Man United vs Leicester

10 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Paul Pogba 3’ (pen)
  • Luke Shaw 83’
  • Jamie Vardy 90+2’

Match summary

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

Paul Pogba put Man United ahead from the penalty spot in the 3rd minute, Luke Shaw made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute, set up by Juan Mata, and Jamie Vardy pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Man United created 1.51 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Leicester 1.74 from 13.

Match stats

Man United Leicester
8 Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.51 xG 1.74
0.75 Non-penalty xG 1.74
3 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Man United Leicester
Kick-off
Paul Pogba
Penalty1-0 (Man United)
3’
Half-time1-0
Luke Shaw
Assist: Juan Mata2-0 (Man United)
83’
90+2’
Jamie Vardy2-1 (Leicester)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Man United
  • Fred
  • Andreas Pereira
Leicester
  • Daniel Amartey

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.51 1.74 3’ Paul Pogba (Man United), 1-0 3’ 83’ Luke Shaw (Man United), 2-0 83’ 90+2’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.51 1.74 3’ Paul Pogba (Man United), 1-0 Pogba 3’ 83’ Luke Shaw (Man United), 2-0 Shaw 83’ 90+2’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 2-1 Vardy 90+2’
Man United 1.51 xGLeicester 1.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Man United attacking 
90+2’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 3’ Paul Pogba (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 78’ Romelu Lukaku (Man United), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 90+1’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 75’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 29’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 41’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Juan Mata (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Alexis Sánchez (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Matteo Darmian (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 3’ Paul Pogba (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 78’ Romelu Lukaku (Man United), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 90+1’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 75’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 29’ James Maddison (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 41’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+5’ Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Juan Mata (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ James Maddison (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Alexis Sánchez (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Matteo Darmian (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Demarai Gray (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
Matteo Darmian DEF901 0.030.000
Victor Lindelöf DEF900 0.000.000
Eric Bailly DEF900 0.000.000
Luke Shaw DEF9012 0.170.041
Andreas Pereira MID900 0.000.000
Paul Pogba MID8512 0.780.000
Fred MID770 0.000.000
Juan Mata FWD9011 0.080.172
Marcus Rashford FWD680 0.000.000
Alexis Sánchez FWD901 0.040.544
Romelu Lukaku Sub221 0.420.000
Scott McTominay Sub130 0.000.000
Marouane Fellaini Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 62% Bet365 odds 1.57
Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.90
Leicester win 13% Bet365 odds 7.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Leicester 0-1 Man United, 03 Feb 19  All Man United 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.