Southampton vs Leicester

15 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–3

  • Samuel Edozie 25’
  • Jamie Vardy 1’
  • Kasey McAteer 18’
  • Wilfred Ndidi 45+3’
  • Stephy Mavididi 67’

Match summary

Leicester won comfortably, 4-1 away at Southampton. Leicester led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead in the first minute, Kasey McAteer made it 0-2 in the 18th minute, Samuel Edozie pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 25th minute, and Wilfred Ndidi made it 1-3 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Stephy Mavididi made it 1-4 in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 4.14 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Southampton's 1.57 from 19. Southampton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Southampton Leicester
19 Shots 15
8 Shots on Target 8
9 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1.57 xG 4.14
1.57 Non-penalty xG 4.14

Key events

Southampton Leicester
Kick-off
1’
Jamie Vardy0-1 (Leicester)
18’
Kasey McAteer0-2 (Leicester)
Samuel Edozie1-2 (Southampton)
25’
45+3’
Wilfred Ndidi1-3 (Leicester)
Half-time1-3
67’
Stephy Mavididi1-4 (Leicester)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Kamaldeen Sulemana
  • Ryan Manning
  • Will Smallbone
Leicester
  • Harry Winks
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
  • Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
  • Yunus Akgün

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 1.57 4.14 1’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 1’ 18’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), 0-2 18’ 25’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), 1-2 25’ 45+3’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), 1-3 45+3’ 67’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), 1-4 67’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 4.14 1’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 Vardy 1’ 18’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), 0-2 McAteer 18’ 25’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), 1-2 Edozie 25’ 45+3’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), 1-3 Ndidi 45+3’ 67’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), 1-4 Mavididi 67’
Southampton 1.57 xGLeicester 4.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Southampton attacking 
18’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 90+5’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 61’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 67’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 48’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 25’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 60’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.22 xG, saved 44’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 44’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 4’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 39’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 41’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 64’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Flynn Downes (Southampton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 1’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 15’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Kasey McAteer (Leicester), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 90+5’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 61’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 67’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 48’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 25’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 60’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 36’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.22 xG, saved 44’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 44’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 4’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 41’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 39’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 64’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Flynn Downes (Southampton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 1’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 15’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 59’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 75’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 13’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Samuel Edozie Taken off
46′ 1 – 1 0.41 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – –
Flynn Downes Taken off
50′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Ryan Fraser Taken off
68′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Che Adams Taken off
78′ – – 5 0.24 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.34 – – –
Kamaldeen Sulemana Came on as a substituteSent off
44′ – – 1 0.12 – –
Carlos Alcaraz Came on as a substitute
40′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Stuart Armstrong Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Joe Aribo Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
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

Southampton win 40% Avg odds 2.36
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Leicester win 33% Avg odds 2.90

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.