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Premier League · 2024

Leicester City 2–0 Southampton · Premier League

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
148
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
1.40.53
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Leicester City beat Southampton 2–0. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Southampton): shots 14–8, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 1.4–0.53, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Southampton's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.71 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/match0.71 goals/match1.57 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots8 shotsLeicester City 14 shots, Southampton 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsLeicester City 4 shots, Southampton 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.4 xG0.53 xGLeicester City 1.4 xG, Southampton 0.53 xG
  • Possession50%50%Leicester City 50%, Southampton 50%
  • Corners6 corners7 cornersLeicester City 6 corners, Southampton 7 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls13 foulsLeicester City 12 fouls, Southampton 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.

Ryan Manning · Southampton · 84′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedBilal El Khannouss · Leicester City · 8′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKamaldeen Sulemana · Southampton · 5′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPaul Onuachu · Southampton · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTaylor Harwood-Bellis · Southampton · 6′ · 0.04 xG · on targetBilal El Khannouss · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMateus Fernandes · Southampton · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 44′ · 0.05 xG · goalJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 76′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRoss Stewart · Southampton · 14′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKasey McAteer · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.06 xG · on targetBilal El Khannouss · Leicester City · 63′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLesley Ugochukwu · Southampton · 67′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBilal El Khannouss · Leicester City · 53′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 40′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 44′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedWilfred Ndidi · Leicester City · 72′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBilal El Khannouss · Leicester City · 83′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedWilfred Ndidi · Leicester City · 37′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 60′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedPaul Onuachu · Southampton · 55′ · 0.30 xG · on targetJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 17′ · 0.45 xG · goal
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Leicester City: 14 shots, 4 on target, 1.42 xG. Southampton: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.55 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′Jamie Vardy · Leicester City · 17′Jordan Ayew · Leicester City · 44′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 1.42 xG · Southampton 0.55 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Leicester City
0Draws
2Southampton
Southampton — Leicester City · Premier League2–3
Leicester City — Southampton · Championship5–0
Southampton — Leicester City · Championship1–4
Southampton — Leicester City · Premier League1–0
Leicester City — Southampton · Premier League1–2

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 5 of 11 directional metrics · Southampton in 1 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leicester City35 matchesSouthampton35 matches
0.83 goals/match ▲Goals scored35/350.71 goals/match
2.17 goals/match ▲Goals allowed35/352.34 goals/match
0.88 xG/matchExpected goals35/350.89 xG/match
8.91 shots/matchShots35/359.37 shots/match
2.91 shots/matchShots on target35/353.06 shots/match
45.5%Possession35/35● 49.5%
3.77 corners/matchCorners35/35● 4.03 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls35/3512.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 35home / 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, 3 May 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLeicester CitySouthampton
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2024/25
Head-to-headLeicester City — Southampton
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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