Leicester vs Watford

25 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jamie Vardy 76’, 90+5’ (pen)

Match summary

Leicester beat Watford 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead in the 76th minute and Vardy made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 3.02 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Watford's 0.75 from 9. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Leicester Watford
23 Shots 9
8 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
3.04 xG 0.75
2.25 Non-penalty xG 0.75

Key events

Leicester Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jamie Vardy1-0 (Leicester)
76’
Jamie Vardy
Penalty
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
  • Wilfred Ndidi
  • Jamie Vardy
Watford
  • Daniel Bachmann
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Edo Kayembe
  • Imrân Louza
  • Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • Yáser Asprilla

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.02 0.75 76’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-0 76’ 90+5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 90+5’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.02 0.75 76’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-0 Vardy 76’ 90+5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-0 Vardy 90+5’
Leicester 3.02 xGWatford 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Leicester attacking 
90+5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 74’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 76’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 89’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 76’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 11’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 45’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 70’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+2’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 74’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 76’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 89’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 76’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), set piece, 0.27 xG, saved 11’ Mileta Rajović (Watford), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 45’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 70’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 64’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+2’ Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 82’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Imrân Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Matheus Martins (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Imrân Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Ryan Porteous (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ricardo Pereira
90′ – – – – – – –
Wout Faes
90′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
Jannik Vestergaard
90′ – – 2 0.30 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Wilfred Ndidi Taken off
64′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Taken off
84′ – – 3 0.20 – – –
Kasey McAteer Taken off
56′ – – 3 0.18 – – –
Kelechi Iheanacho Taken off
55′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.26 – – –
Jamie Vardy Came on as a substitute
35′ 2 – 4 1.70 – –
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Cesare Casadei Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Yunus Akgün Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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 58% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92
Watford win 18% Avg odds 5.34

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.