Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday

13 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee T Nield

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 4’
  • Jamie Vardy 36’

Match summary

Leicester saw off Sheffield Wednesday 2-0. Leicester led 2-0 at half-time.

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku put Leicester ahead in the 4th minute and Jamie Vardy made it 2-0 in the 36th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.50 from 13.

Match stats

Leicester Sheffield Wednesday
10 Shots 13
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.85 xG 0.50
1.85 Non-penalty xG 0.50

Key events

Leicester Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku1-0 (Leicester)
4’
Jamie Vardy2-0 (Leicester)
36’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Harry Winks
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Michael Ihiekwe
  • Di'Shon Bernard

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 1.85 0.50 4’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), 1-0 4’ 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 36’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 0.50 4’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), 1-0 Issahaku 4’ 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 Vardy 36’
Leicester 1.85 xGSheffield Wednesday 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Leicester attacking 
4’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 47’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 29’ Wout Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 79’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 76’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 77’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 4’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 47’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 29’ Wout Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 79’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 57’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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′ – – 1 0.22 – – –
Jannik Vestergaard
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – –
90′ – – 2 0.33 – – –
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Taken off
71′ 1 – 2 0.74 – – –
Dennis Praet Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.18 – – –
Jamie Vardy Taken off
81′ 1 – 1 0.32 – – –
Kasey McAteer Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Hamza Choudhury Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Thomas Cannon 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 75% Avg odds 1.27
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.83
Sheffield Wednesday win 9% Avg odds 10.82

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.