Expected goals

Leicester City expected goals (xG) 2025/2026

Championship · after 46 matches · updated 22 Oct

Leicester City's attacking and defensive expected goals in Championship 2025/2026, compared with the results they produced and with the rest of the competition.

Leicester City xG and xGA per match

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Attack

1.17 xG per match

#17/24

Attack (xG per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xG per match
#1	Coventry City	1.86
#2	Ipswich Town	1.67
#3	Southampton	1.66
#4	Sheffield United	1.56
#5	Middlesbrough	1.51
#6	Birmingham City	1.35
#7	Millwall	1.34
#8	Hull City	1.30
#9	Norwich City	1.29
#10	West Bromwich Albion	1.24
=11	Derby County	1.23
=11	Watford	1.23
#13	Bristol City	1.20
#14	Blackburn Rovers	1.20
#15	Preston North End	1.19
#16	Wrexham	1.19
#17	Leicester City	1.17
#18	Queens Park Rangers	1.17
#19	Oxford United	1.13
#20	Swansea City	1.10
#21	Portsmouth	1.10
#22	Stoke City	1.09
#23	Charlton Athletic	1.03
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	0.85

League avg: 1.28
Total: 53.98 46 matches

Defence

1.42 xGA per match

#21/24

Defence (xGA per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xGA per match
#1	Middlesbrough	0.92
#2	Ipswich Town	1.00
#3	West Bromwich Albion	1.02
#4	Birmingham City	1.05
#5	Coventry City	1.10
#6	Watford	1.16
#7	Portsmouth	1.18
#8	Blackburn Rovers	1.19
#9	Derby County	1.19
#10	Swansea City	1.21
#11	Millwall	1.24
#12	Queens Park Rangers	1.24
#13	Sheffield United	1.25
#14	Southampton	1.26
#15	Oxford United	1.27
#16	Wrexham	1.35
#17	Charlton Athletic	1.35
#18	Norwich City	1.37
#19	Stoke City	1.38
#20	Bristol City	1.38
#21	Leicester City	1.42
#22	Preston North End	1.51
#23	Hull City	1.71
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	1.92

League avg: 1.28
Total: 65.15 46 matches

xG difference

-0.24 xGD per match

#19/24

xG difference (xGD per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xGD per match
#1	Coventry City	+0.76
#2	Ipswich Town	+0.66
#3	Middlesbrough	+0.59
#4	Southampton	+0.40
#5	Sheffield United	+0.32
#6	Birmingham City	+0.30
#7	West Bromwich Albion	+0.22
#8	Millwall	+0.11
#9	Watford	+0.07
#10	Derby County	+0.03
#11	Blackburn Rovers	+0.00
#12	Queens Park Rangers	-0.07
#13	Norwich City	-0.08
#14	Portsmouth	-0.08
#15	Swansea City	-0.11
#16	Oxford United	-0.14
#17	Wrexham	-0.16
#18	Bristol City	-0.18
#19	Leicester City	-0.24
#20	Stoke City	-0.29
#21	Preston North End	-0.32
#22	Charlton Athletic	-0.33
#23	Hull City	-0.41
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	-1.07

League avg: 0.00
Total: -11.17 46 matches

Expected points Model

1.18 xPts per match

#20/24

Expected points (xPts per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xPts per match
#1	Ipswich Town	1.88
#2	Coventry City	1.80
#3	Middlesbrough	1.77
#4	Southampton	1.61
#5	Sheffield United	1.56
#6	Birmingham City	1.56
#7	West Bromwich Albion	1.53
#8	Millwall	1.46
#9	Watford	1.42
#10	Derby County	1.39
#11	Norwich City	1.37
#12	Blackburn Rovers	1.36
#13	Portsmouth	1.34
#14	Queens Park Rangers	1.33
#15	Wrexham	1.29
#16	Swansea City	1.28
#17	Oxford United	1.25
#18	Bristol City	1.23
#19	Charlton Athletic	1.19
#20	Leicester City	1.18
#21	Stoke City	1.18
#22	Preston North End	1.16
#23	Hull City	1.16
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	0.66

League avg: 1.37
Total: 54.36 vs 52 actual pts

What the xG says

Leicester City's underlying numbers are among the weakest in Championship. They rank #19 for xG difference at -0.24 per match, from about average shot volume at low chance quality. Their 58 goals are 4.02 above 53.98 xG, while 52 points are 2.36 below 54.36 xPts.

Actual vs expected

Measure Actual Expected

Goals vs xG Includes 4.18 xG from penalties

58 53.98 +4.02 scored 4.02 more than xG within normal variance

Goals conceded vs xGA

68 65.15 +2.85 conceded 2.85 more than xGA within normal variance

Points vs xPts Model

52 54.36 -2.36 2.36 points below xPts within normal variance

Select a row to chart it across the season.

Goals minus xG, match by match

Leicester City are 4.02 goals above their xG after 46 matches. The gap was widest at +12.82, against Queens Park Rangers on Sat 14/03.

Goals: 58
xG: 53.98
Gap: +4.02

Leicester City: Goals vs xG, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Goals	xG	Match gap	Running gap
Sun 10/08	Sheffield Wednesday	2	2.54	-0.54	-0.54
Sat 16/08	Preston North End	1	0.92	+0.08	-0.46
Sat 23/08	Charlton Athletic	1	0.49	+0.51	+0.05
Fri 29/08	Birmingham City	2	0.56	+1.44	+1.49
Sat 13/09	Oxford United	2	0.84	+1.16	+2.65
Sat 20/09	Coventry City	0	1.22	-1.22	+1.43
Fri 26/09	West Bromwich Albion	1	0.94	+0.06	+1.49
Tue 30/09	Wrexham	1	1.07	-0.07	+1.42
Sat 04/10	Swansea City	3	1.65	+1.35	+2.77
Sat 18/10	Portsmouth	1	1.38	-0.38	+2.39
Tue 21/10	Hull City	1	1.48	-0.48	+1.91
Sat 25/10	Millwall	0	0.76	-0.76	+1.15
Sat 01/11	Blackburn Rovers	0	1.23	-1.23	-0.08
Tue 04/11	Middlesbrough	1	1.40	-0.40	-0.48
Sat 08/11	Norwich City	2	1.59	+0.41	-0.07
Sat 22/11	Stoke City	2	1.49	+0.51	+0.44
Tue 25/11	Southampton	0	0.44	-0.44	+0.00
Sat 29/11	Sheffield United	2	0.98	+1.02	+1.02
Sat 06/12	Derby County	3	1.20	+1.80	+2.82
Wed 10/12	Bristol City	2	1.69	+0.31	+3.13
Sat 13/12	Ipswich Town	3	0.97	+2.03	+5.16
Sat 20/12	Queens Park Rangers	1	1.14	-0.14	+5.02
Fri 26/12	Watford	1	0.43	+0.57	+5.59
Mon 29/12	Derby County	2	0.68	+1.32	+6.91
Thu 01/01	Sheffield United	1	0.21	+0.79	+7.70
Mon 05/01	West Bromwich Albion	2	0.81	+1.19	+8.89
Sat 17/01	Coventry City	1	1.41	-0.41	+8.48
Tue 20/01	Wrexham	1	0.39	+0.61	+9.09
Sat 24/01	Oxford United	1	0.59	+0.41	+9.50
Sat 31/01	Charlton Athletic	0	1.92	-1.92	+7.58
Sat 07/02	Birmingham City	1	0.38	+0.62	+8.20
Tue 10/02	Southampton	3	0.76	+2.24	+10.44
Sat 21/02	Stoke City	2	1.44	+0.56	+11.00
Tue 24/02	Middlesbrough	1	0.89	+0.11	+11.11
Sat 28/02	Norwich City	0	0.46	-0.46	+10.65
Sat 07/03	Ipswich Town	1	0.18	+0.82	+11.47
Tue 10/03	Bristol City	2	1.23	+0.77	+12.24
Sat 14/03	Queens Park Rangers	1	0.42	+0.58	+12.82
Sat 21/03	Watford	0	2.13	-2.13	+10.69
Fri 03/04	Preston North End	2	2.01	-0.01	+10.68
Mon 06/04	Sheffield Wednesday	1	2.55	-1.55	+9.13
Sat 11/04	Swansea City	0	1.37	-1.37	+7.76
Sat 18/04	Portsmouth	0	0.91	-0.91	+6.85
Tue 21/04	Hull City	2	3.31	-1.31	+5.54
Fri 24/04	Millwall	1	1.00	+0.00	+5.54
Sat 02/05	Blackburn Rovers	1	2.52	-1.52	+4.02

Conceded minus xGA, match by match

Leicester City have conceded 2.85 more than their xGA after 46 matches. The gap was widest at +5.28, against Hull City on Tue 21/04.

Conceded: 68
xGA: 65.15
Gap: +2.85

Leicester City: Goals conceded vs xGA, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Conceded	xGA	Match gap	Running gap
Sun 10/08	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0.62	+0.38	+0.38
Sat 16/08	Preston North End	2	2.48	-0.48	-0.10
Sat 23/08	Charlton Athletic	0	1.63	-1.63	-1.73
Fri 29/08	Birmingham City	0	0.83	-0.83	-2.56
Sat 13/09	Oxford United	2	2.10	-0.10	-2.66
Sat 20/09	Coventry City	0	0.41	-0.41	-3.07
Fri 26/09	West Bromwich Albion	1	1.64	-0.64	-3.71
Tue 30/09	Wrexham	1	0.91	+0.09	-3.62
Sat 04/10	Swansea City	1	1.84	-0.84	-4.46
Sat 18/10	Portsmouth	1	0.86	+0.14	-4.32
Tue 21/10	Hull City	2	1.52	+0.48	-3.84
Sat 25/10	Millwall	1	1.51	-0.51	-4.35
Sat 01/11	Blackburn Rovers	2	1.91	+0.09	-4.26
Tue 04/11	Middlesbrough	1	1.27	-0.27	-4.53
Sat 08/11	Norwich City	1	0.30	+0.70	-3.83
Sat 22/11	Stoke City	1	1.37	-0.37	-4.20
Tue 25/11	Southampton	3	2.41	+0.59	-3.61
Sat 29/11	Sheffield United	3	0.97	+2.03	-1.58
Sat 06/12	Derby County	1	1.43	-0.43	-2.01
Wed 10/12	Bristol City	2	2.42	-0.42	-2.43
Sat 13/12	Ipswich Town	1	1.28	-0.28	-2.71
Sat 20/12	Queens Park Rangers	4	1.77	+2.23	-0.48
Fri 26/12	Watford	2	1.40	+0.60	+0.12
Mon 29/12	Derby County	1	0.69	+0.31	+0.43
Thu 01/01	Sheffield United	3	2.40	+0.60	+1.03
Mon 05/01	West Bromwich Albion	1	1.09	-0.09	+0.94
Sat 17/01	Coventry City	2	2.45	-0.45	+0.49
Tue 20/01	Wrexham	1	1.01	-0.01	+0.48
Sat 24/01	Oxford United	2	1.94	+0.06	+0.54
Sat 31/01	Charlton Athletic	2	1.40	+0.60	+1.14
Sat 07/02	Birmingham City	2	1.84	+0.16	+1.30
Tue 10/02	Southampton	4	1.99	+2.01	+3.31
Sat 21/02	Stoke City	2	1.75	+0.25	+3.56
Tue 24/02	Middlesbrough	1	1.19	-0.19	+3.37
Sat 28/02	Norwich City	2	1.54	+0.46	+3.83
Sat 07/03	Ipswich Town	1	1.85	-0.85	+2.98
Tue 10/03	Bristol City	0	1.06	-1.06	+1.92
Sat 14/03	Queens Park Rangers	3	1.54	+1.46	+3.38
Sat 21/03	Watford	0	0.27	-0.27	+3.11
Fri 03/04	Preston North End	2	0.41	+1.59	+4.70
Mon 06/04	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1.17	-0.17	+4.53
Sat 11/04	Swansea City	1	0.68	+0.32	+4.85
Sat 18/04	Portsmouth	1	1.01	-0.01	+4.84
Tue 21/04	Hull City	2	1.56	+0.44	+5.28
Fri 24/04	Millwall	1	2.03	-1.03	+4.25
Sat 02/05	Blackburn Rovers	0	1.40	-1.40	+2.85

Points minus xPts, match by match

Leicester City are 2.36 points below their xPts after 46 matches. The gap was widest at -3.59, against Hull City on Tue 21/04.

Points: 52
xPts: 54.36
Gap: -2.36

Leicester City: Points vs xPts, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Points	xPts	Match gap	Running gap
Sun 10/08	Sheffield Wednesday	3	2.63	+0.37	+0.37
Sat 16/08	Preston North End	0	0.41	-0.41	-0.04
Sat 23/08	Charlton Athletic	3	0.44	+2.56	+2.52
Fri 29/08	Birmingham City	3	1.03	+1.97	+4.49
Sat 13/09	Oxford United	1	0.50	+0.50	+4.99
Sat 20/09	Coventry City	1	2.10	-1.10	+3.89
Fri 26/09	West Bromwich Albion	1	0.81	+0.19	+4.08
Tue 30/09	Wrexham	1	1.49	-0.49	+3.59
Sat 04/10	Swansea City	3	1.24	+1.76	+5.35
Sat 18/10	Portsmouth	1	1.81	-0.81	+4.54
Tue 21/10	Hull City	0	1.33	-1.33	+3.21
Sat 25/10	Millwall	0	0.74	-0.74	+2.47
Sat 01/11	Blackburn Rovers	0	0.87	-0.87	+1.60
Tue 04/11	Middlesbrough	1	1.47	-0.47	+1.13
Sat 08/11	Norwich City	3	2.45	+0.55	+1.68
Sat 22/11	Stoke City	3	1.45	+1.55	+3.23
Tue 25/11	Southampton	0	0.18	-0.18	+3.05
Sat 29/11	Sheffield United	0	1.34	-1.34	+1.71
Sat 06/12	Derby County	3	1.16	+1.84	+3.55
Wed 10/12	Bristol City	1	0.90	+0.10	+3.65
Sat 13/12	Ipswich Town	3	1.08	+1.92	+5.57
Sat 20/12	Queens Park Rangers	0	0.87	-0.87	+4.70
Fri 26/12	Watford	0	0.50	-0.50	+4.20
Mon 29/12	Derby County	3	1.29	+1.71	+5.91
Thu 01/01	Sheffield United	0	0.11	-0.11	+5.80
Mon 05/01	West Bromwich Albion	3	1.07	+1.93	+7.73
Sat 17/01	Coventry City	0	0.70	-0.70	+7.03
Tue 20/01	Wrexham	1	0.69	+0.31	+7.34
Sat 24/01	Oxford United	0	0.41	-0.41	+6.93
Sat 31/01	Charlton Athletic	0	1.75	-1.75	+5.18
Sat 07/02	Birmingham City	0	0.31	-0.31	+4.87
Tue 10/02	Southampton	0	0.48	-0.48	+4.39
Sat 21/02	Stoke City	1	1.13	-0.13	+4.26
Tue 24/02	Middlesbrough	1	1.08	-0.08	+4.18
Sat 28/02	Norwich City	0	0.47	-0.47	+3.71
Sat 07/03	Ipswich Town	1	0.20	+0.80	+4.51
Tue 10/03	Bristol City	3	1.48	+1.52	+6.03
Sat 14/03	Queens Park Rangers	0	0.44	-0.44	+5.59
Sat 21/03	Watford	1	2.71	-1.71	+3.88
Fri 03/04	Preston North End	1	2.58	-1.58	+2.30
Mon 06/04	Sheffield Wednesday	1	2.29	-1.29	+1.01
Sat 11/04	Swansea City	0	1.97	-1.97	-0.96
Sat 18/04	Portsmouth	0	1.23	-1.23	-2.19
Tue 21/04	Hull City	1	2.40	-1.40	-3.59
Fri 24/04	Millwall	1	0.64	+0.36	-3.23
Sat 02/05	Blackburn Rovers	3	2.13	+0.87	-2.36

Goals vs xG ranking → Expected points ranking →

Leicester City xG trend

Current form +0.62 npxGD per match

The last 6 matches with xG.

Out-created the opponent in 14 of 46 matches. The worst was against Sheffield United on Thu 01/01 (-2.19).

npxG · last 6: 1.85
npxGA · last 6: 1.23

Leicester City: non-penalty xG, xGA and their difference in each match, with the season's average so far
Date	Opponent	npxG	npxGA	npxGD	Avg so far
Sun 10/08	Sheffield Wednesday	2.55	0.62	+1.93	+1.93
Sat 16/08	Preston North End	0.92	2.48	-1.56	+0.18
Sat 23/08	Charlton Athletic	0.49	1.62	-1.13	-0.25
Fri 29/08	Birmingham City	0.67	0.90	-0.23	-0.25
Sat 13/09	Oxford United	0.85	2.10	-1.25	-0.45
Sat 20/09	Coventry City	1.22	0.64	+0.58	-0.28
Fri 26/09	West Bromwich Albion	0.92	2.07	-1.15	-0.40
Tue 30/09	Wrexham	1.07	1.10	-0.03	-0.36
Sat 04/10	Swansea City	1.65	1.05	+0.60	-0.25
Sat 18/10	Portsmouth	1.53	0.92	+0.61	-0.16
Tue 21/10	Hull City	1.04	1.52	-0.48	-0.19
Sat 25/10	Millwall	0.76	0.80	-0.04	-0.18
Sat 01/11	Blackburn Rovers	1.23	1.92	-0.69	-0.22
Tue 04/11	Middlesbrough	0.61	1.29	-0.68	-0.25
Sat 08/11	Norwich City	1.59	0.30	+1.29	-0.15
Sat 22/11	Stoke City	1.49	1.75	-0.26	-0.16
Tue 25/11	Southampton	0.44	2.42	-1.98	-0.26
Sat 29/11	Sheffield United	1.35	0.98	+0.37	-0.23
Sat 06/12	Derby County	1.28	1.43	-0.15	-0.22
Wed 10/12	Bristol City	0.88	2.42	-1.54	-0.29
Sat 13/12	Ipswich Town	1.05	1.28	-0.23	-0.29
Sat 20/12	Queens Park Rangers	0.24	1.77	-1.53	-0.34
Fri 26/12	Watford	0.41	1.40	-0.99	-0.37
Mon 29/12	Derby County	0.68	0.69	-0.01	-0.36
Thu 01/01	Sheffield United	0.21	2.40	-2.19	-0.43
Mon 05/01	West Bromwich Albion	0.80	1.09	-0.29	-0.42
Sat 17/01	Coventry City	1.40	2.45	-1.05	-0.45
Tue 20/01	Wrexham	0.39	1.01	-0.62	-0.45
Sat 24/01	Oxford United	0.59	1.94	-1.35	-0.48
Sat 31/01	Charlton Athletic	1.14	1.40	-0.26	-0.48
Sat 07/02	Birmingham City	0.36	1.87	-1.51	-0.51
Tue 10/02	Southampton	0.76	1.99	-1.23	-0.53
Sat 21/02	Stoke City	1.44	1.75	-0.31	-0.53
Tue 24/02	Middlesbrough	0.89	1.19	-0.30	-0.52
Sat 28/02	Norwich City	0.46	1.64	-1.18	-0.54
Sat 07/03	Ipswich Town	0.18	1.85	-1.67	-0.57
Tue 10/03	Bristol City	1.28	0.27	+1.01	-0.53
Sat 14/03	Queens Park Rangers	0.54	1.30	-0.76	-0.53
Sat 21/03	Watford	1.34	0.27	+1.07	-0.49
Fri 03/04	Preston North End	2.02	0.42	+1.60	-0.44
Mon 06/04	Sheffield Wednesday	2.64	1.17	+1.47	-0.39
Sat 11/04	Swansea City	1.33	0.71	+0.62	-0.37
Sat 18/04	Portsmouth	1.04	0.79	+0.25	-0.35
Tue 21/04	Hull City	2.27	1.46	+0.81	-0.33
Fri 24/04	Millwall	0.93	1.94	-1.01	-0.34
Sat 02/05	Blackburn Rovers	2.87	1.31	+1.56	-0.30

Each bar is one match's non-penalty xG minus the non-penalty xG against; the line is that difference averaged over the season up to each match, and it finishes on the dashed season average — 1.08 npxG and 1.38 npxGA per match. Current form is the same difference over the last 6 matches with xG.

Form ranking →

Strength of schedule

Season so far: tied number 8 hardest of 24 in Championship; 0.00 xG vs league average; Over 46 league matches
Last 5: number 14 hardest of 24 in Championship; −0.04 xG vs league average; Over 5 league matches

Opponents behind the figures

Season so far

0.00 xG vs league average · over 46 matches · tied number 8 hardest of 24

Blackburn Rovers Away −0.18
Millwall Home +0.09
Hull City Home −0.24
Portsmouth Away +0.14
Swansea City Home +0.02
Sheffield Wednesday Away −0.74
Preston North End Home −0.30
Watford Away −0.03
Queens Park Rangers Home −0.05
Bristol City Home −0.28
Ipswich Town Away +0.24
Norwich City Home +0.27
Middlesbrough Away +0.72
Stoke City Away −0.32
Southampton Home +0.26
Birmingham City Away +0.10
Charlton Athletic Home −0.30
Oxford United Home −0.10
Wrexham Away +0.01
Coventry City Away +0.35
West Bromwich Albion Home +0.17
Sheffield United Away +0.04
Derby County Home +0.11
Watford Home −0.03
Queens Park Rangers Away −0.05
Ipswich Town Home +0.24
Bristol City Away −0.28
Derby County Away +0.11
Sheffield United Home +0.04
Southampton Away +0.26
Stoke City Home −0.32
Norwich City Away +0.27
Middlesbrough Home +0.72
Blackburn Rovers Home −0.18
Millwall Away +0.09
Hull City Away −0.24
Portsmouth Home +0.14
Swansea City Away +0.02
Wrexham Home +0.01
West Bromwich Albion Away +0.17
Coventry City Home +0.35
Oxford United Away −0.10
Birmingham City Home +0.10
Charlton Athletic Away −0.30
Preston North End Away −0.30
Sheffield Wednesday Home −0.74

Last 5

−0.04 xG vs league average · over 5 matches · number 14 hardest of 24

Blackburn Rovers Away −0.18
Millwall Home +0.09
Hull City Home −0.24
Portsmouth Away +0.14
Swansea City Home +0.02

League schedule strength → How this is calculated →

Leicester City shots and chance quality

Average volume, low quality. Leicester City take 12.7 shots a match (league 12.6) at 0.09 npxG a shot (league 0.10), #10 in Championship for volume and #22 for quality. 59% of their shots come from inside the box (league 65%), and set pieces produce 31% of their npxG (league 29%).

Attack

Shot volume

12.7 shots per match

#10/24

Shot volume (shots per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	shots per match
#1	Coventry City	16.2
#2	Middlesbrough	16.1
#3	Ipswich Town	14.7
#4	Southampton	14.5
#5	Watford	13.9
#6	Birmingham City	13.7
#7	Sheffield United	13.5
#8	West Bromwich Albion	13.4
#9	Millwall	12.9
#10	Leicester City	12.7
#11	Queens Park Rangers	12.7
#12	Norwich City	12.5
#13	Swansea City	12.4
#14	Bristol City	12.2
#15	Portsmouth	12.1
#16	Oxford United	12.0
#17	Blackburn Rovers	11.5
#18	Wrexham	11.3
#19	Stoke City	11.3
#20	Hull City	11.2
#21	Derby County	11.0
#22	Charlton Athletic	10.9
#23	Preston North End	10.8
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	8.6

League avg: 12.6
Total: 573 shots from 45 matches

Chance quality

0.09 npxG per shot

#22/24

Chance quality (npxG per shot) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	npxG per shot
#1	Southampton	0.11
#2	Sheffield United	0.11
#3	Coventry City	0.11
#4	Hull City	0.11
#5	Preston North End	0.11
#6	Derby County	0.10
#7	Norwich City	0.10
#8	Millwall	0.10
#9	Blackburn Rovers	0.10
#10	Wrexham	0.10
#11	Stoke City	0.10
#12	Ipswich Town	0.10
#13	Sheffield Wednesday	0.10
#14	Bristol City	0.10
#15	Oxford United	0.10
#16	Birmingham City	0.10
#17	Charlton Athletic	0.09
#18	West Bromwich Albion	0.09
#19	Middlesbrough	0.09
#20	Portsmouth	0.09
#21	Queens Park Rangers	0.09
#22	Leicester City	0.09
#23	Swansea City	0.08
#24	Watford	0.08

League avg: 0.10
Total: 48.76 npxG from 573 shots

Defence

Shots allowed

12.9 shots per match

#17/24

Shots allowed (shots per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	shots per match
#1	Middlesbrough	10.2
#2	Ipswich Town	10.4
#3	West Bromwich Albion	10.6
#4	Birmingham City	10.7
#5	Portsmouth	11.5
#6	Coventry City	11.6
#7	Blackburn Rovers	11.7
#8	Watford	11.7
#9	Norwich City	11.8
#10	Queens Park Rangers	12.1
#11	Sheffield United	12.4
#12	Southampton	12.4
#13	Swansea City	12.5
#14	Derby County	12.7
#15	Millwall	12.7
#16	Stoke City	12.9
#17	Leicester City	12.9
#18	Bristol City	13.2
#19	Wrexham	13.7
#20	Oxford United	14.1
#21	Preston North End	14.7
#22	Hull City	14.7
#23	Charlton Athletic	15.6
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	15.6

League avg: 12.6
Total: 580 shots allowed from 45 matches

Chance quality allowed

0.11 npxGA per shot

#21/24

Chance quality allowed (npxGA per shot) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	npxGA per shot
#1	Middlesbrough	0.08
#2	Charlton Athletic	0.08
#3	Derby County	0.09
#4	Ipswich Town	0.09
#5	Oxford United	0.09
#6	Coventry City	0.09
#7	Swansea City	0.09
#8	West Bromwich Albion	0.09
#9	Watford	0.10
#10	Birmingham City	0.10
#11	Sheffield United	0.10
#12	Portsmouth	0.10
#13	Queens Park Rangers	0.10
#14	Preston North End	0.10
#15	Southampton	0.10
#16	Blackburn Rovers	0.10
#17	Millwall	0.10
#18	Wrexham	0.10
#19	Bristol City	0.10
#20	Stoke City	0.11
#21	Leicester City	0.11
#22	Hull City	0.11
#23	Norwich City	0.11
#24	Sheffield Wednesday	0.12

League avg: 0.10
Total: 62.17 npxGA from 580 shots

Shot profile

Shot location

59% inside the box

League avg 65%

From 336 of 573 shots over 45 matches

Covers 45 of 46 matches with xG.

Shots allowed, location

68% allowed inside the box

League avg 65%

From 394 of 580 shots allowed over 45 matches

Covers 45 of 46 matches with xG.

Where the npxG comes from

69% open play · 31% set pieces

League avg 29% set pieces

From 15.4 of 50.3 npxG over 46 matches

Where the npxG allowed comes from

68% open play · 32% set pieces

League avg 29% set pieces

From 20.5 of 63.7 npxG allowed over 46 matches

Shot counts cover 45 of 46 matches.

How the shot figures are made →

Leicester City home and away xG

Leicester City per-match figures at home and away
Measure	Home	Away
Matches	23	23
xG / match	1.21	1.14
xGA / match	1.21	1.63
xGD / match	+0.00	-0.49
xPts / match Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works →	1.34	1.03

Every figure divides by that half's matches with xG. A half with fewer than 3 matches with xG is muted.

Every Leicester City match by xG

Window

Season Last 10 Last 5

Venue

All Home Away

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Date xGD

Last 5 away

Matches: 5
xG / match: 1.66
xGA / match: 1.14
xGD / match: +0.52
Points: 6 of 15

Date Opponent Score xG Chances xGA xGD xPts Model

Newest first. The dot is xG and the ring is xGA, on one scale from 0 to 3.00. Best and weakest underlying mark the highest and lowest xGD once 5 matches have xG. Against the chances marks a win with xGD of −1.00 or lower, or a loss with +1.00 or higher. P marks a side with at least 0.50 xG from penalties.

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Leicester City in Championship

Attack

xG / match #17 of 24
Shots / match #10 of 24
Chance quality #22 of 24
Home xG #20 of 24
Away xG #12 of 24

Defence

xGA / match #21 of 24
Shots allowed #17 of 24
Chance quality allowed #21 of 24

Overall

About the data

xG data: Provided by TheStatsAPI, and stored as published.
Derived metrics: xGD, per-match rates, rankings and rolling averages are calculated from the match data.
Model metrics: xPts is produced by our probability model.

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