Man City vs Leicester

21 December 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Riyad Mahrez 30’
  • Ilkay Gündogan 43’ (pen)
  • Gabriel Jesus 69’
  • Jamie Vardy 22’

Match summary

Man City came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Leicester. Man City led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Harvey Barnes, Riyad Mahrez equalised in the 30th minute, set up by Benjamin Mendy, and Ilkay Gündogan put Man City in front from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Gabriel Jesus made it 3-1 in the 69th minute, set up by Kevin De Bruyne.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 3.59 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Leicester's 1.01 from 5.

Match stats

Man City Leicester
23 Shots 5
12 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3.59 xG 1.01
2.83 Non-penalty xG 1.01
17 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Man City Leicester
Kick-off
22’
Jamie Vardy
Assist: Harvey Barnes0-1 (Leicester)
Riyad Mahrez
Assist: Benjamin Mendy1-1 (Man City)
30’
Ilkay Gündogan
Penalty2-1 (Man City)
43’
Half-time2-1
Gabriel Jesus
Assist: Kevin De Bruyne3-1 (Man City)
69’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Man City
  • Kevin De Bruyne
  • Ilkay Gündogan
Leicester
  • Caglar Söyüncü
  • Wilfred Ndidi

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 3.59 1.01 22’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 22’ 30’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 1-1 30’ 43’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 2-1 43’ 69’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), 3-1 69’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.59 1.01 22’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 Vardy 22’ 30’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 1-1 Mahrez 30’ 43’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 2-1 Gündogan 43’ 69’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), 3-1 Jesus 69’
Man City 3.59 xGLeicester 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Man City attacking 
43’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 17’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 69’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 61’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 17’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 22’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 28’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 80’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 54’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 56’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 58’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 81’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 73’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 43’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 17’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.60 xG, saved 69’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 61’ Harvey Barnes (Leicester), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 17’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 22’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 28’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 80’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 54’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 56’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 58’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 81’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 73’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Nicolás Otamendi (Man City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 36’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 14’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Ayoze Pérez (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF900 0.000.111
Nicolás Otamendi DEF901 0.080.000
Fernandinho DEF900 0.000.000
Benjamin Mendy DEF9010 0.000.444
Kevin De Bruyne MID9014 0.231.107
Bernardo Silva MID900 0.000.061
Ilkay Gündogan MID8112 0.780.071
Riyad Mahrez FWD90110 0.780.754
Gabriel Jesus FWD9014 1.560.000
Raheem Sterling FWD902 0.170.243
Rodri Sub90 0.000.000
Sergio Agüero Sub10 0.000.000
Phil Foden Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 70% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.67
Leicester win 13% Avg odds 7.28

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

Form going into the game

Man City WDWLW
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 1-0 Leicester, 06 May 19 Next meeting: Leicester 0-1 Man City, 22 Feb 20  All Man City 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.