Man City vs Leicester

27 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 5

Half-time: 1–1

  • Riyad Mahrez 4’
  • Nathan Aké 84’
  • Jamie Vardy 37’ (pen), 54’, 58’ (pen)
  • James Maddison 77’
  • Youri Tielemans 88’ (pen)

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 5-2 away at Man City. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Riyad Mahrez put Man City ahead from a corner in the 4th minute and Jamie Vardy equalised from the penalty spot in the 37th minute. In the second half, Vardy put Leicester in front in the 54th minute, set up by Timothy Castagne, Vardy made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 58th minute, James Maddison made it 1-4 in the 77th minute, set up by Nampalys Mendy, Nathan Aké pulled one back to make it 2-4 with a header in the 84th minute, set up by Riyad Mahrez, and Youri Tielemans made it 2-5 from the penalty spot in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 2.87 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Man City's 1.45 from 16.

Match stats

Man City Leicester
16 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.45 xG 2.87
1.45 Non-penalty xG 0.58
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Man City Leicester
Kick-off
Riyad Mahrez1-0 (Man City)
4’
37’
Jamie Vardy
Penalty1-1 (Leicester)
Half-time1-1
54’
Jamie Vardy
Assist: Timothy Castagne1-2 (Leicester)
58’
Jamie Vardy
Penalty1-3 (Leicester)
77’
James Maddison
Assist: Nampalys Mendy1-4 (Leicester)
Nathan Aké
Assist: Riyad Mahrez2-4 (Man City)
84’
88’
Youri Tielemans
Penalty2-5 (Leicester)
Full-time2-5

Bookings

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

Man City
  • Nathan Aké
Leicester
  • Daniel Amartey
  • Caglar Söyüncü
  • Youri Tielemans

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 1.45 2.87 4’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 1-0 4’ 37’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-1 37’ 54’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-2 54’ 58’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-3 58’ 77’ James Maddison (Leicester), 1-4 77’ 84’ Nathan Aké (Man City), 2-4 84’ 88’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), 2-5 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 2.87 4’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 1-0 Mahrez 4’ 37’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-1 Vardy 37’ 54’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-2 Vardy 54’ 58’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 1-3 Vardy 58’ 77’ James Maddison (Leicester), 1-4 Maddison 77’ 84’ Nathan Aké (Man City), 2-4 Aké 84’ 88’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), 2-5 Tielemans 88’
Man City 1.45 xGLeicester 2.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Man City attacking 
37’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 54’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 84’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 26’ Fernandinho (Man City), set piece, 0.37 xG, saved 84’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, blocked 68’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 17’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Liam Delap (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 52’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 81’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 81’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 88’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 54’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 84’ Nathan Aké (Man City), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 26’ Fernandinho (Man City), set piece, 0.37 xG, saved 84’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, blocked 68’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 17’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Liam Delap (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 52’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 81’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 81’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF902 0.020.000
Nathan Aké DEF9011 0.400.000
Eric Garcia DEF900 0.000.011
Benjamin Mendy DEF900 0.000.061
Rodri MID901 0.040.000
Fernandinho MID512 0.400.000
Riyad Mahrez MID90113 0.100.523
Kevin De Bruyne MID902 0.070.483
Phil Foden MID640 0.000.000
Raheem Sterling FWD903 0.340.000
Liam Delap Sub391 0.060.000
Ferrán Torres Sub261 0.020.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 73% Avg odds 1.31
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.83
Leicester win 10% Avg odds 9.22

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.