Leicester vs Wolves

22 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

  • Gonçalo Guedes 19’
  • Rodrigo Gomes 36’
  • Matheus Cunha 44’

Match summary

Wolves won comfortably, 3-0 away at Leicester. Wolves led 3-0 at half-time.

Gonçalo Guedes put Wolves ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Nélson Semedo, Rodrigo Gomes made it 0-2 in the 36th minute, set up by Matt Doherty, and Matheus Cunha made it 0-3 in the 44th minute, set up by Gonçalo Guedes.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Leicester's 0.79 from 9.

Match stats

Leicester Wolves
9 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 1.14
0.79 Non-penalty xG 1.14
3 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Leicester Wolves
Kick-off
19’
Gonçalo Guedes
Assist: Nélson Semedo
0-1 (Wolves)
36’
Rodrigo Gomes
Assist: Matt Doherty
0-2 (Wolves)
44’
Matheus Cunha
Assist: Gonçalo Guedes
0-3 (Wolves)
Half-time0-3
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Leicester
  • Jannik Vestergaard
  • Boubakary Soumare

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 0.79 1.14 19’ Gonçalo Guedes (Wolves), 0-1 19’ 36’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), 0-2 36’ 44’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 0-3 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 1.14 19’ Gonçalo Guedes (Wolves), 0-1 Guedes 19’ 36’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), 0-2 Gomes 36’ 44’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 0-3 Cunha 44’
Leicester 0.79 xGWolves 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Leicester attacking 
83’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 36’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 81’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 85’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 43’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Gonçalo Guedes (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 57’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Jordan Ayew (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Santiago Bueno (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ James Justin (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 90’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 36’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 81’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 85’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 43’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Gonçalo Guedes (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 57’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Jordan Ayew (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Santiago Bueno (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ James Justin (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 46’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Danny Ward GK900 0.000.000
James Justin DEF561 0.020.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.071
Jannik Vestergaard DEF490 0.000.000
Victor Kristiansen DEF900 0.000.000
Boubakary Soumare MID900 0.000.072
Oliver Skipp MID490 0.000.042
Jordan Ayew MID871 0.060.071
Bilal El Khannouss MID570 0.000.000
Stephy Mavididi MID901 0.030.000
Jamie Vardy FWD906 0.680.000
Wout Faes Sub410 0.000.000
Harry Winks Sub410 0.000.111
Hamza Choudhury Sub340 0.000.351
Bobby Reid Sub330 0.000.000
Facundo Buonanotte Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 33% Avg odds 2.92
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Wolves win 39% Avg odds 2.44

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

Form going into the game

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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.