Leicester vs Brighton

26 February 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Lee Probert

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Demarai Gray 10’
  • Jamie Vardy 63’
  • Davy Pröpper 66’

Match summary

Leicester saw off Brighton 2-1. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Demarai Gray put Leicester ahead in the 10th minute, set up by Youri Tielemans, Jamie Vardy made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, set up by James Maddison, and Davy Pröpper pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.94 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Brighton's 1.21 from 15.

Match stats

Leicester Brighton
19 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.92 xG 1.21
1.92 Non-penalty xG 1.21
11 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Leicester Brighton
Kick-off
Demarai Gray
Assist: Youri Tielemans
1-0 (Leicester)
10’
Half-time1-0
Jamie Vardy
Assist: James Maddison
2-0 (Leicester)
63’
66’
Davy Pröpper2-1 (Brighton)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Jamie Vardy
Brighton
  • Martín Montoya

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 1.94 1.21 10’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), 1-0 10’ 63’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 63’ 66’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), 2-1 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.94 1.21 10’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), 1-0 Gray 10’ 63’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 Vardy 63’ 66’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), 2-1 Pröpper 66’
Leicester 1.94 xGBrighton 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Leicester attacking 
49’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 10’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 63’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 6’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 46’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 72’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 75’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 14’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 77’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 6’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 43’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 85’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Martín Montoya (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Gaëtan Bong (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 10’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 63’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 46’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 6’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 72’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 75’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 14’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 77’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 6’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 36’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 72’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 85’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Dale Stephens (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Martín Montoya (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Gaëtan Bong (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Kasper Schmeichel
90′ – – – – – – –
Ricardo Pereira
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 0.14 1 –
Jonny Evans
90′ – – – – 0.11 1 –
90′ – – – – 0.20 3 –
Wilfred Ndidi
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
James Maddison Taken off
90′ – 1 – – 0.70 5 –
Youri Tielemans Taken off
70′ – 1 2 0.03 0.40 2 –
Demarai Gray
90′ 1 – 3 0.56 0.15 1 –
Jamie Vardy Taken off
90′ 1 – 4 0.72 0.01 1
90′ – – 7 0.59 0.02 1 –
Nampalys Mendy Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Shinji Okazaki Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
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 51% Bet365 odds 1.90
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.50
Brighton win 21% Bet365 odds 4.60

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

Form going into the game

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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.