3-3 formation.
Southampton players created more positional attacks in the match, and Leicester City were effective on the counterattacks. The Saints had a high recovery rate, especially in the opposition’s half. The Foxes had a high xG rate in the match.
Leicester City players attempted 11 shots and managed to hit the target six times. Of these 11 shots, eight were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Southampton players attempted seven shots, and five were from inside the penalty box. They only managed to hit the target twice.
Southampton and Leicester City players created equal threats in the first half. The Saints created more threats in the second half, but only attempted five shots.
Jonny Evans attempted the most passes. The centre-back attempted 60 passes, and 12 were towards James Justin.
James Ward-Prowse attempted 57 passes, and 12 were towards Kyle Walker-Peters. Stuart Armstrong was on the receiving end of most passes.
Harvey Barnes attempted 22 passes, and these included one smart pass and through pass each. Of his 22 passes, five landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Six different Southampton players attempted one smart pass each, and only two players failed to deliver their passes.
Leicester City created more threats from the left side. James Maddison created the highest threat from passes for his side.
Jamie Vardy created the highest threats from dribbles. The striker attempted five dribbles in the match.
Southampton players have created more threats from the right side. James Ward-Prowse created the highest threat from passes.
Stuart Armstrong attempted nine dribbles and created the highest threats from dribbles.
The home team won most of their defensive duels in the defensive third. Jonny Evans and Wesley Fofana won three duels each.
The Foxes won six aerial duels each in the defensive and final third. They only lost one aerial duel in the final third.
Brendan Rodgers’s men won four loose ball duels each in their half and the opposition’s half.
The Saints won most of the defensive duels in the defensive third.
Southampton players won eight aerial duels in the middle third. Mohamed Salisu won five aerial duels.
The Saints won three loose ball duels in the defensive third. Oriol Romeu won two duels for his side.
Leicester City won three corners, all of them on the left side. Southampton didn’t concede a free-kick inside their half.
The Saints also won three corners. They won only one free-kick inside the opposition’s half.
Leicester City capitalised on their chances and scored four goals. They were the better attacking side.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Leicester City vs Southampton