Leicester vs Wolves

18 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Matt Doherty 29’ (og)
  • James Maddison 45’

Match summary

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

Doherty's own goal put Leicester ahead with a header in the 29th minute and James Maddison made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, set up by Ricardo Pereira.

Wolves can feel hard done by, creating 1.09 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Leicester's 0.22 from 6. Leicester had a player sent off.

Match stats

Leicester Wolves
6 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0.22 xG 1.09
0.22 Non-penalty xG 1.09
4 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Leicester Wolves
Kick-off
Matt Doherty
Own goal1-0 (Leicester)
29’
James Maddison
Assist: Ricardo Pereira2-0 (Leicester)
45’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Jamie Vardy
  • Harry Maguire
  • Jonny Evans
Wolves
  • Morgan Gibbs-White

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 1.09 29’ Matt Doherty (Leicester) own goal, 1-0 29’ 45’ James Maddison (Leicester), 2-0 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 1.09 29’ Matt Doherty (Leicester) own goal, 1-0 Doherty 29’ 45’ James Maddison (Leicester), 2-0 Maddison 45’
Leicester 0.22 xGWolves 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Leicester attacking 
4’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.55 xG, blocked 80’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 71’ Léo Bonatini (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 52’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Ben Chilwell (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Léo Bonatini (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 29’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), own goal 4’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.55 xG, blocked 80’ Jonny (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 58’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 71’ Léo Bonatini (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 52’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Ben Chilwell (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Léo Bonatini (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 85’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 29’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), own goal
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 DEF9010 0.000.051
Harry Maguire DEF900 0.000.000
Jonny Evans DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Chilwell DEF901 0.050.031
Nampalys Mendy MID900 0.000.000
Wilfred Ndidi MID902 0.050.051
Marc Albrighton MID631 0.010.000
James Maddison MID8511 0.050.000
Demarai Gray MID851 0.050.000
Jamie Vardy FWD690 0.000.000
Daniel Amartey Sub270 0.000.000
Kelechi Iheanacho Sub50 0.000.051
Adrien Silva Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 47% Bet365 odds 2.04
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.50
Wolves win 25% Bet365 odds 3.90

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

Form going into the game

Leicester L
Wolves D

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Wolves 4-3 Leicester, 19 Jan 19  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.