Leicester 0-2 Crystal Palace
Key numbers
- Possession 57% – 43%
- Shots 21 (4 on target) – 9 (4)
- Decisive moment: 52' Jean-Philippe Mateta, FN xPts +1.0
HT 0:0
Jean-Philippe Mateta 52'
Marc Guéhi 78'
Marc Guéhi 78'
Leicester 19th · 14 pts|Crystal Palace 15th → 14th · 24 pts
Crystal Palace won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.7–1.82).
Player of the matchMarc GuéhiDecisive moment52' Jean-Philippe Mateta+1.0
Player of the match
Marc Guéhi Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.3 (Dominant)
Game state
Leicester ahead 0 min · level 52 min · Crystal Palace ahead 38 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
52'
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Ismaïla Sarr +0.3
+1.0
78'
Marc Guéhi
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Eberechi Eze +0.1
+0.3
Leicester
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.3Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
LeicesterCrystal Palace
57%Possession43%
1.7Expected goals (xG)1.82
0.08xG per shot0.2
21Shots9
4Shots on target4
19%Shots on target %44%
13Shots in box8
609Passes456
86%Pass accuracy79%
4Corners3
2Saves4
7Fouls6
0Yellow cards0
1Offsides3
Compared with usual
Leicester
24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| xG against | 1.82 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 21 | 9.6 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.6 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 16.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 57% | 48.2% | |
| Passes | 609 | 452.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 81.9% | |
| Corners | 4 | 3.5 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 10.4 |
Crystal Palace
25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.82 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.7 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 9 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 12.2 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.2 | 0.08 | high |
| Possession | 43% | 44.5% | |
| Passes | 456 | 406.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 77.6% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 11.2 |
Timeline
- 20' Sub Jefferson Lerma → Cheick Doucouré
- 52' Goal Jean-Philippe Mateta league goal #6 assist Ismaïla Sarr
- 62' Sub Will Hughes → Daichi Kamada
- 66' Sub Bilal El Khannouss → Patson Daka
- 66' Sub Facundo Buonanotte → Kasey McAteer
- 66' Sub Harry Winks → Oliver Skipp
- 78' Goal Marc Guéhi league goal #3 assist Eberechi Eze
- 79' Sub Tyrick Mitchell → Nathaniel Clyne
- 79' Sub Eberechi Eze → Justin Devenny
- 79' Sub Jean-Philippe Mateta → Edward Nketiah
- 80' Sub James Justin → Jordan Ayew
Category leaders
- Key passesStephy Mavididi3
- Duels wonFacundo Buonanotte9/17
- DribblesEberechi Eze4/5
- Defensive actionsDaniel Muñoz7
- ShotsJamie Vardy5 (on target 1)
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.