Leicester vs Plymouth

9 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee S Gill

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Stephy Mavididi 14’ (pen), 52’
  • Patson Daka 49’
  • Wilfred Ndidi 55’

Match summary

Leicester won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Plymouth. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Stephy Mavididi put Leicester ahead from the penalty spot in the 14th minute. In the second half, Patson Daka made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, Mavididi made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, and Wilfred Ndidi made it 4-0 in the 55th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 3.00 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Plymouth's 1.21 from 15.

Match stats

Leicester Plymouth
13 Shots 15
7 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 8
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.00 xG 1.21
2.21 Non-penalty xG 1.21

Key events

Leicester Plymouth
Kick-off
Stephy Mavididi
Penalty
1-0 (Leicester)
14’
Half-time1-0
Patson Daka2-0 (Leicester)
49’
Stephy Mavididi3-0 (Leicester)
52’
Wilfred Ndidi4-0 (Leicester)
55’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Lewis Gibson
  • Mickel Miller
  • Brendan Galloway

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.00 1.21 14’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), 1-0 14’ 49’ Patson Daka (Leicester), 2-0 49’ 52’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), 3-0 52’ 55’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), 4-0 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.00 1.21 14’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), 1-0 Mavididi 14’ 49’ Patson Daka (Leicester), 2-0 Daka 49’ 52’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), 3-0 Mavididi 52’ 55’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), 4-0 Ndidi 55’
Leicester 3.00 xGPlymouth 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Leicester attacking 
14’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 18’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 32’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 68’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 90+5’ Brendan Galloway (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 18’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 52’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 55’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 68’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 11’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 18’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 32’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 68’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 90+5’ Brendan Galloway (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 18’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 52’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 55’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 68’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 11’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Luke Cundle (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Thomas Cannon (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Adam Randell (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Wout Faes
90′ – – – – – – –
Jannik Vestergaard Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.27 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Wilfred Ndidi Taken off
69′ 1 – 4 0.75 – – –
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Patson Daka Taken off
63′ 1 – 2 0.94 – – –
Stephy Mavididi Taken off
63′ 2 – 2 0.92 – – –
Marc Albrighton Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Thomas Cannon Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Cesare Casadei Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Dennis Praet Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Benjamin Nelson Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
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 77% Avg odds 1.24
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.49
Plymouth win 8% Avg odds 11.22

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.