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Leicester City 2–0 Bristol City · Championship

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Leicester City won 2–0.

Shots
179
Shots on target
51
Expected goals
1.231.06
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Leicester City beat Bristol City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Bristol City): shots 17–9, shots on target 5–1, expected goals 1.23–1.06, possession 42%–58%. 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.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Bristol City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.3 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.3 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Leicester City, Bristol City.

3.2 days ▲Rest daysLeicester City · Bristol City3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLeicester CityBristol CityBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.2 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots9 shotsLeicester City 17 shots, Bristol City 9 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots1 shotLeicester City 5 shots, Bristol City 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.23 xG1.06 xGLeicester City 1.23 xG, Bristol City 1.06 xG
  • Possession42%58%Leicester City 42%, Bristol City 58%
  • Corners5 corners9 cornersLeicester City 5 corners, Bristol City 9 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls13 foulsLeicester City 11 fouls, Bristol City 13 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.

Stephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 2′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSam Morsy · Bristol City · 58′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSam Morsy · Bristol City · 3′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 5′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTomi Horvat · Bristol City · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 4′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJordan James · Leicester City · 26′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 72′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 28′ · 0.04 xG · goalAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 75′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 79′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 2′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNeto Borges · Bristol City · 41′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDivine Mukasa · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 24′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMax Bird · Bristol City · 41′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedPatson Daka · Leicester City · 70′ · 0.06 xG · on targetScott Twine · Bristol City · 58′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 28′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Nelson · Leicester City · 13′ · 0.10 xG · goalCaleb Okoli · Leicester City · 75′ · 0.60 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 65′ · 0.82 xG · on target
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  • goal
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Leicester City: 17 shots, 5 on target, 1.25 xG. Bristol City: 9 shots, 1 on target, 1.10 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Benjamin Nelson · Leicester City · 13′Abdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 28′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 1.25 xG · Bristol City 1.10 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Leicester City
1Draws
1Bristol City
Bristol City — Leicester City · Championship2–2
Bristol City — Leicester City · Championship1–0
Leicester City — Bristol City · Championship1–0

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 1 of 11 directional metrics · Bristol City in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leicester City37 matchesBristol City37 matches
1.35 goals/matchGoals scored37/371.3 goals/match
1.54 goals/matchGoals allowed37/37▲ 1.3 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals37/37▲ 1.23 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots36/36▲ 12.9 shots/match
3.69 shots/matchShots on target36/36▲ 4.14 shots/match
50.5% ●Possession36/3650%
4.69 corners/matchCorners36/36● 5.28 corners/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls36/369.72 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / 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: Tue, 10 Mar 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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