Man United vs Leicester

11 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mason Greenwood 15’
  • Luke Thomas 10’
  • Caglar Söyüncü 66’

Match summary

Leicester took a 2-1 win at Man United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Luke Thomas put Leicester ahead in the 10th minute, set up by Youri Tielemans, Mason Greenwood equalised in the 15th minute, set up by Amad Diallo Traore, and Caglar Söyüncü won it with a header in the 66th minute, set up by Marc Albrighton.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 0.99 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Man United's 0.21 from 4.

Match stats

Man United Leicester
4 Shots 12
1 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.21 xG 0.99
0.21 Non-penalty xG 0.99
2 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man United Leicester
Kick-off
10’
Luke Thomas
Assist: Youri Tielemans
0-1 (Leicester)
Mason Greenwood
Assist: Amad Diallo Traore
1-1 (Man United)
15’
Half-time1-1
66’
Caglar Söyüncü
Assist: Marc Albrighton
1-2 (Leicester)
Full-time1-2

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 0.21 0.99 10’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), 0-1 10’ 15’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), 1-1 15’ 66’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), 1-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.21 0.99 10’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), 0-1 Thomas 10’ 15’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), 1-1 Greenwood 15’ 66’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), 1-2 Söyüncü 66’
Man United 0.21 xGLeicester 0.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Man United attacking 
59’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 66’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.20 xG, goal 46’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 54’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 47’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 66’ Caglar Söyüncü (Leicester), from a corner, 0.20 xG, goal 46’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 10’ Luke Thomas (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 54’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 47’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Youri Tielemans (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Brandon Williams DEF900 0.000.031
Axel Tuanzebe DEF900 0.000.000
Eric Bailly DEF900 0.000.000
Alex Telles DEF900 0.000.071
Donny van de Beek MID900 0.000.000
Nemanja Matic MID900 0.000.000
Amad Diallo Traore MID7910 0.000.051
Juan Mata MID900 0.000.000
Anthony Elanga MID670 0.000.000
Mason Greenwood FWD6712 0.120.000
Edinson Cavani Sub230 0.000.000
Marcus Rashford Sub231 0.030.000
Bruno Fernandes Sub111 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 26% Avg odds 3.71
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Leicester win 47% Avg odds 2.05

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.