Leicester vs Coventry

6 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 77’, 87’
  • Kyle McFadzean 47’

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Coventry, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Kyle McFadzean put Coventry ahead with a header in the 47th minute, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall equalised with a header in the 77th minute, and Dewsbury-Hall won it in the 87th minute.

Coventry can feel hard done by, creating 1.87 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Leicester's 1.51 from 20.

Match stats

Leicester Coventry
20 Shots 20
7 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.51 xG 1.87
1.51 Non-penalty xG 1.87

Key events

Leicester Coventry
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
47’
Kyle McFadzean0-1 (Coventry)
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall1-1 (Leicester)
77’
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall2-1 (Leicester)
87’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Jannik Vestergaard
  • Callum Doyle
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Coventry
  • Ben Sheaf
  • Kasey Palmer

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 1.51 1.87 47’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), 0-1 47’ 77’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 1-1 77’ 87’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 2-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.51 1.87 47’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), 0-1 McFadzean 47’ 77’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 1-1 Dewsbury-Hall 77’ 87’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), 2-1 Dewsbury-Hall 87’
Leicester 1.51 xGCoventry 1.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Leicester attacking 
62’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 67’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 47’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), from a corner, 0.20 xG, goal 66’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 56’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 61’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 87’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 85’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 29’ Callum Doyle (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 30’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 82’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 45’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Matt Godden (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Gustavo Hamer (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 67’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 47’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), from a corner, 0.20 xG, goal 66’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 56’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 61’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 87’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 46’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 85’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 29’ Callum Doyle (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 30’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 82’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 45’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Matt Godden (Coventry), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Gustavo Hamer (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ricardo Pereira
90′ – – 3 0.07 – – –
Wout Faes
90′ – – – – – – –
Jannik Vestergaard
90′ – – 2 0.21 – –
90′ – – 1 0.10 – –
Wilfred Ndidi Taken off
62′ – – 2 0.16 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 2 – 8 0.50 – –
Kasey McAteer Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Jamie Vardy Taken off
75′ – – 1 0.27 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Dennis Praet Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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 53% Avg odds 1.80
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.73
Coventry win 22% Avg odds 4.34

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.