Swansea vs Leicester

21 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee A Backhouse

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Matt Grimes 20’
  • Jannik Vestergaard 44’
  • Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 64’
  • Kelechi Iheanacho 87’

Match summary

Leicester came from behind to win 3-1 away at Swansea. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Matt Grimes put Swansea ahead from a corner in the 20th minute and Jannik Vestergaard equalised from a corner in the 44th minute. In the second half, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku put Leicester in front in the 64th minute and Kelechi Iheanacho made it 1-3 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leicester created 3.07 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Swansea's 0.69 from 11.

Match stats

Swansea Leicester
11 Shots 18
4 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.69 xG 3.07
0.69 Non-penalty xG 3.07

Key events

Swansea Leicester
Kick-off
Matt Grimes1-0 (Swansea)
20’
44’
Jannik Vestergaard1-1 (Leicester)
Half-time1-1
64’
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku1-2 (Leicester)
87’
Kelechi Iheanacho1-3 (Leicester)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Swansea
  • Harry Darling
  • Liam Cullen
Leicester
  • Ricardo Pereira
  • James Justin
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 3.07 20’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), 1-0 20’ 44’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), 1-1 44’ 64’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), 1-2 64’ 87’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-3 87’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 3.07 20’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), 1-0 Grimes 20’ 44’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), 1-1 Vestergaard 44’ 64’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), 1-2 Issahaku 64’ 87’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), 1-3 Iheanacho 87’
Swansea 0.69 xGLeicester 3.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leicester attacking Swansea attacking 
44’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.77 xG, goal 87’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 24’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 44’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 83’ Kristian Pedersen (Swansea), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 52’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 32’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 36’ Jerry Yates (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Charlie Patiño (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 44’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Harry Darling (Swansea), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.77 xG, goal 87’ Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 24’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 44’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 83’ Kristian Pedersen (Swansea), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 52’ Jamie Vardy (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 32’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 36’ Jerry Yates (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Charlie Patiño (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Harry Darling (Swansea), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 44’ Stephy Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Harry Winks (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.13 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Charlie Patiño Taken off
71′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.02 – – –
Liam Cullen Taken off
71′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Jamie Paterson Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Jamal Lowe Taken off
80′ – – 3 0.17 – – –
Jerry Yates Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Kristian Pedersen Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Jay Fulton Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Liam Walsh Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Oliver Cooper Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
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

Swansea win 22% Avg odds 4.31
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.88
Leicester win 53% Avg odds 1.79

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.