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Premier League · 2024

Leicester City 0–3 Wolverhampton · Premier League

0–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Wolverhampton won 0–3.

Shots
98
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
0.81.11
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wolverhampton beat Leicester City 3–0. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Wolverhampton): shots 9–8, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 0.8–1.11, possession 54%–46%. 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 shots average is below their season average.

7.6 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9.12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots7.6 shots/match9.12 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots8 shotsLeicester City 9 shots, Wolverhampton 8 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsLeicester City 5 shots, Wolverhampton 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.8 xG1.11 xGLeicester City 0.8 xG, Wolverhampton 1.11 xG
  • Possession54%46%Leicester City 54%, Wolverhampton 46%
  • Corners6 corners1 cornerLeicester City 6 corners, Wolverhampton 1 corner
  • Fouls15 fouls16 foulsLeicester City 15 fouls, Wolverhampton 16 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.

Jamie Vardy · Leicester City · 45′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedJames Justin · Leicester City · 24′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 25′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 72′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Guedes · Wolverhampton · 19′ · 0.05 xG · goalJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 63′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSantiago Bueno · Wolverhampton · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 57′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 60′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMatheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 44′ · 0.09 xG · goalJoão Gomes · Wolverhampton · 85′ · 0.09 xG · on targetJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 81′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 43′ · 0.12 xG · on targetRodrigo Gomes · Wolverhampton · 36′ · 0.27 xG · goalJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.35 xG · on targetJoão Gomes · Wolverhampton · 83′ · 0.53 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 9 shots, 5 on target, 0.81 xG. Wolverhampton: 8 shots, 4 on target, 1.14 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′Gonçalo Guedes · Wolverhampton · 19′Rodrigo Gomes · Wolverhampton · 36′Matheus Cunha · Wolverhampton · 44′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 0.81 xG · Wolverhampton 1.14 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Leicester City
0Draws
1Wolverhampton
Leicester City — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–1
Wolverhampton — Leicester City · Premier League0–4
Wolverhampton — Leicester City · Premier League2–1
Leicester City — Wolverhampton · Premier League1–0

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 · Wolverhampton in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leicester City17 matchesWolverhampton17 matches
1.24 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲ 1.59 goals/match
2.18 goals/match ▲Goals allowed17/172.35 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals17/171.07 xG/match
9.12 shots/matchShots17/17▲ 10.8 shots/match
3.29 shots/matchShots on target17/17▲ 4.24 shots/match
46.5%Possession17/17● 46.6%
3.53 corners/match ●Corners17/173.06 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls17/1713.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 17home / 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: Sun, 22 Dec 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

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

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