Wolves vs Leicester: Why the foxes can dominate!

Offensive statistics

Let us delve into their attacking aesthetic and statistics. Wolves create 0.68 chances per match, where Leicester creates 1.14 chances per match. Of note is that Leicester’s statistic has improved since my previous match preview, so the switch to Iheanacho up front improved chance creation.

Additionally, Wolves have scored 23, with an xG of 25.60. This is a tad wasteful. There is no escaping that their wastefulness up front is in no small part a result of the injury to Jimenez, he was so integral to that side. He lifted their confidence. Without him, the responsibility to goal scoring and creation has fallen to Neto on the left wing. He has performed well.

Traore has not been fantastic this season. I would not bet on this man to score or assist. He has been poor for his usual standards. Neto and Willian Jose will be critical in building chances and scoring those chances. I hope Jose will hit the ground running and continue his form from his previous match.

The Foxes have scored 39 goals! With an xG of 36.13. This reflects a highly creative side. Well. Actually, let’s rewind a bit. Not highly creative. Leicester tends to create a smaller number of chances than their competitors, but they tend to be high quality chances, this is reflected by combining their chances created and xG. Worth pointing out that LCFC outperform xG due to individual brilliance.

Individual brilliance can only get a team so far. Which is why the scramble was made to get Maddison, Barnes, and Tielemans scoring goals. Now Iheanacho has proven himself in a match, we can only expect he will feature again, and continue to chip in with the occasional goal. The Foxes need more diversity of goal scoring, and they are building this now without Vardy.

Let’s look at how the Foxes can dominate and win in this match!