In a thrilling match, Tottenham came from behind to grab an incredible victory in the dying minutes of the game in a five-goal thriller against Leicester City in the Premier League. Steven Bergwijn scored two injury-time goals in the 94th and 96th minute, crushing Leicester’s dream of collecting the three points.
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 team dominated the xG timeline? Which player took the highest number of shots?
To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
Leicester City lined up in a 3-5-2 formation. Patson Daka and Ademola Lookman led the attacking lineup.
The average position indicates that the Foxes occupied multiple spaces in their half, forming a wide shape. Patson Daka was the highest man on the pitch for his side.
Spurs lined up in a back 3-5-2 formation. Harry Kane and Lucas Moura led the attack.
Spurs pushed high up, with their defenders staying in their half. Both Harry Kane and Lucas Moura pushed up high in the opponent’s half.
Tottenham’s xG of 4.08 surpassed that of Leicester’s 1.09. The Lilywhites created more positional attacks than their opponents while they were also better in terms of their defensive pressing, as suggested by their lower PPDA value. They also had the higher possession at the final whistle.
The Foxes were more accurate with their shots, as indicated by their higher shot accuracy of 33.33%. Harry Kane led the xG chart, followed by Bergwijn. The former also took the highest number of shots during the game and made the highest number of dribbles. Soyuncu and Davies won the joint-highest number of aerial duels, while Hojbjerg made 12 passes to the final third, followed by Dewsbury-Hall’s 11.
Leicester City took a total of 12 shots with four shots on target. They scored both their goals from inside the opponent’s box.
Tottenham took a total of 25 shots with eight shots on target. They scored all three goals from inside the opponent’s box.
Tottenham were more threatening during the game however, the Foxes did try to dominate in the second half. Tottenham dominated the xG timeline during the entire match.
Vestergaard attempted the highest number of passes for his team while also receiving 61 passes.
Davinson Sanchez attempted and received the highest number of passes for his side.
Leicester City dominated the passing zone on the left wing near the centre. They delivered multiple successful smart passes in the opposition’s half. The Foxes delivered crosses into the opposition’s box from the left wing.
Tottenham held on to the ball near the centre. They delivered multiple crosses from both left and right wing.
Leicester created their highest xT on the left wing near the opposition’s box. Luke Thomas created the highest xT from passes, 0.544.
Harvey Barnes created the highest xT from dribbles, 0.079.
Tottenham created their highest xT from multiple positions near the opponent’s half. Sergio Reguilon created the highest xT from passes, 0.645.
Harry Kane created the highest xT from dribbles, 0.22.
Leicester City were successful in winning defensive duels in their half.
Soyuncu won four out of his five aerial duels. The Foxes won most of their aerial duels in their half, while they also won a few near the centre and in the opponent’s half.
Leicester City were successful in winning loose ball duels in their half and a few near the centre.
Tottenham won most of their defensive duels on the left and right wing near the centre. Davinson Sanchez won three defensive duels for his side.
Spurs won aerial duels in their half as well in the opponent’s half. Davies won four of his seven aerial duels.
Tottenham recovered most of their loose balls in the opponent’s half and a few on the left wing near the centre. Davies won all his loose ball duels.
The win against Leicester City keeps Tottenham’s race for the top four alive. They climbed their way up to the 5th spot, one point behind West Ham. Leicester City, on the other hand, are placed 10th in the league.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Leicester City vs Tottenham