Manchester United won their third consecutive game after a 1-0 victory over Leicester City in the English Premier League. The Red Devils have started to find their form and have risen to the fifth position in the league table. Leicester City have struggled to find form & momentum and are at the bottom of the table.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
Which Leicester City player won the highest number of defensive duels? How many positional attacks were created by Manchester United?
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Leicester City started the match in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Youri Tielemans and James Maddison returned to the starting XI. In the last 15-20 minutes of the match, Leicester played with two strikers at the top.
Erik ten Hag named an unchanged side, and his team operated in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Casemiro entered the game in the 59th minute, and Christian Eriksen took the attacking midfielder role.
The home team ended the match with a possession count of 56.11%. They had decent possession in the first half and more than 55% of the ball in the second half.
Manchester United had 43.89% ball possession. They dominated the first half, but the goal was scored when the Red Devils had the lowest possession rate.
Leicester City created 27 positional attacks but attempted only three shots from these attacks. They targeted United’s right side, with more than 50% of the attacks coming from that side.
Manchester United created 33 positional attacks and attempted eight shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks came from the right side.
Leicester City managed to shoot the ball nine times in the match and made De Gea work twice during the match. They attempted two shots in the first half and the rest in the second half.
Manchester United attempted one shot more than their opponents but had the same number of shots on target. Jadon Sancho scored the goal in the 23rd minute of the match.
The home team ended the match with an xG rate of 0.55. They only attempted two shots from inside the penalty box and both were off target.
The Red Devils ended the match with an xG rate of 1.29. Jadon Sancho’s goal generated the highest xG in the match.
The home team focused on attacking from the left side, and most of the plays were created on that side. Leicester attempted 586 passes with an 84.64% success rate.
The Red Devils attempted 498 passes with an 80.32% passing accuracy rate. They created most of the plays from the centre, with Eriksen controlling the pace of the game.
The Foxes attempted 61 passes to the final third with a 67.2% passing accuracy rate. Harvey Barnes was the main target on the left, and James Justin was the target on the right.
The visitors attempted 62 passes to the final third, of which 43 were successful. Most of these passes were attempted towards the left side of the centre.
Both teams contested 182 duels, and Leicester won 90. They won 29 defensive duels, with most of the wins coming on the flanks. Boubakary Soumare and Luke Thomas won six duels each.
The visitors won 25 duels and most of the wins came on the right side. Diogo Dalot contested 13 duels and won seven.
The Foxes won 17 aerial duels, with most of the wins coming in the middle third. James Justin was strong in the air and he won six duels.
The visitors won 21 aerial duels and most of their wins come on the right side of the defence. Scott McTominay won six duels for his side.
Leicester City were strong in winning their offensive duels in the centre but struggled a lot on the left side. They won 25 offensive duels in the match.
Manchester United won 17 offensive duels, with Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford winning three duels each.
The home team made 97 recoveries, with 45 in the defensive third and 44 in the middle third. Jonny Evans made 20 recoveries for his side.
The Red Devils made 46 recoveries in the defensive third, 41 in the middle third, and 15 in the attacking third. They made most of the recoveries on the left side.
Manchester United held on to their lead and took three points away from Leicester City. Leicester City’s struggles to score goals continue, and this has left the manager worried. He will look to make some changes for the next match. As far as Manchester United are concerned, they will be happy with their performance.
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