Leicester vs Blackburn

1 November 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Tom Nield

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • A. Guðjohnsen 20’, 63’

Match summary

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

A. Guðjohnsen put Blackburn ahead in the 20th minute and Guðjohnsen made it 0-2 in the 63rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Leicester's 1.24 from 12.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
12 Shots 9
1 Shots on target 5
6 Corners 4
500 Passes 303
81.6% Pass accuracy 69.3%
13 Tackles 22
9 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Leicester Blackburn
Kick-off
20’
A. GuðjohnsenRight foot shot0-1 (Blackburn)
23’
A. Henriksson
27’
Y. OhashiShot on target
28’
A. HenrikssonShot on target
Half-time0-1
46’
R. MorishitaA. Henriksson
46’
R. HedgesD. D. Neve
Second half underway
52’
R. MorishitaShot on target
S. MavididiShot on target
54’
61’
K. MontgomeryT. Gardner-Hickman
P. DakaJ. Carranza
63’
63’
A. GuðjohnsenRight foot shot0-2 (Blackburn)
L. ThomasV. Kristiansen
64’
J. AyewS. Mavididi
64’
B. ReidJ. James
74’
S. ThomasB. Soumaré
79’
80’
A. ForshawS. Trondstad
87’
M. GueyeY. Ohashi
Full-time0-2

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 1.24 1.91 20’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), 0-1 20’ 63’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), 0-2 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.91 20’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), 0-1 Guðjohnsen 20’ 63’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), 0-2 Guðjohnsen 63’
Leicester 1.24 xGBlackburn 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Leicester attacking 
20’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 63’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 54’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 90’ M. Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.26 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 52’ R. Morishita (Blackburn), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 46’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 5’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 37’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ A. Henriksson (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ H. Winks (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ J. James (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ R. Alebiousu (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 63’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 54’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 90’ M. Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.26 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ P. Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 52’ R. Morishita (Blackburn), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 46’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 5’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 37’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ A. Henriksson (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ H. Winks (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ J. James (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ R. Alebiousu (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Leicester 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Stolarczyk
Pereira
Okoli
Vestergaard
Kristiansen 64’
Soumaré 79’
Winks
Issahaku
James 74’
Mavididi 64’
Carranza 63’
Blackburn 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Tóth
Miller
Wharton
McLoughlin
Alebiousu
Trondstad 80’
Gardner-Hickman 61’
Neve 46’
Henriksson 46’
Ohashi 87’
Guðjohnsen 2

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Stolarczyk
90′ 4 2 27 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
R. Pereira
90′ – 1 – 5 3 82 2 – – –
C. Okoli
90′ 1 4 – 10 8 58 3 – – –
J. Vestergaard
90′ 1 – – 12 8 54 1 – – –
V. Kristiansen Taken off
64′ 4 – – 4 – 27 – – – –
L. Thomas Came on as a substitute
26′ 2 1 – 5 2 18 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
B. Soumaré Taken off
79′ – – 68 1 – – 2 2 – – –
H. Winks
90′ – – – – –
A. F. Issahaku
90′ – – – – –
J. James
74′ – – 31 4 – – – 1 – – –
S. Mavididi Taken off
64′ – – 17 – – 2 1 7 1 – –
S. Thomas Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 6 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
J. Carranza Taken off
63′ – – – – – – – 3 1 7 –
P. Daka Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
J. Ayew Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – 2 4 2 7 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 54% Avg odds 1.76
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Blackburn win 20% Avg odds 4.61

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

Form going into the game

Leicester DWDLL
Blackburn LDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 0-2 Blackburn, 04 May 24 Next meeting: Blackburn 0-1 Leicester, 02 May 26  All Leicester vs Blackburn meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.