Sunderland vs Leicester

5 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee S Gill

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jamie Vardy 13’

Match summary

Leicester beat Sunderland 1-0 on the road. Leicester led 1-0 at half-time.

Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead with a header in the 13th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 1.60 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Sunderland's 0.74 from 17.

Match stats

Sunderland Leicester
17 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.74 xG 1.60
0.74 Non-penalty xG 1.60

Key events

Sunderland Leicester
Kick-off
13’
Jamie Vardy0-1 (Leicester)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Luke O'Nien
Leicester
  • Mads Hermansen
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
  • Wilfred Ndidi

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 0.74 1.60 13’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 13’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.74 1.60 13’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 0-1 Vardy 13’
Sunderland 0.74 xGLeicester 1.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Sunderland attacking 
13’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 10’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 10’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 64’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 13’ Wout Faes (Leicester), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 10’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 72’ Leo Fuhr Hjelde (Sunderland), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Wout Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Luís Semedo (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 13’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), set piece, 0.45 xG, goal 10’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 10’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 64’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 13’ Wout Faes (Leicester), set piece, 0.12 xG, saved 10’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 82’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 72’ Leo Fuhr Hjelde (Sunderland), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Wout Faes (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Luís Semedo (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Chris Rigg (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Hamza Choudhury (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Yunus Akgün (Leicester), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Chris Rigg Taken off
82′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Pierre Ekwah Taken off
60′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Jobe Bellingham Taken off
82′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Luís Semedo Taken off
59′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Romaine Mundle Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 2 0.26 – – –
Adil Aouchiche Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 5 0.22 – – –
Callum Styles Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Nazariy Rusyn Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
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

Sunderland win 23% Avg odds 4.24
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.75
Leicester win 52% Avg odds 1.82

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

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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.