LEICESTER. Middlesbrough prevailed over Leicester City to win 2-1. A goal from J. Vardy was decisive in the 85min. It was Middlesbrough to strike first with a goal of Finn Azaz at the 24′. Then Sam Silvera scored again for Middlesbrough in the 37′ minute. Eventually, Jamie Vardy reduced the distance for Leicester City (85′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Leicester City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
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 31,487 spectators. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the help of James Mainwaring and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.21 degrees Celsius or 55.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 24 Total 5
- 2 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 3
- 8 Shots blocked 0
- 158 Attack 50
- 101 Dangerous attack 23
- 29 Ball safe 42
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Leicester City had a superior ball possession 71% while Middlesbrough was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City had a more offensive attitude with 101 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Middlesbrough was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Leicester City shot 24 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Middlesbrough shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Wout Faes). Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough received 4 yellow cards (Matthew Clarke, Luke Ayling, Riley McGree and Tom Glover).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Leicester City stays with 78 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will has 44 points like Watford and Bristol City to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Leicester City will play away against Leeds United on the 24th of February with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (8 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Plymouth Argyle on the 24th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (1 draw).
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
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85'Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Enzo Maresca decided to play with the following team: Mads Hermansen , Ricardo Pereira , Wout Faes , Jannik Vestergaard , James Justin , Harry Winks , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Dennis Praet , Stephy Mavididi and Patson Daka .
The home team had on the bench: Jamie Vardy , Conor Coady, Callum Doyle, Marc Albrighton, Hamza Choudhury, Thomas Cannon , Yunus Akgün , Kasey McAteer and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 5 changes: Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Yunus Akgün (58′), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Kasey McAteer (63′), Patson Daka for Jamie Vardy (63′), Stephy Mavididi for Thomas Cannon (46′) and Dennis Praet for Marc Albrighton (89′).
Player of the match: Thomas Cannon
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Thomas Cannon.
His rating is with 10 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was exceptional also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
Also Middlesbrough adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Carrick played with: Jonathan Howson, Luke Thomas, Tom Glover , Luke Ayling , Paddy McNair , Rav van den Berg , Matthew Clarke , Lukas Engel , Riley McGree , Finn Azaz and Daniel Barlaser , Lewis O’Brien , Sam Silvera .
These were the players on the bench: Marcus Forss , Sam Greenwood , Seny Dieng, Matthew Hoppe, Alexander Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel, Daniel Nkrumah, Law McCabe and Luke James Woolston.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Finn Azaz for Sam Greenwood (68′), Sam Silvera for Marcus Forss (78′) and Riley McGree for Anfernee Dijksteel (89′).
Player of the match: Lukas Engel
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Lukas Engel even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Ipswich Town – 1-2
- Stoke City – Coventry City – 0-1
- Rotherham United – Watford – 0-1
- Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Leeds United – 0-2
- Norwich City – Cardiff City – 4-1
- Millwall – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Leicester City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 1-2
- Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Sunderland – 2-1
