Leicester vs Stoke

7 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Eltringham

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kelechi Iheanacho 24’
  • Jamie Vardy 79’

Match summary

Leicester won 2-0 at home to Stoke. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Kelechi Iheanacho put Leicester ahead in the 24th minute and Jamie Vardy made it 2-0 in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 2.40 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Stoke's 0.22 from 2.

Match stats

Leicester Stoke
14 Shots 3
7 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.40 xG 0.22
2.40 Non-penalty xG 0.22

Key events

Leicester Stoke
Kick-off
Kelechi Iheanacho1-0 (Leicester)
24’
Half-time1-0
Jamie Vardy2-0 (Leicester)
79’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Jannik Vestergaard
Stoke
  • Wouter Burger

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 0.22 24’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-0 24’ 79’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.40 0.22 24’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-0 Iheanacho 24’ 79’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 Vardy 79’
Leicester 2.40 xGStoke 0.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Leicester attacking 
79’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.85 xG, goal 75’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 90+2’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 46’ Nathan Lowe (Stoke), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 90+4’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 6’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 24’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 87’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Nathan Lowe (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 79’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.85 xG, goal 75’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 90+2’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 46’ Nathan Lowe (Stoke), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 90+4’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 6’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 24’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 84’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Nathan Lowe (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ricardo Pereira
90′ – – – – – – –
Harry Souttar Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
Jannik Vestergaard
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Cesare Casadei Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.71 – – –
Yunus Akgün Taken off
62′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Taken off
77′ 1 – 1 0.11 – – –
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Taken off
85′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Stephy Mavididi Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Wilfred Ndidi Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 3 0.35 – – –
Jamie Vardy Came on as a substitute
13′ 1 – 1 0.85 – – –
Conor Coady Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Marc Albrighton Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 65% Avg odds 1.46
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.53
Stoke win 14% Avg odds 6.77

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.