Leicester City surprises Stoke City with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

LEICESTER. Leicester City had a surprising win over Stoke City with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Iheanacho (24') and a goal from J. Vardy (79').

David Brown

October 8, 2023

LEICESTER. Leicester City had a surprising win over Stoke City with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Iheanacho (24′) and a goal from J. Vardy (79′). Leicester City was much better in terms of ball possession (74%) 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 31,589 spectators. The referee was Geoff Eltringham assisted by Shaun Hudson and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.89 degrees Celsius or 71.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Leicester City

2 - 0

Stoke City

! 74 Ball Possession 26

Shots

14 Total 3
7 On Target 1
4 Off Target 1
3 Shots blocked 2

135 Attack 55
58 Dangerous attack 20
76 Ball safe 68

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 4

Fouls

5 Total 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Leicester City had a strong ball possession 74% while Stoke City was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leicester City was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leicester City won the match.

Leicester City shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Jannik Vestergaard). Talking about the opposition, Stoke City received 1 yellow card (Wouter Burger).

Match Timeline

Kelechi Iheanacho(goal)Ricardo Pereira

24'

Jannik Vestergaard- Yellow

26'

32'

Wouter Burger- Yellow

Stephy Mavididi- sub ->Yunus Akgün

62'

Wilfred Ndidi- sub ->Cesare Casadei

77'

Jamie Vardy - sub ->Kelechi Iheanacho

77'

Jamie Vardy (goal)Wilfred Ndidi

79'

Marc Albrighton- sub ->Abdul Fatawu Issahaku

85'

Conor Coady- sub ->Harry Souttar

85'

88'

Sead Haksabanovic- sub ->Joon-ho Bae

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Leicester City will have 30 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Stoke City will stay with 10 points like Watford to remain in the 21st 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).

Stoke City will play away agasint Swansea City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City

Mads Hermansen 30.Denmark

7.5

Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal

7.7

Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark

8.7

26'

Harry Souttar 15.Australia

7.3

85'

Hamza Choudhury 17.England

8.2

Harry Winks 8.England

7.3

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England

7.3

Cesare Casadei 7.Italy

7.3

77'

Yunus Akgün 29.Turkey

7.5

62'

Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria

7.8

77'

24'

A. Fatawu 18.Ghana

7.5

85'

Substitutes

J. Stolarczyk 41.Poland

J. Justin 2.England

Wout Faes 3.Belgium

Conor Coady 4.England

6.8

85'

Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria

7.8

77'

Marc Albrighton 11.England

6.8

85'

Stephy Mavididi 10.England

6.4

62'

Jamie Vardy 9.England

7.7

77'

79'

P. Daka 20.Zambia

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

The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Mads Hermansen (7.5), Ricardo Pereira (7.7), Harry Souttar (7.3), Jannik Vestergaard (8.7), Hamza Choudhury (8.2), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (7.3), Harry Winks (7.3), Cesare Casadei (7.3), Yunus Akgün (7.5), Kelechi Iheanacho (7.8) and Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: James Justin, Wout Faes, Stephy Mavididi (6.4), Wilfred Ndidi (7.8), Conor Coady (6.8), Jamie Vardy (7.7), Marc Albrighton (6.8), Patson Daka and Jakub Stolarczyk.

Substitutions

Leicester City made 5 changes: Yunus Akgün for Stephy Mavididi (62′), Kelechi Iheanacho for Jamie Vardy (77′), Cesare Casadei for Wilfred Ndidi (77′), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Marc Albrighton (85′) and Harry Souttar for Conor Coady (85′).

Best player: Jannik Vestergaard

The most impressive player for Leicester City was Jannik Vestergaard even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.7) with 189 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

6.3

Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands

Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland

7.8

J. Tchamadeu 24.Cameroon

6.8

Josh Laurent 28.England

6.6

Ben Pearson 4.England

6.8

Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands

6.7

32'

Daniel Johnson 12.Jamaica

7.0

Mehdi Léris 27.Algeria

6.3

88'

Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea

6.8

88'

Substitutes

J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland

Frank Fielding 34.England

André Vidigal 7.Portugal

Wesley 18.Brazil

Sead Haksabanovic 20.Montenegro

88'

Dwight Gayle 11.England

88'

N. Jojić 21.Serbia

Stoke City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Alex Neil played with: Ki-Jana Hoever, Mark Travers (7.0), Junior Tchamadeu (6.8), Luke McNally (7.8), Josh Laurent (6.6), Jordan Thompson (6.3), Mehdi Léris (6.3), Ben Pearson (6.8), Wouter Burger (6.7), Daniel Johnson (7.0) and Joon-ho Bae (6.8), Nathan Lowe (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Wesley Moraes, Sead Hakšabanović, André Vidigal, Dwight Gayle, Jack Bonham, Nikola Jojić, Sol Sidibe, Frank Fielding and Jaden Dixon.