Leicester vs Middlesbrough

17 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Jamie Vardy 85’
  • Finn Azaz 24’
  • Samuel Silvera 37’

Match summary

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

Finn Azaz put Middlesbrough ahead in the 24th minute, Samuel Silvera made it 0-2 in the 37th minute, and Jamie Vardy pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 85th minute.

Leicester can feel hard done by, creating 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Middlesbrough's 1.04 from 5.

Match stats

Leicester Middlesbrough
24 Shots 5
2 Shots on Target 2
12 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.12 xG 1.04
2.12 Non-penalty xG 1.04

Key events

Leicester Middlesbrough
Kick-off
24’
Finn Azaz0-1 (Middlesbrough)
37’
Samuel Silvera0-2 (Middlesbrough)
Half-time0-2
Jamie Vardy1-2 (Leicester)
85’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Wout Faes
Middlesbrough
  • Tom Glover
  • Luke Ayling
  • Matt Clarke
  • Riley McGree

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 2.12 1.04 24’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 0-1 24’ 37’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), 0-2 37’ 85’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-2 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.12 1.04 24’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), 0-1 Azaz 24’ 37’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), 0-2 Silvera 37’ 85’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-2 Vardy 85’
Leicester 2.12 xGMiddlesbrough 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Middlesbrough attacking Leicester attacking 
24’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 80’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 20’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 5’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 37’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 84’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 85’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 19’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 36’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ James Justin (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Harry Winks (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 80’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 20’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 5’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 37’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 84’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 85’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 19’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 36’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 61’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ James Justin (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 9’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Harry Winks (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ricardo Pereira
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Wout Faes
90′ – – 1 0.05 – –
Jannik Vestergaard
90′ – – 3 0.45 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Taken off
63′ – – 3 0.11 – – –
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Taken off
58′ – – 3 0.05 – – –
Dennis Praet Taken off
89′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Stephy Mavididi Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Patson Daka Taken off
63′ – – 2 0.33 – – –
Thomas Cannon Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 3 0.13 – – –
Yunus Akgün Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Kasey McAteer Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Vardy Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – 3 0.65 – – –
Marc Albrighton 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 62% Avg odds 1.53
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.50
Middlesbrough win 17% Avg odds 5.62

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

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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.