Leicester vs Blackburn

4 May 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sammie Szmodics 68’, 90+4’

Match summary

Blackburn took a 2-0 win at Leicester. It was goalless at half-time.

Sammie Szmodics put Blackburn ahead in the 68th minute and Szmodics made it 0-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Leicester's 1.33 from 14.

Match stats

Leicester Blackburn
14 Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.33 xG 1.70
1.33 Non-penalty xG 1.70

Key events

Leicester Blackburn
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
68’
Sammie Szmodics0-1 (Blackburn)
90+4’
Sammie Szmodics0-2 (Blackburn)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • James Justin
  • Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
Blackburn
  • Joe Rankin-Costello
  • Sammie Szmodics

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 1.70 68’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-1 68’ 90+4’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 1.70 68’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-1 Szmodics 68’ 90+4’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-2 Szmodics 90+4’
Leicester 1.33 xGBlackburn 1.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Leicester attacking 
90+4’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.99 xG, goal 68’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 80’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 82’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 26’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 80’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 6’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 41’ James Justin (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 66’ Wout Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 4’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ James Justin (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.99 xG, goal 68’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 80’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 82’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 26’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 80’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 6’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 41’ James Justin (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 66’ Wout Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 4’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 89’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ James Justin (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
James Justin Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.13 – –
Hamza Choudhury Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Jannik Vestergaard
90′ – – – – – – –
Wout Faes
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Ricardo Pereira
90′ – – 2 0.31 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.15 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Taken off
55′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Jamie Vardy Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.22 – – –
Stephy Mavididi Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Marc Albrighton Came on as a substitute
35′ – – – – – – –
Yunus Akgün Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Callum Doyle Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Kasey McAteer Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 2 0.29 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 62% Avg odds 1.53
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.39
Blackburn win 16% Avg odds 5.80

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.