Championship · 2025Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timeKing Power StadiumFull-time recap
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Watford

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This match

Match statistics

MetricLeicester CityWatford
Shots9 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals0.43 xG/match1.4 xG/match
Possession51%49%
Corners5 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls14 fouls/match8 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.

Othmane Maamma · Watford · 64′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 6′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNestory Irankunda · Watford · 82′ · 0.02 xG · on targetTom Ince · Watford · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTom Ince · Watford · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTom Ince · Watford · 5′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 15′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 40′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 49′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 25′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 36′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJordan James · Leicester City · 7′ · 0.06 xG · goalJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 88′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 24′ · 0.08 xG · on targetMatthew Pollock · Watford · 11′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedOthmane Maamma · Watford · 45′ · 0.16 xG · goalImrân Louza · Watford · 87′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedMatthew Pollock · Watford · 22′ · 0.33 xG · off target or blockedMatthew Pollock · Watford · 65′ · 0.33 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.41 xG. Watford: 13 shots, 3 on target, 1.39 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′Jordan James · Leicester City · 7′Othmane Maamma · Watford · 45′Matthew Pollock · Watford · 65′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 0.41 xG · Watford 1.39 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Leicester City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Watford's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. 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 goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.39 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 for2 goals/match1.39 goals/match1.35 goals/match

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

Watford have a visible away split

moderate

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

11.2 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season14.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.2 shots/match14.1 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Leicester City favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Watford in 8 · 5 too close

1.39 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 23/231.43 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 23/231.26 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 23/231.39 xG/match
1.43 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 23/231.05 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 22/2314.1 shots/match
13 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 22/2311.9 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 22/234.83 shots/match
4.32 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 22/233.65 shots/match
52.6%Possessionseason · 22/2351.7%
5.09 corners/matchCornersseason · 22/234.52 corners/match
5.73 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 22/235.09 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/2211.5 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 · 23/239%
83%Scoring frequencyseason · 23/2383%

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
Watford56.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Leicester City46.5
Watford81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Leicester City29.9
Watford68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Leicester City14.6
Watford81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Leicester City81.2
Watford85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Leicester City52.1
Watford18.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Leicester City52.6
Watford67.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.8 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.5 xG/match
9 shots/matchShots5/514.2 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target5/55.2 shots/match
44.2%Possession5/551.8%
3.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.4 fouls/matchFouls5/510.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.35 xG/match
9.3 shots/matchShots10/1014.1 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target10/105.1 shots/match
47.6%Possession10/1053.7%
3.2 corners/matchCorners10/105.3 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.1 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

23 / 23 matches
1.39 goals/matchGoals scored23/231.43 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed23/231.26 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals23/231.39 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots22/2314.1 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on target22/234.83 shots/match
52.6%Possession22/2351.7%
5.09 corners/matchCorners22/234.52 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls22/2211.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

11 / 11 matches
1.36 goals/matchGoals scored11/111.18 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed11/111.55 goals/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goals11/111.14 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots11/1111.2 shots/match
4.09 shots/matchShots on target11/113.64 shots/match
55.3%Possession11/1150.5%
6.27 corners/matchCorners11/113.73 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFouls11/1012.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples23 / 23home / 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, 26 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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