Aston Villa vs Leicester

21 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Bertrand Traoré 48’
  • James Maddison 19’
  • Harvey Barnes 23’

Match summary

Leicester won 2-1 away at Aston Villa. Leicester led 2-0 at half-time.

James Maddison put Leicester ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Harvey Barnes, Harvey Barnes made it 0-2 in the 23rd minute, and Bertrand Traoré pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 48th minute.

Aston Villa can feel hard done by, creating 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Leicester's 1.29 from 16.

Match stats

Aston Villa Leicester
11 Shots 16
2 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.71 xG 1.24
1.71 Non-penalty xG 1.24
5 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Aston Villa Leicester
Kick-off
19’
James Maddison
Assist: Harvey Barnes0-1 (Leicester)
23’
Harvey Barnes0-2 (Leicester)
Half-time0-2
Bertrand Traoré1-2 (Aston Villa)
48’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Ahmed Elmohamady
  • Douglas Luiz
Leicester
  • Wilfred Ndidi

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.29 19’ James Maddison (Leicester), 0-1 19’ 23’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), 0-2 23’ 48’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), 1-2 48’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.29 19’ James Maddison (Leicester), 0-1 Maddison 19’ 23’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), 0-2 Barnes 23’ 48’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), 1-2 Traoré 48’
Aston Villa 1.76 xGLeicester 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Aston Villa attacking 
48’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 32’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.63 xG, off target 23’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 17’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 27’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 23’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 60’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 32’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.63 xG, off target 23’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 17’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 27’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 23’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 60’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 11’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 68’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Morgan Sanson (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Ahmed Elmohamady DEF900 0.000.071
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.630.051
Tyrone Mings DEF901 0.070.000
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.162
John McGinn MID903 0.120.000
Douglas Luiz MID821 0.050.631
Bertrand Traoré MID9012 0.790.000
Ross Barkley MID770 0.000.000
Anwar El Ghazi MID680 0.000.131
Ollie Watkins FWD901 0.070.021
Trézéguet Sub221 0.020.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub130 0.000.000
Morgan Sanson Sub81 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 26% Avg odds 3.69
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Leicester win 48% Avg odds 2.01

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LWLWD
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 0-1 Aston Villa, 18 Oct 20 Next meeting: Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester, 05 Dec 21  All Aston Villa vs Leicester meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.