Leicester City and Watford played out a six-goal thriller at the King Power Stadium in the English Premier League. Leicester City eventually came out as the winners by a scoreline of 4-2.
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;
Which Leicester City player created the highest threat from passes? Who created the highest xG rate for Watford?
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 changed the formation from a back three to back four. Luke Thomas and James Maddison replaced Marc Albrighton and Daniel Amartey.
Boubakary Soumaré and Wilfred Ndidi provided a defensive cover in front of the two central defenders. Jamie Vardy led the line and James Maddison drifted more towards the left side.
Claudio Ranieri was without the services of Ismaila Sarr for this game and replaced him with Juan Hernandez as he only made one change from their win against Manchester United.
The midfield and forward players played a lot closer to each other. Joshua King and Emmanuel Dennis operated more from the left side of the play.
Watford had less possession of the ball but created more provisional attacks than the home team. They made more recoveries in the opposition’s half, and their expected goal rate was high. Leicester City created five counterattacks and attempted 19 passes into the opposition’s penalty box.
Moussa Sissoko had a good game in the midfield. The Frenchman made seven recoveries in the opposition’s half and attempted ten passes into the final third. His teammate Joshua King had the highest expected goal rate in the match.
Leicester City players attempted 17 shots in the match with an accuracy rate of 41.18%. 11 shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty box, and all the goals were scored from inside the box.
Watford players attempted 16 shots, with five being on target. One goal was scored through a penalty, while the other was scored from just outside the penalty box. One of the shots attempted from a long-range was hit on the post.
The expected threat timeline shows that Watford created more threats in the first half. Leicester City created more momentum in the second half and started the second half on a high. Jamie Vardy had the most number of shots on target in the match.
Timothy Castagne attempted the most number of passes for the home side. His 14 passes were towards Ademola Lookman, who operated from the right side.
Left-back Adam Masina attempted 47 passes for the Hornets and was on the receiving end of most passes.
Ademola Lookman attempted four smart passes in the match. James Maddison landed his five passes into the opposition’s 18-yard box, and one pass in the 6-yard box. He attempted two smart passes and crosses each.
Moussa Sissoko attempted the only smart pass for Watford. Adam Masina attempted two crosses and was able to land his two passes into the opposition’s 6-yard box.
Timothy Castagne and James Maddison created the highest threat rate from passes for the home time. Leicester City players created very few threats from the middle.
Harvey Barnes created the highest threat rate from dribbles. James Maddison attempted five dribbles and created an xT rate of 0.022.
Watford’s xT creation map shows that they attacked more from the left side. Kiko Femenia created the highest threat from passes.
Emmanuel Dennis attempted five dribbles and created the highest threat from passes. Joao Pedro created the second-highest threat rate.
The home team won most of their defensive duels towards the right side. Jonny Evans won five duels for his side.
Caglar Söyüncü was dominant in the air and only lost one aerial duel. The Turkish international won ten aerial duels. Timothy Castagne, Luke Thomas and Evans won four duels each.
Timothy Castagne helped his team to win loose ball duels in the middle third. The Belgian won seven loose ball duels.
The team won most of their defensive duels in the middle third. Emmanuel Dennis won three out of the five duels contested.
Craig Cathcart won six out of the seven aerial duels contested by him. Adam Masina and Juan Hernandez won three duels each.
The team won most of the loose ball duels in the middle third. Moussa Sissoko and Joshua King won four loose ball duels each.
Leicester City ended their three-game winless run and have entered the top half of the table. Watford created chances in the match but were unable to convert them into goals.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Leicester City vs Watford