Championship · 2025Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeKing Power StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricLeicester CityPreston North End
Shots28 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target10 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals2.01 xG/match0.41 xG/match
Possession59%41%
Corners7 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls4 fouls/match12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Leicester City's last-five shots average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Leicester City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

15.2 shots/matchShotsLast 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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Leicester City
0Draws
1Preston North End
Preston North EndLeicester City · Championship21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Leicester City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Preston North End in 2 · 6 too close

1.33 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 40/401.18 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 40/401.28 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 40/401.11 xG/match
1.43 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 40/401.46 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 39/3910.5 shots/match
13 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 39/3914.5 shots/match
3.85 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 39/393.44 shots/match
4.26 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 39/394.28 shots/match
51.1%Possessionseason · 39/3944.9%
4.69 corners/matchCornersseason · 39/394.21 corners/match
5.9 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 39/396.41 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 39/3910.8 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
13%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 40/4023%
83%Scoring frequencyseason · 40/4073%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Leicester City52.1
Preston North End14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Leicester City44.5
Preston North End18.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Leicester City22.9
Preston North End27.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Leicester City18.8
Preston North End22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Leicester City47.9
Preston North End54.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 49%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Leicester City35.4
Preston North End6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Leicester City40.6
Preston North End21.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.2 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.42 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShots5/510.8 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target5/53.2 shots/match
50.8%Possession5/545.4%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.6 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/101 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.7 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.07 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots10/109.2 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target10/102.9 shots/match
47.5%Possession10/1046.5%
3.9 corners/matchCorners10/104.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

40 / 40 matches
1.33 goals/matchGoals scored40/401.18 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowed40/401.28 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals40/401.11 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots39/3910.5 shots/match
3.85 shots/matchShots on target39/393.44 shots/match
51.1%Possession39/3944.9%
4.69 corners/matchCorners39/394.21 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls39/3910.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

20 / 20 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored20/201.05 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.35 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.02 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots20/2010.1 shots/match
3.9 shots/matchShots on target20/203.5 shots/match
54.3%Possession20/2043.3%
5.85 corners/matchCorners20/203.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls20/2010.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113.8 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples40 / 40home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 3 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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