Man City vs Leicester

26 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 6 – 3

Half-time: 4–0

  • Kevin De Bruyne 5’
  • Riyad Mahrez 14’ (pen)
  • Ilkay Gündogan 21’
  • Raheem Sterling 25’ (pen), 87’
  • Aymeric Laporte 69’
  • James Maddison 55’
  • Ademola Lookman 59’
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 65’

Match summary

Man City won comfortably, 6-3 at home to Leicester. Man City led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin De Bruyne put Man City ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 14th minute, Ilkay Gündogan made it 3-0 in the 21st minute, and Raheem Sterling made it 4-0 from the penalty spot in the 25th minute. In the second half, James Maddison pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 55th minute, set up by Kelechi Iheanacho, Ademola Lookman made it 4-2 in the 59th minute, set up by Kelechi Iheanacho, Kelechi Iheanacho made it 4-3 in the 65th minute, Aymeric Laporte made it 5-3 with a header in the 69th minute, set up by Riyad Mahrez, and Sterling made it 6-3 from a corner in the 87th minute, set up by Rúben Dias.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 3.90 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Leicester's 2.45 from 14.

Match stats

Man City Leicester
17 Shots 14
9 Shots on Target 8
14 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.83 xG 2.43
2.31 Non-penalty xG 2.43
12 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Man City Leicester
Kick-off
Kevin De Bruyne
Assist: Fernandinho
1-0 (Man City)
5’
Riyad Mahrez
Penalty
2-0 (Man City)
14’
Ilkay Gündogan3-0 (Man City)
21’
Raheem Sterling
Penalty
4-0 (Man City)
25’
Half-time4-0
55’
James Maddison
Assist: Kelechi Iheanacho
4-1 (Leicester)
59’
Ademola Lookman
Assist: Kelechi Iheanacho
4-2 (Leicester)
65’
Kelechi Iheanacho4-3 (Leicester)
Aymeric Laporte
Assist: Riyad Mahrez
5-3 (Man City)
69’
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Rúben Dias
6-3 (Man City)
87’
Full-time6-3

Bookings

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

Man City
  • Fernandinho
Leicester
  • Jannik Vestergaard
  • James Maddison

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.90 2.45 5’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 1-0 5’ 14’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 2-0 14’ 21’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 3-0 21’ 25’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 4-0 25’ 55’ James Maddison (Leicester), 4-1 55’ 59’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), 4-2 59’ 65’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 4-3 65’ 69’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), 5-3 69’ 87’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 6-3 87’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.90 2.45 5’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 1-0 De Bruyne 5’ 14’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 2-0 Mahrez 14’ 21’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 3-0 Gündogan 21’ 25’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 4-0 Sterling 25’ 55’ James Maddison (Leicester), 4-1 Maddison 55’ 59’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), 4-2 Lookman 59’ 65’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 4-3 Iheanacho 65’ 69’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), 5-3 Laporte 69’ 87’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 6-3 Sterling 87’
Man City 3.90 xGLeicester 2.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Man City attacking 
14’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 87’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 65’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 21’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 59’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 35’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.41 xG, saved 79’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 55’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 70’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 43’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 53’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 23’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 87’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 5’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 18’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ João Cancelo (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 77’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 87’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.71 xG, goal 65’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 21’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 59’ Ademola Lookman (Leicester), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 35’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.41 xG, saved 79’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 55’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 70’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 43’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 53’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 87’ Rúben Dias (Man City), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 5’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 18’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ João Cancelo (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 77’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Marc Albrighton (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
João Cancelo DEF901 0.020.000
Rúben Dias DEF9011 0.100.711
Aymeric Laporte DEF9011 0.020.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF900 0.000.000
Fernandinho MID9011 0.030.081
Ilkay Gündogan MID9012 0.620.000
Kevin De Bruyne MID7313 0.140.213
Riyad Mahrez FWD90115 1.090.122
Bernardo Silva FWD900 0.000.442
Raheem Sterling FWD9023 1.880.000
Phil Foden Sub170 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 85% Avg odds 1.13
Draw 10% Avg odds 10.01
Leicester win 5% Avg odds 18.83

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

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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.