Leicester vs Aston Villa

31 August 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee David Coote

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Facundo Buonanotte 73’
  • Amadou Onana 28’
  • Jhon Durán 63’

Match summary

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

Amadou Onana put Aston Villa ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Ollie Watkins, Jhon Durán made it 0-2 with a header in the 63rd minute, set up by Lucas Digne, and Facundo Buonanotte pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 73rd minute, set up by Wilfred Ndidi.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Leicester's 0.77 from 9.

Match stats

Leicester Aston Villa
9 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.77 xG 2.16
0.77 Non-penalty xG 2.16
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Leicester Aston Villa
Kick-off
28’
Amadou Onana
Assist: Ollie Watkins0-1 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-1
63’
Jhon Durán
Assist: Lucas Digne0-2 (Aston Villa)
Facundo Buonanotte
Assist: Wilfred Ndidi1-2 (Leicester)
73’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Caleb Okoli
  • Harry Winks
  • Oliver Skipp
  • Jamie Vardy
Aston Villa
  • Lamare Bogarde
  • Amadou Onana
  • Youri Tielemans
  • John McGinn
  • Jhon Durán

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 0.77 2.16 28’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), 0-1 28’ 63’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), 0-2 63’ 73’ Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester), 1-2 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 2.16 28’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), 0-1 Onana 28’ 63’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), 0-2 Durán 63’ 73’ Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester), 1-2 Buonanotte 73’
Leicester 0.77 xGAston Villa 2.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Leicester attacking 
28’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.60 xG, goal 73’ Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 28’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.47 xG, off target 21’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 63’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 85’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 79’ James Justin (Leicester), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 81’ Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Oliver Skipp (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Caleb Okoli (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Jordan Ayew (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Abdul Fatawu (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Abdul Fatawu (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.60 xG, goal 73’ Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 28’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.47 xG, off target 63’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 21’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 85’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 79’ James Justin (Leicester), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Oliver Skipp (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Caleb Okoli (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Jordan Ayew (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Facundo Buonanotte (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Abdul Fatawu (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Abdul Fatawu (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mads Hermansen GK900 0.000.000
James Justin DEF901 0.120.000
Wout Faes DEF900 0.000.000
Caleb Okoli DEF901 0.020.000
Victor Kristiansen DEF900 0.000.142
Harry Winks MID900 0.000.000
Oliver Skipp MID701 0.030.000
Abdul Fatawu MID702 0.020.000
Wilfred Ndidi MID9010 0.000.511
Jordan Ayew MID691 0.020.011
Jamie Vardy FWD900 0.000.031
Stephy Mavididi Sub210 0.000.000
Facundo Buonanotte Sub2012 0.520.000
Bilal El Khannouss Sub201 0.050.000
Bobby Reid Sub10 0.000.000
Kasey McAteer Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 24% Avg odds 4.00
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.76
Aston Villa win 50% Avg odds 1.91

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

Form going into the game

Leicester LDWDL
Aston Villa LDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 1-2 Aston Villa, 04 Apr 23 Next meeting: Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester, 04 Jan 25  All Leicester vs Aston Villa 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.