Leicester vs Cardiff

19 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Unknown 36’
  • Cesare Casadei 90+2’
  • Aaron Ramsey 45+1’

Match summary

Leicester won 2-1 at home to Cardiff, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

A goal put Leicester ahead from a corner in the 36th minute, Aaron Ramsey equalised in first-half stoppage time, and Cesare Casadei won it in stoppage time.

Cardiff can feel hard done by, creating 1.08 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Leicester's 0.66 from 15. Cardiff had a player sent off.

Match stats

Leicester Cardiff
15 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
0.66 xG 1.08
0.66 Non-penalty xG 1.08

Key events

Leicester Cardiff
Kick-off
Unknown1-0 (Leicester)
36’
45+1’
Aaron Ramsey1-1 (Cardiff)
Half-time1-1
Cesare Casadei2-1 (Leicester)
90+2’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Stephy Mavididi
Cardiff
  • Mahlon Romeo
  • Dimitris Goutas
  • Jamilu Collins
  • Aaron Ramsey
  • Jack Simpson

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 1.08 36’ Goal (Leicester), 1-0 36’ 45+1’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), 1-1 45+1’ 90+2’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), 2-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 1.08 36’ Goal (Leicester), 1-0 36’ 45+1’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), 1-1 Ramsey 45+1’ 90+2’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), 2-1 Casadei 90+2’
Leicester 0.66 xGCardiff 1.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Leicester attacking 
81’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 12’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 49’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+2’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 40’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 48’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 74’ Unknown (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 49’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Unknown (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 18’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+8’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Callum Doyle (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 59’ Harry Winks (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Callum Doyle (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 81’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 12’ Ike Ugbo (Cardiff), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 49’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+2’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 40’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 48’ Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 74’ Unknown (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Unknown (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 18’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+8’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 56’ Callum Doyle (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 59’ Callum Doyle (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Harry Winks (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
90′ – – – – – – –
Ricardo Pereira
90′ – – – – – – –
Wout Faes
90′ – – – – – – –
Jannik Vestergaard
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Wilfred Ndidi Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Wanya Marcal Madivadua Taken off
87′ 1 – – – – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Taken off
76′ – – 3 0.14 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.14 – –
Cesare Casadei Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 – 1 0.11 – – –
Jamie Vardy Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Marc Albrighton Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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 63% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.41
Cardiff win 15% Avg odds 6.22

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.