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Leicester City 2–2 Preston North End · Championship

2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Leicester City and Preston North End drew 2–2.

Shots
288
Shots on target
103
Expected goals
2.010.41
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Leicester City and Preston North End drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Preston North End): shots 28–8, shots on target 10–3, expected goals 2.01–0.41, possession 59%–41%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Leicester City's recent record differs from the season

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Leicester City's last-five shots average is above their season average.

15.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots15.2 shots/match11.9 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots28 shots8 shotsLeicester City 28 shots, Preston North End 8 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots3 shotsLeicester City 10 shots, Preston North End 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.01 xG0.41 xGLeicester City 2.01 xG, Preston North End 0.41 xG
  • Possession59%41%Leicester City 59%, Preston North End 41%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersLeicester City 7 corners, Preston North End 2 corners
  • Fouls4 fouls12 foulsLeicester City 4 fouls, Preston North End 12 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Thierry Small · Preston North End · 51′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCaleb Okoli · Leicester City · 83′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 26′ · 0.02 xG · on targetHarry Winks · Leicester City · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBen Whiteman · Preston North End · 45′ · 0.02 xG · goalHarry Winks · Leicester City · 54′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHarry Winks · Leicester City · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 50′ · 0.03 xG · on targetHarry Winks · Leicester City · 56′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 16′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrew Moran · Preston North End · 46′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 69′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 84′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHarry Winks · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 43′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMichael Smith · Preston North End · 89′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 70′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 4′ · 0.08 xG · goalJamaal Lascelles · Leicester City · 66′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 34′ · 0.09 xG · on targetAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 71′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 35′ · 0.12 xG · on targetAndrew Moran · Preston North End · 38′ · 0.12 xG · goalCaleb Okoli · Leicester City · 78′ · 0.12 xG · on targetLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 5′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 52′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 81′ · 0.20 xG · goalOliver Skipp · Leicester City · 63′ · 0.33 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 28 shots, 10 on target, 2.01 xG. Preston North End: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.42 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Patson Daka · Leicester City · 4′Patson Daka · Leicester City · 81′Andrew Moran · Preston North End · 38′Ben Whiteman · Preston North End · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 2.01 xG · Preston North End 0.42 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Leicester City
0Draws
1Preston North End
Preston North End — Leicester City · Championship2–1
Preston North End — Leicester City · Championship0–3
Leicester City — Preston North End · Championship3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Leicester City favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Preston North End in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leicester City40 matchesPreston North End40 matches
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored40/401.18 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowed40/40▲ 1.28 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals40/401.11 xG/match
11.9 shots/match ▲Shots39/3910.5 shots/match
3.85 shots/match ▲Shots on target39/393.44 shots/match
51.1% ●Possession39/3944.9%
4.69 corners/match ●Corners39/394.21 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls39/3910.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples40 / 40home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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