Arsenal vs Leicester

22 October 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Mesut Özil 45’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 63’, 66’

Héctor Bellerín 31’ (og)

Match summary

Arsenal came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Leicester. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Bellerín's own goal put Leicester ahead in the 31st minute and Mesut Özil equalised in the 45th minute, set up by Héctor Bellerín. In the second half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal in front in the 63rd minute, set up by Héctor Bellerín and Aubameyang made it 3-1 in the 66th minute, set up by Mesut Özil.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.92 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Leicester's 0.93 from 8.

Match stats

19 Shots 8

6 Shots on Target 2

6 Corners 4

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.92 xG 0.93

2.92 Non-penalty xG 0.93

14 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Arsenal Leicester

Kick-off

31’

Héctor Bellerín
Own goal

0-1

Mesut Özil
Assist: Héctor Bellerín

1-1

45’

Half-time1-1

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Héctor Bellerín

2-1

63’

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Mesut Özil

3-1

66’

Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal

Rob Holding
Granit Xhaka

Leicester

Ricardo Pereira
Marc Albrighton

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Arsenal 2.92 xGLeicester 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Leicester attacking Arsenal attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Bernd Leno	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Héctor Bellerín	DEF	90		2	2	0.08	0.73	2
Shkodran Mustafi	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Rob Holding	DEF	90			1	0.11	0.00	0
Stephan Lichtsteiner	DEF	62			1	0.02	0.00	0
Granit Xhaka	MID	90			3	0.10	0.13	2
Lucas Torreira	MID	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	MID	62			2	0.15	0.00	0
Mesut Özil	MID	81	1	1	1	0.09	1.48	4
Alex Iwobi	MID	90			1	0.04	0.22	2
Alexandre Lacazette	FWD	90			4	0.98	0.00	0
Matteo Guendouzi	Sub	28			0	0.00	0.00	0
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Sub	28	2		2	1.32	0.00	0
Aaron Ramsey	Sub	9			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Kasper Schmeichel	GK	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Daniel Amartey	DEF	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Harry Maguire	DEF	90	1	0.24	0.00	0
Jonny Evans	DEF	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Ricardo Pereira	MID	70	0	0.00	0.00	0
Nampalys Mendy	MID	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Wilfred Ndidi	MID	90	1	0.38	0.19	3
Ben Chilwell	MID	90	1	0.02	0.00	0
James Maddison	MID	76	1	0.05	0.68	3
Jamie Vardy	FWD	90	0	0.00	0.00	0
Kelechi Iheanacho	FWD	62	2	0.15	0.00	0
Marc Albrighton	Sub	28	0	0.00	0.00	0
Rachid Ghezzal	Sub	20	2	0.09	0.00	0
Shinji Okazaki	Sub	14	0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 63% Bet365 odds 1.53

Draw 22% Bet365 odds 4.50

Leicester win 15% Bet365 odds 6.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal W W W W W

Leicester L L W W L

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