Brentford vs Leicester

24 October 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Zanka 60’
  • Youri Tielemans 14’
  • James Maddison 73’

Match summary

Leicester beat Brentford 2-1 on the road. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Youri Tielemans put Leicester ahead in the 14th minute, Zanka equalised with a header in the 60th minute, set up by Mathias Jensen, and James Maddison won it in the 73rd minute, set up by Patson Daka.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brentford created 1.17 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Leicester 1.00 from 10.

Match stats

Brentford Leicester
15 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 6
9 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 1.00
1.17 Non-penalty xG 1.00
7 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Brentford Leicester
Kick-off
14’
Youri Tielemans0-1 (Leicester)
Half-time0-1
Zanka
Assist: Mathias Jensen1-1 (Brentford)
60’
73’
James Maddison
Assist: Patson Daka1-2 (Leicester)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Brentford
  • Zanka
Leicester
  • Caglar Söyüncü

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 1.00 14’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), 0-1 14’ 60’ Zanka (Brentford), 1-1 60’ 73’ James Maddison (Leicester), 1-2 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.17 1.00 14’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), 0-1 Tielemans 14’ 60’ Zanka (Brentford), 1-1 Zanka 60’ 73’ James Maddison (Leicester), 1-2 Maddison 73’
Brentford 1.17 xGLeicester 1.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Brentford attacking 
73’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 4’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), from a corner, 0.53 xG, off target 84’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 90+5’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Zanka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 2’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 56’ Boubakary Soumare (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 36’ Zanka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Rico Henry (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 73’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 4’ Pontus Jansson (Brentford), from a corner, 0.53 xG, off target 84’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 90+5’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Zanka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.10 xG, goal 2’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 27’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Zanka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Boubakary Soumare (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 62’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Rico Henry (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 17’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Zanka DEF9012 0.140.021
Pontus Jansson DEF901 0.530.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF480 0.000.082
Sergi Canos MID900 0.000.052
Rico Henry MID901 0.030.000
Christian Nørgaard MID903 0.110.531
Mathias Jensen MID9010 0.000.133
Frank Onyeka MID781 0.050.051
Ivan Toney FWD903 0.090.173
Bryan Mbeumo FWD593 0.150.000
Kristoffer Ajer Sub421 0.070.000
Marcus Forss Sub310 0.000.000
Saman Ghoddos Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 35% Avg odds 2.78
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Leicester win 37% Avg odds 2.58

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

Form going into the game

Brentford LWDWL
Leicester LLDDW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Leicester 2-1 Brentford, 20 Mar 22  All Brentford 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.