Burnley vs Leicester

3 March 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Matej Vydra 4’
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 34’

Match summary

Burnley and Leicester shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Matej Vydra put Burnley ahead in the 4th minute and Kelechi Iheanacho equalised in the 34th minute, set up by Wilfred Ndidi.

There was little between the sides on chances: Burnley created 1.27 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Leicester 1.24 from 15.

Match stats

Burnley Leicester
12 Shots 15
7 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 1.24
1.27 Non-penalty xG 1.24
7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Burnley Leicester
Kick-off
Matej Vydra1-0 (Burnley)
4’
34’
Kelechi Iheanacho
Assist: Wilfred Ndidi1-1 (Leicester)
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Ricardo Pereira
  • Wesley Fofana

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 1.27 1.24 4’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), 1-0 4’ 34’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-1 34’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 1.24 4’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), 1-0 Vydra 4’ 34’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-1 Iheanacho 34’
Burnley 1.27 xGLeicester 1.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Burnley attacking 
45’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 12’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 4’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 34’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 75’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 37’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 41’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 25’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 56’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 4’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 12’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 34’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 75’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 37’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 41’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 25’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 1’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 51’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Charlie Taylor (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 28’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF901 0.010.594
Ben Mee DEF901 0.030.000
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.090.000
Charlie Taylor DEF901 0.010.000
Josh Brownhill MID901 0.070.000
Ashley Westwood MID901 0.020.000
Jack Cork MID900 0.000.082
Dwight McNeil MID901 0.020.122
Matej Vydra FWD9012 0.850.021
Chris Wood FWD903 0.170.000
Jay Rodriguez Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 25% Avg odds 3.85
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.12
Leicester win 44% Avg odds 2.17

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

Form going into the game

Burnley DWDDL
Leicester WDWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 4-2 Burnley, 20 Sep 20 Next meeting: Leicester 2-2 Burnley, 25 Sep 21  All Burnley 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.