Premier League · 2024

Leicester City 1–2 Aston Villa · Premier League

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Aston Villa won 1–2.

Shots
910
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
0.451.55
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Aston Villa beat Leicester City 2–1. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Aston Villa): shots 9–10, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 0.45–1.55, possession 58%–42%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Leicester City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

8.67 shots/match ▲ShotsLeicester City · Aston Villa12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricLeicester CityAston VillaBaseline
Shots8.67 shots/match12 shots/match12.5 shots/match
Shots against14.3 shots/match10.7 shots/match13.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots10 shotsLeicester City 9 shots, Aston Villa 10 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsLeicester City 3 shots, Aston Villa 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.45 xG1.55 xGLeicester City 0.45 xG, Aston Villa 1.55 xG
  • Possession58%42%Leicester City 58%, Aston Villa 42%
  • Corners1 corner4 cornersLeicester City 1 corner, Aston Villa 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls21 foulsLeicester City 13 fouls, Aston Villa 21 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.

Abdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 50′ · 0.01 xG · on targetIan Maatsen · Aston Villa · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFacundo Buonanotte · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Onana · Aston Villa · 46′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdul Fatawu Issahaku · Leicester City · 61′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Onana · Aston Villa · 24′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCaleb Okoli · Leicester City · 56′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBilal El Khannouss · Leicester City · 81′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedOliver Skipp · Leicester City · 44′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJacob Ramsey · Aston Villa · 33′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJames Justin · Leicester City · 79′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 85′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJohn McGinn · Aston Villa · 20′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJhon Durán · Aston Villa · 63′ · 0.14 xG · goalFacundo Buonanotte · Leicester City · 73′ · 0.16 xG · goalOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 21′ · 0.27 xG · on targetAmadou Onana · Aston Villa · 28′ · 0.40 xG · goalOllie Watkins · Aston Villa · 28′ · 0.45 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Leicester City: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.46 xG. Aston Villa: 10 shots, 5 on target, 1.57 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Facundo Buonanotte · Leicester City · 73′Amadou Onana · Aston Villa · 28′Jhon Durán · Aston Villa · 63′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 0.46 xG · Aston Villa 1.57 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Leicester City
1Draws
2Aston Villa
Leicester City — Aston Villa · Premier League1–2
Aston Villa — Leicester City · Premier League2–4
Leicester City — Aston Villa · Premier League0–0
Aston Villa — Leicester City · Premier League2–1

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Aston Villa in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Leicester City3 matchesAston Villa3 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 1.33 goals/match
0.7 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.62 xG/match
8.67 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 12 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 3.67 shots/match
44.7% ●Possession3/343%
2.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 3.67 corners/match
12.3 fouls/matchFouls3/313.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 31 Aug 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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