Rotherham United vs Leicester

26 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Fred Onyedinma 53’
  • Kasey McAteer 12’, 84’

Match summary

Leicester took a 2-1 win at Rotherham United. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Kasey McAteer put Leicester ahead with a header in the 12th minute, Fred Onyedinma equalised with a header in the 53rd minute, and McAteer won it in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.40 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Rotherham United's 0.64 from 8.

Match stats

Rotherham United Leicester
8 Shots 15
1 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.64 xG 1.40
0.64 Non-penalty xG 1.40

Key events

Rotherham United Leicester
Kick-off
12’
Kasey McAteer0-1 (Leicester)
Half-time0-1
Fred Onyedinma1-1 (Rotherham United)
53’
84’
Kasey McAteer1-2 (Leicester)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Rotherham United
  • Cameron Humphreys
  • Oliver Rathbone
Leicester
  • Mads Hermansen
  • Stephy Mavididi

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 0.64 1.40 12’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), 0-1 12’ 53’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), 1-1 53’ 84’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), 1-2 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 1.40 12’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), 0-1 McAteer 12’ 53’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), 1-1 Onyedinma 53’ 84’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), 1-2 McAteer 84’
Rotherham United 0.64 xGLeicester 1.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Rotherham United attacking 
12’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 46’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 19’ Cafú (Rotherham United), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 82’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 53’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 68’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Tom Eaves (Rotherham United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 74’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Andre Green (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Callum Doyle (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Andre Green (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 46’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 19’ Cafú (Rotherham United), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 82’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 53’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 68’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Tom Eaves (Rotherham United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 52’ Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Cesare Casadei (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 74’ Wout Faes (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Andre Green (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Callum Doyle (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Andre Green (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Dexter Lembikisa
90′ – – – – – – –
Cameron Humphreys
90′ – – – – – –
Tyler Blackett
90′ – – – – – – –
Cohen Bramall
90′ – – – – – – –
Oliver Rathbone Taken off
88′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Christ Junior Tiehi Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
Cafú
90′ – – 1 0.18 – – –
Andre Green Taken off
72′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Jordan Hugill Taken off
72′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Fred Onyedinma
90′ 1 – 2 0.20 – – –
Arvin Appiah Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Tom Eaves Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Joshua Kayode Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Ciaran McGuckin Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Rotherham United win 17% Avg odds 5.68
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.14
Leicester win 60% Avg odds 1.58

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.