Leicester vs Man City

26 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Marc Albrighton 19’
  • Ricardo Pereira 81’
  • Bernardo Silva 14’

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Man City. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Bernardo Silva put Man City ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Sergio Agüero, Marc Albrighton equalised with a header in the 19th minute, set up by Jamie Vardy, and Ricardo Pereira won it from a corner in the 81st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Leicester created 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Man City 1.35 from 11. Man City had a player sent off.

Match stats

Leicester Man City
10 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.56 xG 1.35
1.56 Non-penalty xG 1.35
6 Deep Completions 20

Key events

Leicester Man City
Kick-off
14’
Bernardo Silva
Assist: Sergio Agüero0-1 (Man City)
Marc Albrighton
Assist: Jamie Vardy1-1 (Leicester)
19’
Half-time1-1
Ricardo Pereira2-1 (Leicester)
81’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Harry Maguire
  • Jamie Vardy
Man City
  • Fabian Delph
  • John Stones
  • David Silva

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 1.56 1.35 14’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 0-1 14’ 19’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), 1-1 19’ 81’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), 2-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.56 1.35 14’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), 0-1 Silva 14’ 19’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), 1-1 Albrighton 19’ 81’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), 2-1 Pereira 81’
Leicester 1.56 xGMan City 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Leicester attacking 
36’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 14’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 19’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 40’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 39’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 42’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 67’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+5’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Danilo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 73’ Fabian Delph (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Danilo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 14’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 19’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 40’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 39’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 42’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 67’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+5’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Leroy Sané (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Danilo (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 73’ Fabian Delph (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Danilo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Kasper Schmeichel GK900 0.000.000
Ricardo Pereira DEF9011 0.030.000
Wes Morgan DEF900 0.000.031
Harry Maguire DEF901 0.030.000
Ben Chilwell DEF900 0.000.141
Nampalys Mendy MID900 0.000.021
Wilfred Ndidi MID900 0.000.051
Hamza Choudhury MID641 0.380.000
Marc Albrighton FWD9011 0.430.442
Jamie Vardy FWD8912 0.430.431
James Maddison FWD793 0.210.121
Demarai Gray Sub261 0.050.000
Danny Simpson Sub110 0.000.000
Shinji Okazaki Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 10% Bet365 odds 9.50
Draw 19% Bet365 odds 5.25
Man City win 71% Bet365 odds 1.36

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

Form going into the game

Leicester WDLLW
Man City WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Man City 1-0 Leicester, 06 May 19  All Leicester vs Man City meetings

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.