Southampton vs Leicester

25 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ryan Bertrand 52’
  • Demarai Gray 56’
  • Harry Maguire 90+2’

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 2-1 away at Southampton, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Ryan Bertrand put Southampton ahead in the 52nd minute, Demarai Gray equalised in the 56th minute, and Harry Maguire won it in stoppage time, set up by Marc Albrighton.

There was little between the sides on chances: Southampton created 0.54 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Leicester 0.52 from 8. Southampton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Southampton Leicester
11 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 5
10 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0.54 xG 0.52
0.54 Non-penalty xG 0.52
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Southampton Leicester
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ryan Bertrand1-0 (Southampton)
52’
56’
Demarai Gray1-1 (Leicester)
90+2’
Harry Maguire
Assist: Marc Albrighton1-2 (Leicester)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
  • Ryan Bertrand
Leicester
  • Harry Maguire

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.54 0.52 52’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), 1-0 52’ 56’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), 1-1 56’ 90+2’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), 1-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.54 0.52 52’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), 1-0 Bertrand 52’ 56’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), 1-1 Gray 56’ 90+2’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), 1-2 Maguire 90+2’
Southampton 0.54 xGLeicester 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Southampton attacking 
81’ Ben Chilwell (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 49’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 56’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 41’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 51’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 81’ Ben Chilwell (Leicester), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 49’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 46’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 56’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 41’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 51’ Ricardo Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Demarai Gray (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Daniel Amartey (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Harry Maguire (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Cédric Soares DEF901 0.010.000
Jannik Vestergaard DEF901 0.020.000
Wesley Hoedt DEF900 0.000.021
Ryan Bertrand DEF9011 0.050.192
Mohamed Elyounoussi MID802 0.050.021
Mario Lemina MID900 0.000.000
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID782 0.060.052
Nathan Redmond MID902 0.060.101
Shane Long FWD870 0.000.000
Danny Ings FWD703 0.290.000
Charlie Austin Sub200 0.000.000
Oriol Romeu Sub100 0.000.000
Stuart Armstrong Sub30 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 40% Bet365 odds 2.45
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Leicester win 30% Bet365 odds 3.25

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

Form going into the game

Southampton DL
Leicester LW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Leicester 1-2 Southampton, 12 Jan 19  All Southampton 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.