STOKE. Leicester City tops Stoke City 5-0 after playing a incredible match. Patson Daka (27′), Kasey McAteer (30′), Patson Daka (66′ pen), Jamie Vardy (73′) and Jamie Vardy (90′ pen). Leicester City capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 22,657 spectators. The referee was Lewis Smith with the support of Mark Stevens and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was freezing at -7.09 degrees Celsius or 19.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 4 On Target 9
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 118 Attack 103
- 43 Dangerous attack 46
- 93 Ball safe 119
- 0 Penalties 2
- 3 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Leicester City had a strong ball possession 58% while Stoke City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leicester City won the match.
Stoke City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 4 yellow cards (Michael Rose, Ben Wilmot, Mehdi Léris and Joon-ho Bae). Talking about the opposition, Leicester City received 3 yellow cards (Stephy Mavididi, James Justin and Kasey McAteer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Stoke City stays with 32 points like Birmingham City to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will has 72 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away with Blackburn Rovers on the 10th of February with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Stoke City (3 draws).
Leicester City will play away against Watford on the 10th of February with a 17-9 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (4 draws).
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
90'
57'
Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen, Ryan Mmaee, J. Tchamadeu, Jack Bonham , Ki-Jana Hoever , Ben Wilmot , Michael Rose , Jordan Thompson , Luke Cundle , Ben Pearson , Wouter Burger , Mehdi Léris , Tyrese Campbell and Lynden Gooch .
The home team had on the bench: Lewis Baker, Joon-ho Bae , André Vidigal , Daniel Johnson, Niall Ennis , Sead Hakšabanović, Luke McNally , Frank Fielding and Nathan Lowe .
Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Luke McNally (injured).
Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: Ben Pearson for Niall Ennis (46′), Mehdi Léris for Joon-ho Bae (46′), Tyrese Campbell for André Vidigal (57′) and Ki-Jana Hoever for Luke McNally (71′).
Player of the match: Wouter Burger
The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was Wouter Burger.
His rating is with 44 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
30'
Leicester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Enzo Maresca played with: Mads Hermansen , Ricardo Pereira , Wout Faes , Jannik Vestergaard , Callum Doyle , Harry Winks , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Kasey McAteer , Stephy Mavididi , Patson Daka .
They had on the bench: James Justin , Hamza Choudhury , Conor Coady, Jamie Vardy , Dennis Praet , Thomas Cannon, Yunus Akgün, Jakub Stolarczyk and Benjamin Nelson .
Substitutions
Leicester City made 5 changes: Jannik Vestergaard for Ben Nelson (46′), Kasey McAteer for Dennis Praet (46′), Stephy Mavididi for James Justin (70′), Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy (70′) and Ricardo Pereira for Hamza Choudhury (84′).
Player of the match: Jamie Vardy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Jamie Vardy.
His rating is with 2 goals, 7 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.
His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Watford – Cardiff City – 0-1
- Swansea City – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Stoke City – Leicester City – 0-5
- Rotherham United – Southampton – 0-2
- Preston North End – Ipswich Town – 3-2
- Norwich City – Coventry City – 2-1
- Hull City – Millwall – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 4-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
