Championship · 2025Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 19:45 UTCFull timeKing Power StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricLeicester CityDerby County
Shots8 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals0.68 xG/match0.69 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners3 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls10 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.

Hamza Choudhury · Leicester City · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Agyemang · Derby County · 61′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRhian Brewster · Derby County · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBobby Clark · Derby County · 61′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJordan James · Leicester City · 66′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRhian Brewster · Derby County · 36′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Weimann · Derby County · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMatt Clarke · Derby County · 80′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 26′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLiam Thompson · Derby County · 2′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedRhian Brewster · Derby County · 9′ · 0.16 xG · goalLars-Jørgen Salvesen · Derby County · 90′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJordan James · Leicester City · 41′ · 0.17 xG · goalBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 6′ · 0.23 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.70 xG. Derby County: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.68 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Bobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 6′Jordan James · Leicester City · 41′Rhian Brewster · Derby County · 9′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 0.70 xG · Derby County 0.68 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Leicester City, Derby County. A second useful context is: Leicester City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Leicester City, Derby County.

3.2 daysRest daysLeicester City · Derby County3.3 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLeicester CityDerby CountyBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.3 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches

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

Leicester City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.42 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 for1.8 goals/match1.42 goals/match1.35 goals/match

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

Derby County have a visible away split

moderate

Derby County's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.83 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season9.52 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.83 shots/match9.52 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

History

Head-to-head

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

1Leicester City
0Draws
0Derby County
Derby CountyLeicester City · Championship13

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Leicester City favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Derby County in 4 · 7 too close

1.42 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 24/241.38 goals/match
1.42 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 24/241.38 goals/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 24/241.01 xG/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 24/241.27 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 23/239.52 shots/match
12.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 23/2312.1 shots/match
3.78 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 23/233.17 shots/match
4.22 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 23/234.26 shots/match
52.3%Possessionseason · 23/2342.2%
5 corners/matchCornersseason · 23/234.87 corners/match
5.65 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 23/235.52 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 23/2212 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 · 24/2417%
83%Scoring frequencyseason · 24/2492%

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 City64.6
Derby County6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Leicester City47.9
Derby County22.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Leicester City34
Derby County40.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Leicester City14.6
Derby County18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Leicester City85.4
Derby County89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Leicester City52.1
Derby County41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Leicester City51.5
Derby County34.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.02 xG/match
9.8 shots/matchShots5/510.8 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target5/54 shots/match
45.6%Possession5/545.6%
4 corners/matchCorners5/55.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.2 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.5 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.01 xG/match
9.5 shots/matchShots10/1010.6 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target10/103.7 shots/match
48.4%Possession10/1041.6%
3.2 corners/matchCorners10/105.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

24 / 24 matches
1.42 goals/matchGoals scored24/241.38 goals/match
1.42 goals/matchGoals allowed24/241.38 goals/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goals24/241.01 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots23/239.52 shots/match
3.78 shots/matchShots on target23/233.17 shots/match
52.3%Possession23/2342.2%
5 corners/matchCorners23/234.87 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls23/2212 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

12 / 12 matches
1.42 goals/matchGoals scored12/121.5 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowed12/121.25 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals12/120.94 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots12/127.83 shots/match
3.92 shots/matchShots on target12/122.75 shots/match
54.4%Possession12/1236.5%
6 corners/matchCorners12/124 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls12/1112.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.3 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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