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​

Leicester City

1 - 0

Bristol City

  • ! 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

J. Justin- sub ->Callum Doyle
46'
51'
Joe Williams- Yellow
53'
Jason Knight- Yellow
58'
Taylor Gardner-Hickman- sub ->Joe Williams
58'
58'
Wout Faes- Yellow
62'
Jamie Vardy (penalty)
67'
74'
Harry Cornick- sub ->Nahki Wells
K. McAteer- sub ->Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
76'
88'
88'
Anis Mehmeti- sub ->Jason Knight
Kelechi Iheanacho- sub ->Jason Knight
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

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
G
Mads Hermansen 30.Denmark
7.3
D
C. Doyle 5.England
7.7
46'
D
Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal
8.1
D
Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark
7.5
D
Wout Faes 3.Belgium
7.5
62'
M
Harry Winks 8.England
7.3
M
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England
8.1
M
Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria
7.7
88'
F
Jamie Vardy 9.England
7.5
67'
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
7.7
F
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
7.7
76'
Substitutes
G
J. Stolarczyk 41.Poland
D
J. Justin 2.England
7.7
46'
D
Conor Coady 4.England
M
K. McAteer 35.England
7.0
76'
M
Cesare Casadei 7.Italy
88'
M
Marc Albrighton 11.England
M
Hamza Choudhury 17.England
F
Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria
F
Yunus Akgün 29.Turkey

Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Mads Hermansen (7.3), Ricardo Pereira (8.1), Wout Faes (7.5), Jannik Vestergaard (7.5), Callum Doyle (7.7), Wilfred Ndidi (7.7), Harry Winks (7.3), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (8.1), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (7.7), Jamie Vardy (7.5) and Stephy Mavididi (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: James Justin (7.7), Kasey McAteer (7.0), 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 (8.1) 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
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
8.1
D
Cameron Pring 3.England
7.1
D
Kal Naismith 4.Scotland
7.0
D
George Tanner 19.England
6.7
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
7.1
M
Matty James 6.England
7.3
M
Joe Williams 8.England
6.4
58' 51'
M
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
6.3
89' 53'
M
Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland
6.6
58'
M
Sam Bell 20.England
6.8
58'
F
Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda
6.3
74'
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England
6.8
58'
D
Haydon Roberts 24.England
M
Andy King 10.Wales
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
88'
F
Harry Cornick 9.England
6.7
74'
F
Andreas Weimann 14.Austria
6.8
58'
F
Ephrahim Yeboah 29.Italy
6.8
58'
F
R. Nelson 30.England

Bristol City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nigel Pearson played with: Zak Vyner, Max O’Leary (8.1), George Tanner (6.7), Robert Dickie (7.1), Kal Naismith (7.0), Cameron Pring (7.1), Matty James (7.3), Joe Williams (6.4), Mark Sykes (6.6), Jason Knight (6.3) and Sam Bell (6.8), Nahki Wells (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Harry Cornick (6.7), Andy King, Anis Mehmeti, Andreas Weimann (6.8), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (6.8), Stefan Bajić, Haydon Roberts, Ephrahim Yeboah (6.8) 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.​