Leicester City ended Manchester United 29 matches unbeaten away run after winning a six-goal thriller in the English Premier League. The Foxes defeated the Manchester club by a scoreline of 4-2.
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;
What was Leicester City expected goal rate in the match? How many positional attacks were created by Manchester United?
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Brendan Rodgers changed the formation from 4-4-2 to 5-3-2 and made five changes to the starting line-up from the previous game. Jonny Evans, Daniel Amartey, Ricardo Pareira, Soumare and Maddison came into the Leicester side.
The average position of the players gives us a hint that Brendan Rodgers men played in a 3-4-3 formation. Castagne and Ricardo played as the wing-backs. Maddison played towards the left side and supported Iheanacho.
Harry Maguire returned to the defence after recovering from injury. Pogba and Matic replaced Fred and McTominay in the midfield. Anthony Martial was replaced by Jadon Sancho on the left.
The Red Devils played in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Ronaldo leading the line. Marcus Rashford made his first appearance for Manchester United this season.
Leicester City had an expected goal rate of 4.13. Manchester United were more of a counterattacking side and created eight counters. The Foxes made 29 recoveries in the opposition half.
Patson Daka came off the bench and he attempted three shots. The youngster even scored a goal and created the highest expected goal rate in the match. Youri Tielemans attempted four shots and made six recoveries in the opposition half. Paul Pogba attempted three shots, made four recoveries in the opposition half and attempted 13 passes into the opposition final third.
Leicester City attempted 23 shots in the match and seven shots were on target for the home team. Three goals were scored from inside the opposition box and one was scored from just outside the box by Tielemans. Soyuncu and Daka scored their goals from inside the opposition 6-yard box.
Manchester United players attempted 17 shots and three shots were on target for the away side. Mason Greenwood scored from a long-range effort with his left foot.
Leicester City players attempted 11 shots after the 70 minutes mark. There is a huge rise in the expected goal timeline graph. The xT timeline graph also shows that Leicester created a lot of chances during that time.
Belgian international Youri Tielemans attempted 74 passes and was on the receiving end of 58 passes. Jonny Evans attempted 16 passes towards Amartey.
Luke Shaw attempted 67 passes and his 13 passes were towards Harry Maguire. He received 14 passes from Paul Pogba, who was the second-highest passer of the ball.
Leicester City attempted seven crosses and Tielemans attempted four crosses. His seven passes ended in the opposition 18-yard box and two passes in the opposition 6-yard box.
Jadon Sancho attempted two smart passes and his four passes landed in the opposition penalty box. Luke Shaw attempted six crosses and seven passes landed in the opposition box. Bruno Fernandes three passes landed in the opposition 6-yard box.
Youri Tielemans attempted 70 passes and created the highest xT from passes. Kelechi Iheanacho created the second-highest threat with his seven passes into the opposition box.
Youri Tielemans created the highest threat from dribbles for the home side. Iheanacho and Ricardo Pereira also created some threats.
Manchester United created some threat from inside the opposition box and from the left side. Bruno created the highest expected threat from passes and was followed by Luke Shaw.
Mason Greenwood attempted six dribbles and his expected threat was the second-highest in the team. Scott McTominay had the highest threat rate for the away side.
Leicester City won most of their defensive duels in the middle third. Soumare, Tielemans and Iheanacho won two defensive duels each.
Ricardo Pereira, Iheanacho and Vardy won two aerial duels each for the foxes.
Most of the loose ball duels were contested in the middle third. Jonny Evans and Tielemans won three loose ball duels.
Paul Pogba contested 11 defensive duels for Manchester United. He won one duel and one duel was contested as a 50-50. Wan-Bissaka won four defensive duels for his team.
Harry Maguire contested six aerial duels and won four out of them. Pogba and Shaw were the other two players who won their aerial duels.
Harry Maguire and Sancho won two loose ball duels each. Paul Pogba contested seven loose ball duels.
Leicester City won their first match after two losses and two draws. Manchester United are now winless in three games and out of the top four in the league table.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Leicester City vs Manchester United