Leicester vs Watford

4 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jamie Vardy 55’ (pen)
  • James Maddison 90+5’

Match summary

Leicester won 2-0 at home to Watford. It was goalless at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead from the penalty spot in the 55th minute and James Maddison made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by James Justin.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Watford's 0.20 from 4.

Match stats

Leicester Watford
12 Shots 4
6 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.29 xG 0.20
1.53 Non-penalty xG 0.20
9 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Leicester Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jamie Vardy
Penalty
1-0 (Leicester)
55’
James Maddison
Assist: James Justin
2-0 (Leicester)
90+5’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Caglar Söyüncü
  • Wilfred Ndidi
  • Jamie Vardy
Watford
  • Adam Masina
  • Gerard Deulofeu

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 2.29 0.20 55’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-0 55’ 90+5’ James Maddison (Leicester), 2-0 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 0.20 55’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-0 Vardy 55’ 90+5’ James Maddison (Leicester), 2-0 Maddison 90+5’
Leicester 2.29 xGWatford 0.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Leicester attacking 
55’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 51’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 90+5’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 60’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 36’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 45’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Domingos Quina (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 51’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 90+5’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 60’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 36’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 45’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Dennis Praet (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Domingos Quina (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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 DEF900 0.000.421
Caglar Söyüncü DEF902 0.090.000
Jonny Evans DEF900 0.000.000
Christian Fuchs DEF900 0.000.000
Wilfred Ndidi MID901 0.030.000
Ayoze Pérez MID481 0.090.121
James Maddison MID9011 0.410.163
Youri Tielemans MID710 0.000.121
Harvey Barnes MID823 0.630.000
Jamie Vardy FWD9012 0.890.000
Dennis Praet Sub422 0.160.000
Hamza Choudhury Sub190 0.000.000
James Justin Sub810 0.000.482

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 71% Avg odds 1.36
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.32
Watford win 11% Avg odds 8.55

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

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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.