Leicester vs Wolves

22 April 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Kelechi Iheanacho 37’ (pen)
  • Timothy Castagne 75’
  • Matheus Cunha 13’

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Wolves. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Matheus Cunha put Wolves ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Mario Lemina, Kelechi Iheanacho equalised from the penalty spot in the 37th minute, and Timothy Castagne won it in the 75th minute, set up by Victor Kristiansen.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 2.72 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Wolves's 0.60 from 16.

Match stats

Leicester Wolves
15 Shots 16
8 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.67 xG 0.60
1.91 Non-penalty xG 0.60
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Leicester Wolves
Kick-off
13’
Matheus Cunha
Assist: Mario Lemina0-1 (Wolves)
Kelechi Iheanacho
Penalty1-1 (Leicester)
37’
Half-time1-1
Timothy Castagne
Assist: Victor Kristiansen2-1 (Leicester)
75’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Boubakary Soumare
Wolves
  • José Sá
  • Toti
  • Matheus Cunha

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.72 0.60 13’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 0-1 13’ 37’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-1 37’ 75’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), 2-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.72 0.60 13’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 0-1 Cunha 13’ 37’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-1 Iheanacho 37’ 75’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), 2-1 Castagne 75’
Leicester 2.72 xGWolves 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Leicester attacking 
37’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 48’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 3’ Tetê (Leicester), open play, 0.58 xG, blocked 57’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 86’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 25’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+2’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 75’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 88’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 8’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 90+4’ Max Kilman (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 26’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Toti (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Tetê (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 48’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 3’ Tetê (Leicester), open play, 0.58 xG, blocked 57’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 86’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 57’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 25’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+2’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 75’ Timothy Castagne (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 88’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 8’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+4’ Max Kilman (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Toti (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Patson Daka (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 23’ Tetê (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Daniel Iversen GK900 0.000.000
Timothy Castagne DEF9011 0.090.000
Wout Faes DEF900 0.000.021
Caglar Söyüncü DEF902 0.170.000
Victor Kristiansen DEF9010 0.000.091
Boubakary Soumare MID900 0.000.051
Youri Tielemans MID711 0.010.000
Tetê MID812 0.590.132
Kelechi Iheanacho MID8913 0.820.021
Patson Daka MID904 0.850.000
Jamie Vardy FWD500 0.000.581
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Sub402 0.190.101
Wilfred Ndidi Sub190 0.000.000
Dennis Praet Sub90 0.000.131
Nampalys Mendy Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 40% Avg odds 2.43
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Wolves win 31% Avg odds 3.09

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

Form going into the game

Leicester DLLLL
Wolves LLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 0-4 Leicester, 23 Oct 22 Next meeting: Leicester 0-3 Wolves, 22 Dec 24  All Leicester vs Wolves 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.