Leicester 2-1 Cardiff City — xTears 17.59 (19/08/23)

Leicester won 2-1 against Cardiff City on 19 August 2023 during Matchday 3 of EFL Championship, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 17.59 xTears.

Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Leicester still ran through Wanya Marçal 36' goal (+1.41 xT) and C. Casadei 90+2' goal (+2.30 xT).

The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Leicester punished better without fully owning the emotional volume. The bench changed the match in one move: C. Casadei and J. Vardy at 90+2'. The knife twist arrived right at the death: late winner (C. Casadei at 90+2'). The match lost its cool with 7 yellows and 1 red. M. Romeo eventually walked for a second booking.