Leicester vs Watford

1 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jamie Vardy 12’ (pen)
  • James Maddison 23’

Match summary

Leicester saw off Watford 2-0. Leicester led 2-0 at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead from the penalty spot in the 12th minute and James Maddison made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute, set up by Marc Albrighton.

There was little between the sides on chances: Leicester created 1.42 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Watford 1.20 from 8. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Leicester Watford
7 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 0
4 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1.42 xG 1.20
0.66 Non-penalty xG 1.20
1 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Leicester Watford
Kick-off
Jamie Vardy
Penalty1-0 (Leicester)
12’
James Maddison
Assist: Marc Albrighton2-0 (Leicester)
23’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Marc Albrighton
  • James Maddison
Watford
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Isaac Success

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 1.20 12’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-0 12’ 23’ James Maddison (Leicester), 2-0 23’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 1.20 12’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-0 Vardy 12’ 23’ James Maddison (Leicester), 2-0 Maddison 23’
Leicester 1.42 xGWatford 1.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Leicester attacking 
12’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 54’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 23’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 58’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 81’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 54’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 23’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 58’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.25 xG, hit the woodwork 64’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 81’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 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 DEF901 0.050.251
Wes Morgan DEF900 0.000.000
Jonny Evans DEF850 0.000.000
Ben Chilwell DEF900 0.000.021
Nampalys Mendy MID900 0.000.000
Wilfred Ndidi MID901 0.020.000
Marc Albrighton MID9010 0.000.271
James Maddison MID9012 0.310.021
Demarai Gray MID702 0.270.000
Jamie Vardy FWD7311 0.760.000
Caglar Söyüncü Sub200 0.000.000
Kelechi Iheanacho Sub170 0.000.000
Vicente Iborra Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 43% Bet365 odds 2.25
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.30
Watford win 27% Bet365 odds 3.60

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leicester LDWDD
Watford WWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Watford 2-1 Leicester, 03 Mar 19  All Leicester vs Watford meetings

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.