Chelsea vs Leicester

22 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Lee Probert

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jamie Vardy 51’

Match summary

Leicester beat Chelsea 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead in the 51st minute, set up by James Maddison.

Chelsea can feel hard done by, creating 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Leicester's 0.46 from 8.

Match stats

Chelsea Leicester
17 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.40 xG 0.46
2.40 Non-penalty xG 0.46
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Chelsea Leicester
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
51’
Jamie Vardy
Assist: James Maddison0-1 (Leicester)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Nampalys Mendy
  • 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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.41 0.46 51’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 51’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.41 0.46 51’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 Vardy 51’
Chelsea 2.41 xGLeicester 0.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Chelsea attacking 
89’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.54 xG, off target 17’ David Luiz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.52 xG, off target 33’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 51’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 66’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 13’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 27’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ David Luiz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Jorginho (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Pedro (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.54 xG, off target 17’ David Luiz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.52 xG, off target 33’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.33 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 66’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 59’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 13’ Wes Morgan (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ David Luiz (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Jorginho (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Pedro (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kepa GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF901 0.050.000
David Luiz DEF902 0.560.001
Antonio Rüdiger DEF901 0.540.000
Marcos Alonso DEF902 0.350.052
N'Golo Kanté MID900 0.000.392
Jorginho MID761 0.030.000
Mateo Kovacic MID622 0.080.172
Pedro FWD902 0.061.083
Eden Hazard FWD904 0.650.031
Willian FWD622 0.090.011
Olivier Giroud Sub280 0.000.000
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Sub280 0.000.000
Cesc Fàbregas Sub140 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 73% Bet365 odds 1.33
Draw 18% Bet365 odds 5.50
Leicester win 9% Bet365 odds 11.00

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

Form going into the game

Chelsea LWLWW
Leicester DWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.