Liverpool vs Leicester

10 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Diogo Jota 34’, 87’

Match summary

Liverpool won 2-0 at home to Leicester. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Diogo Jota put Liverpool ahead from a corner in the 34th minute and Jota made it 2-0 in the 87th minute, set up by Joel Matip.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 2.75 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Leicester's 0.54 from 5.

Match stats

Liverpool Leicester
22 Shots 5
11 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.73 xG 0.54
2.73 Non-penalty xG 0.54
12 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Liverpool Leicester
Kick-off
Diogo Jota1-0 (Liverpool)
34’
Half-time1-0
Diogo Jota
Assist: Joel Matip2-0 (Liverpool)
87’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Liverpool
  • Roberto Firmino

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 2.75 0.54 34’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 1-0 34’ 87’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 2-0 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.75 0.54 34’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 1-0 Jota 34’ 87’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 2-0 Jota 87’
Liverpool 2.75 xGLeicester 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Liverpool attacking 
34’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.64 xG, goal 87’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 75’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 7’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 82’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 74’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 58’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 45’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Boubakary Soumare (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 78’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.64 xG, goal 87’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 75’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 7’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 82’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 74’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 58’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 45’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 69’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Boubakary Soumare (Leicester), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 33’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 19’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 34’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF902 0.090.084
Joel Matip DEF9011 0.020.472
Virgil van Dijk DEF902 0.040.000
Andrew Robertson DEF900 0.000.052
Fabinho MID900 0.000.000
Thiago Alcántara MID901 0.070.000
Curtis Jones MID611 0.010.071
Diogo Jota FWD9023 1.220.212
Roberto Firmino FWD624 0.220.000
Luis Díaz FWD904 0.450.011
Harvey Elliott Sub290 0.000.071
Mohamed Salah Sub284 0.610.281
Takumi Minamino Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 80% Avg odds 1.21
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.35
Leicester win 7% Avg odds 12.97

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 1-0 Liverpool, 28 Dec 21 Next meeting: Liverpool 2-1 Leicester, 30 Dec 22  All Liverpool vs Leicester 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.