Championship · Matchweek 23 · Dec 26

Leicester - Watford

Watford won 2-1 away at Leicester in Championship (Matchweek 23). Goals: J. James 7'; O. Maamma 45'.

🏟 King Power Stadium 👤 Referee: Josh Smith, England
Key events
7' J. James(1 - 0) · Assist: J. Ayew Leicester
19' 🟨 I. FatawuYellow card Leicester
42' 🟨 O. SkippYellow card Leicester
45' O. Maamma(1 - 1) · Assist: L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
Quick stats
%51 Possession %49
1.10 Expected goals (xG) 1.30
1.49 Pre-match xG 1.22
9 Total shots 13
3 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 5
4 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 6
1 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
J. James(1 - 0) · Assist: J. Ayew
7'
I. FatawuYellow card🟨
19'
O. SkippYellow card🟨
42'
45'
O. Maamma(1 - 1) · Assist: L. Kjerrumgaard
FT 1 - 2
Match statsLeicester · Watford
Key stats
%51 Possession %49
1.10 Expected goals (xG) 1.30
1.49 Pre-match xG 1.22
Shots
9 Total shots 13
3 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 5
4 Shots inside box 7
5 Shots outside box 6
1 Saves 2
Attacking
119 Attacks 88
53 Dangerous attacks 37
Passing
457 Total passes 448
387 Accurate passes 382
%85 Pass accuracy %85
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
14 Fouls 8
8 Free kicks 14
22 Throw-ins 19
7 Goal kicks 6
Cards
3 Yellow cards 2
2 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 2
By half
1 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 1
2 1st-half corners 2
3 2nd-half corners 4
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD6 meetings · 2021–2026
Leicester 5
Nov 28who was on topMar 21
Watford 0
5 Leicester 1 draw 0 Watford
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.7goals / match
175total goals
2/1clean sheets
5-1Leicester best win · May 15
%83 Over 1.5 5/6
%67 Over 2.5 4/6
%50 Over 3.5 3/6
%67 BTTS 4/6
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Leicester at home3 matches
3W 0D 0L 10:3
Watford at home3 matches
0W 1D 2L 2:7
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
SEASON COMPARISON
23Leicesterin the table46pts
46matches 12-16-18W-D-L 58:68goals -10diff
WDDLL
16Watfordin the table57pts
46matches 14-15-17W-D-L 53:65goals -12diff
LLLLL
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mar 21 Watford 0-0 Leicester Championship
Feb 10 Watford 1-2 Leicester Championship
Nov 25 Leicester 2-0 Watford Championship
May 15 Watford 1-5 Leicester Premier League
Jan 8 Leicester 4-1 Watford FA Cup
Nov 28 Leicester 4-2 Watford Premier League
xG difference & finishing
Leicester1 gol · 1.10 xG -0.10
Watford2 gol · 1.30 xG +0.70
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Watford took more shots13 - 9
Leicester committed more fouls14 - 8
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.3 -0.3
Shots 9.011.8 -2.8
On target 3.03.8 -0.8
Possession %51%52 -0.8
Corners 5.04.9 +0.1
Cards 3.02.0 +1.0
Conceded 2.01.5 +0.5
this matchseason average · 45 matches
Goals 2.01.1 +0.9
Shots 13.013.0
On target 3.04.1 -1.1
Possession %49%51 -2.5
Corners 6.04.6 +1.4
Cards 2.02.0
Conceded 1.01.4 -0.4
this matchseason average · 45 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Imrân Louza 8.50
Starting XI
6 Jordan James M · 90' 7.30
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Tackles2Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes25 · %20
21 Ricardo Pereira D · 87' · K 6.70
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles3Duels won5/8Fouls won1Passes48 · %45
4 Benjamin Nelson D · 90' 6.60
Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/9Fouls won3Passes77 · %68
33 Luke Thomas D · 90' 6.50
Key pass1Tackles4Duels won4/9Fouls1Passes42 · %39
14 Bobby Decordova-Reid M · 75' 6.30
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won1/4Passes22 · %19
5 Caleb Okoli D · 90' 6.30
Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won2/4Fouls2Passes63 · %54
10 Stephy Mavididi M · 69' 6.30
On target1/1Dribbles2/3Tackles2Duels won5/11Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes22 · %21
9 Jordan Ayew F · 90' 6.30
Assist1Key pass1Blocks1Duels won4/13Fouls won2Fouls2Passes13 · %6
1 Jakub Stolarczyk G · 90' 6.20
Saves1Passes31 · %23
22 Oliver Skipp M · 87' 6.20
Tackles2Duels won2/10Fouls3Passes43 · %39
7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku M · 90' 6.20
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/9Fouls won1Fouls3Passes40 · %27
Substitutes
17 Hamza Choudhury M · 9' 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/1Passes11 · %9
39 Silko Thomas F · 9' 6.60
Key pass1Passes4 · %3
30 Aaron Ramsey M · 15' 6.30
Tackles1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes10 · %8
28 Jeremy Monga M · 21' 6.20
Passes7 · %6
Unused: Julián CarranzaLouis PageOlabade AlukoWout FaesAsmir Begović
Starting XI
10 Imrân Louza M · 90' · K 8.50
Assist2Key pass3Dribbles2/2Tackles5Interceptions1Duels won12/18Fouls won4Fouls4Passes76 · %67
6 Matthew Pollock D · 90' 7.90
Goals1On target1/2Key pass1Tackles2Duels won8/10Passes57 · %53
2 Jeremy Ngakia D · 90' 7.70
Key pass1Tackles9Interceptions4Duels won12/16Fouls won3Fouls1Passes46 · %35
42 Othmane Maamma M · 81' 7.70
Goals1On target1/1Dribbles1/5Tackles4Duels won5/12Fouls1Passes15 · %11
3 Max Alleyne D · 90' 6.90
Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes60 · %55
7 Thomas Ince M · 66' 6.90
Key pass2Tackles1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes18 · %13
5 Hector Kyprianou M · 90' 6.90
Key pass1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes20 · %20
16 Marc Bola D · 90' 6.50
Blocks1Offside1Passes41 · %38
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze F · 89' 6.30
Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Passes62 · %48
1 Egil Selvik G · 90' 6.30
Saves1Passes25 · %20
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard F · 81' 6.30
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won3/5Passes14 · %11
Substitutes
66 Nestory Irankunda F · 24' 6.90
On target1/1Dribbles2/2Duels won4/7Fouls1Passes8 · %7
17 Moussa Sissoko M · 9' 6.60
Tackles2Duels won2/3Passes2 · %2
18 Vivaldo F · 9' 6.30
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won1/2Fouls won1Fouls1Passes4 · %2
22 James Morris D · 1'
Tackles1Duels won1/1
Unused: Jeremy PetrisJames AbankwahKévin Keben BiakoloNampalys MendyNathan Baxter
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%73) ✗
Leicester %73 Draw %20 Watford %7
2.39Leicester xPuan
0.41Watford xPuan
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