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Premier League · 2024

Leicester City 0–4 Brentford · Premier League

0–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Brentford won 0–4.

Shots
814
Shots on target
36
Expected goals
0.551.53
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Brentford beat Leicester City 4–0. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Brentford): shots 8–14, shots on target 3–6, expected goals 0.55–1.53, possession 48%–52%. 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

moderate

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

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.96 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 for0.4 goals/match0.96 goals/match1.52 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots14 shotsLeicester City 8 shots, Brentford 14 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsLeicester City 3 shots, Brentford 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.55 xG1.53 xGLeicester City 0.55 xG, Brentford 1.53 xG
  • Possession48%52%Leicester City 48%, Brentford 52%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersLeicester City 5 corners, Brentford 6 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls10 foulsLeicester City 10 fouls, Brentford 10 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.

Woyo Coulibaly · Leicester City · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBryan Mbeumo · Brentford · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKristoffer Ajer · Brentford · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFacundo Buonanotte · Leicester City · 80′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedWoyo Coulibaly · Leicester City · 3′ · 0.03 xG · on targetFacundo Buonanotte · Leicester City · 65′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBryan Mbeumo · Brentford · 68′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 19′ · 0.04 xG · on targetFacundo Buonanotte · Leicester City · 86′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBryan Mbeumo · Brentford · 27′ · 0.06 xG · goalJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 36′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKevin Schade · Brentford · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedYehor Yarmoliuk · Brentford · 69′ · 0.08 xG · on targetFabio Carvalho · Brentford · 89′ · 0.08 xG · goalBryan Mbeumo · Brentford · 89′ · 0.08 xG · on targetYoane Wissa · Brentford · 38′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedParis Maghoma · Brentford · 90′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedYoane Wissa · Brentford · 76′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedKevin Schade · Brentford · 13′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedChristian Nørgaard · Brentford · 32′ · 0.23 xG · goalJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 4′ · 0.24 xG · on targetYoane Wissa · Brentford · 17′ · 0.38 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.50 xG. Brentford: 14 shots, 6 on target, 1.50 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′Yoane Wissa · Brentford · 17′Bryan Mbeumo · Brentford · 27′Christian Nørgaard · Brentford · 32′Fabio Carvalho · Brentford · 89′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 0.50 xG · Brentford 1.50 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Leicester City
2Draws
1Brentford
Brentford — Leicester City · Premier League4–1
Brentford — Leicester City · Premier League1–1
Leicester City — Brentford · Premier League2–2
Leicester City — Brentford · Premier League2–1
Brentford — Leicester City · 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 2 of 11 directional metrics · Brentford in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leicester City26 matchesBrentford26 matches
0.96 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 1.81 goals/match
2.27 goals/matchGoals allowed26/26▲ 1.62 goals/match
0.93 xG/matchExpected goals26/26▲ 1.62 xG/match
9.12 shots/matchShots26/26▲ 11.6 shots/match
3.08 shots/matchShots on target26/26▲ 5.04 shots/match
45.7%Possession26/26● 47.8%
3.62 corners/matchCorners26/26● 4.58 corners/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls26/267.96 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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, 22 Feb 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

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

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