LEICESTER. Leicester City tops Bristol City 1-0 after J. Vardy scored a penalty (67′). Leicester City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,679 spectators. The referee was James Bell who was helped by Ian Cooper and George Byrne. The 4th official was Edward Duckworth. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.28 degrees Celsius or 59.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 7 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 3
- 147 Attack 71
- 78 Dangerous attack 23
- 67 Ball safe 56
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 3
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 69% while Bristol City was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leicester City won the match.
Leicester City shot 19 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol City shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Wout Faes). Regarding the opposition, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (Joe Williams and Jason Knight).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Leicester City will have 21 points like Ipswich Town to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Bristol City will stay with 12 points like Hull City and Birmingham City to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Leicester City will play away with Millwall on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Millwall (1 draw).
Bristol City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Mads Hermansen
, Ricardo Pereira , Wout Faes , Jannik Vestergaard , Callum Doyle , Wilfred Ndidi , Harry Winks , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Jamie Vardy and Stephy Mavididi .The home team had on the bench: James Justin
, Kasey McAteer , Conor Coady, Cesare Casadei, Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho, Hamza Choudhury, Yunus Akgün and Jakub Stolarczyk.Substitutions
Leicester City made 3 changes: Wilfred Ndidi for Cesare Casadei (88′), Callum Doyle for James Justin (46′) and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Kasey McAteer (76′).
Best player: Ricardo Pereira
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Ricardo Pereira even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 93 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nigel Pearson played with: Zak Vyner, Max O’Leary
, George Tanner , Robert Dickie , Kal Naismith , Cameron Pring , Matty James , Joe Williams , Mark Sykes , Jason Knight and Sam Bell , Nahki Wells .These were the players on the bench: Harry Cornick
, Andy King, Anis Mehmeti, Andreas Weimann , Taylor Gardner-Hickman , Stefan Bajić, Haydon Roberts, Ephrahim Yeboah and Raekwan Nelson.Substitutions
Bristol City made 5 changes: Sam Bell for Andreas Weimann (58′), Joe Williams for Taylor Gardner-Hickman (58′), Nahki Wells for Harry Cornick (74′), Jason Knight for Kelechi Iheanacho (89′) and Jason Knight for Anis Mehmeti (88′).
Best player: Max O’Leary
The most impressive player for Bristol City was the goalkeeper: Max O’Leary. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Millwall – 0-0
- Swansea City – Sheffield Wednesday – 3-0
- Rotherham United – Preston North End – 1-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Norwich City – 6-2
- Middlesbrough – Southampton – 2-1
- Leicester City – Bristol City – 1-0
- Leeds United – Watford – 3-0
- Ipswich Town – Blackburn Rovers – 4-3