On Sunday 1st May 2022, Tottenham Hotspur kept their top-four hopes alive by defeating Leicester City 3-1 in the Premier League. Son Heung-Min scored a brace, and Harry Kane netted once to give Spurs the important victory. Iheanacho got the consolation goal for Leicester.
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 Tottenham player generated the highest xG? How many progressive passes did Leicester complete?
To navigate the stats gallery, simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.
At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 3-4-2-1 formation with a back three of Ben Davies, Eric Dier and Cristian Romero.
Antonio Conte brought on Harry Winks, Dejan Kulusevski and Steven Bergwijn as substitutes in the second half.
Leicester City lined up in a 3-5-2 formation, with Marc Albrighton and Luke Thomas as wing-backs.
Substitute Jamie Vardy was the most advanced man on the pitch for Leicester.
Spurs made 26 clearances in this match. Leicester completed 65 progressive passes.
Harry Kane generated the highest xG of any player in this game, with 0.95 to his name.
Tottenham scored thrice from 11 shots, giving them a shot accuracy of 63.64%.
Leicester could muster only one shot on target out of six, and they scored with that shot.
Spurs were the better team in this match, as shown by the xG timeline.
Ben Davies attempted the most passes for Spurs.
Timothy Castagne received the most passes for Leicester.
Spurs completed four smart passes and two crosses.
Leicester completed four smart passes and three crosses.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg created the most xT from passes for Tottenham Hotspur.
Dejan Kulusevski generated the most xT from dribbles for Spurs.
Timothy Castagne produced the highest threat from passes for Leicester City.
Marc Albrighton created the highest threat from dribbles for the Foxes.
Tottenham attempted the majority of their defensive duels on the left wing.
Eric Dier and Harry Kane won 12 aerial duels between them.
Spurs won four loose ball duels as a team.
Leicester attempted most of their defensive duels on the right flank.
The Foxes won eight aerial duels in this game.
Leicester won nine loose ball duels in this match.
Son Heung-Min generated the most threat from set-pieces for Spurs.
For Leicester, it was Marc Albrighton who created the highest xT from set-pieces.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City Post Match Report