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Leicester City 0–2 Charlton Athletic · Championship

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Charlton Athletic won 0–2.

Shots
219
Shots on target
15
Expected goals
1.921.4
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Charlton Athletic beat Leicester City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Charlton Athletic): shots 21–9, shots on target 1–5, expected goals 1.92–1.4, possession 47%–53%. 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

weak

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.33 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 for1 goal/match1.33 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Leicester City, Charlton Athletic.

6.9 days ▲Rest daysLeicester City · Charlton Athletic7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLeicester CityCharlton AthleticBaseline
Rest days6.9 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Leicester City have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.4% ●PossessionLeicester City · Charlton Athletic44.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLeicester CityCharlton AthleticBaseline
Possession52.4%44.1%50.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots9 shotsLeicester City 21 shots, Charlton Athletic 9 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot5 shotsLeicester City 1 shot, Charlton Athletic 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.92 xG1.4 xGLeicester City 1.92 xG, Charlton Athletic 1.4 xG
  • Possession47%53%Leicester City 47%, Charlton Athletic 53%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersLeicester City 6 corners, Charlton Athletic 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls11 foulsLeicester City 8 fouls, Charlton Athletic 11 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.

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMatt Godden · Charlton Athletic · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 57′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 12′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMiles Leaburn · Charlton Athletic · 14′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarry Winks · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLuke Chambers · Charlton Athletic · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLouis Page · Leicester City · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarry Winks · Leicester City · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 55′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatt Godden · Charlton Athletic · 74′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 85′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHamza Choudhury · Leicester City · 3′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 3′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBenjamin Nelson · Leicester City · 53′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 61′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLouis Page · Leicester City · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 58′ · 0.09 xG · on targetLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 18′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 54′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 63′ · 0.11 xG · on targetBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 12′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 39′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedLouis Page · Leicester City · 58′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMatt Godden · Charlton Athletic · 51′ · 0.15 xG · on targetSonny Carey · Charlton Athletic · 36′ · 0.40 xG · goalLyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 45′ · 0.53 xG · goalJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 56′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 21 shots, 1 on target, 1.97 xG. Charlton Athletic: 9 shots, 5 on target, 1.40 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Sonny Carey · Charlton Athletic · 36′Lyndon Dykes · Charlton Athletic · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 1.97 xG · Charlton Athletic 1.40 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Leicester City
0Draws
0Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic — Leicester City · Championship0–1

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 · Charlton Athletic in 4 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leicester City30 matchesCharlton Athletic29 matches
1.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored30/291 goal/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed30/29▲ 1.31 goals/match
1.08 xG/match ▲Expected goals30/290.96 xG/match
11.6 shots/match ▲Shots29/2810.9 shots/match
3.66 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/283.43 shots/match
52.4% ●Possession29/2844.1%
4.97 corners/match ●Corners29/284.25 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls29/2712.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples30 / 29home / 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: Sat, 31 Jan 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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