England - ChampionshipData current as of September 12, 2026

Ipswich Town vs Leicester City: match statistics

Ipswich Town crest
Ipswich Town
1 : 1half-time 0:1
Leicester City crest
Leicester City
165%(1.46)
X22%(4.33)
213%(6.50)

Ipswich Town presents decidedly better form and home statistics, occupying 3rd place in the table with an impressive record of 67% wins in home matches. The hosts have scored 22 goals more than they have conceded at their own stadium, achieving an average of 1.89 goals per match while conceding just 0.67. Leicester City finds itself in a dramatic situation in 19th position, with only 22% of away matches won and a negative goal difference (-7). The visitors' form in the last five matches is alarming – zero victories and as many as 11 goals conceded, which translates to just 0.4 points per game. Additionally, Leicester concedes an average of 1.72 goals away with barely 6% clean sheets, which, against Ipswich's effective offense (average 1.82 xG in home matches), makes the hosts the clear favorite. All key indicators – form, table position, goal difference, and efficiency – point to a certain victory for Ipswich Town.

Ipswich Town vs Leicester City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Ipswich Town played against Leicester City in Championship (England). The game was played on March 7, 2026. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Ipswich Town has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. Leicester City has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Ipswich Town scores 1.76 goals per game and allows 1.00. Leicester City scores 1.34 and allows 1.60. Games in this league average 2.60 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 56% of Ipswich Town's games and 77% of Leicester City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 53% and 63%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ipswich Town has the higher season xG average, 1.67 to 1.31 per game. Ipswich Town takes 15.2 shots per game, while Leicester City takes 11.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Ipswich Town leads at halftime in 41% of its games and scores 1.06 goals per game after halftime. Leicester City leads at halftime in 34% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Ipswich Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (16 goals). For Leicester City, it is minutes 76-90+ (13 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.60 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Ipswich Town presents decidedly better form and home statistics, occupying 3rd place in the table with an impressive record of 67% wins in home matches. The hosts have scored 22 goals more than they have conceded at their own stadium, achieving an average of 1.89 goals per match while conceding just 0.67. Leicester City finds itself in a dramatic situation in 19th position, with only 22% of away matches won and a negative goal difference (-7). The visitors' form in the last five matches is alarming – zero victories and as many as 11 goals conceded, which translates to just 0.4 points per game. Additionally, Leicester concedes an average of 1.72 goals away with barely 6% clean sheets, which, against Ipswich's effective offense (average 1.82 xG in home matches), makes the hosts the clear favorite. All key indicators – form, table position, goal difference, and efficiency – point to a certain victory for Ipswich Town.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

64Possession (%)36
Ipswich TownLeicester City
18Shots7
Ipswich TownLeicester City
3Shots on target3
Ipswich TownLeicester City
1.9xG0.81
Ipswich TownLeicester City
10Corners2
Ipswich TownLeicester City
77Dangerous attacks21
Ipswich TownLeicester City
14Fouls16
Ipswich TownLeicester City
3Cards3
Ipswich TownLeicester City

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Ipswich TownLeicester City
1.76Goals scored / game1.34
Ipswich TownLeicester City
1Goals allowed / game1.6
Ipswich TownLeicester City
56%Average possession52%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
5.15Shots on target / game3.69
Ipswich TownLeicester City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.24Shots per game11.63
Ipswich TownLeicester City
5.15Shots on target3.69
Ipswich TownLeicester City
11.6%Shot conversion11.5%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
56%Possession52%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
1.67xG for1.31
Ipswich TownLeicester City
1.13xG against1.51
Ipswich TownLeicester City

Shooting quality

Ipswich Town: DominantLeicester City: Balanced
Ipswich TownLeicester City
Accuracy (shots on target)34%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Ipswich Town is 500% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / game - Ipswich Town · 0.4 pts / game - Leicester City

Ipswich Town
WLWWW
Season result split
53% W26% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
18-9-7
1.85 pts / game · goal difference +26
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-5-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Leicester City
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
29% W29% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-10-15
1.14 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-6-8
Last 5 away
0-3-2
LDLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.81BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ipswich Town is 31% better for: goals scored per game.

1.76 goals / game - Ipswich Town · 1.34 goals / game - Leicester City

Ipswich Town is 60% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Ipswich Town · 1.6 goals / game - Leicester City

Ipswich Town scoring profile: very strong

Ipswich Town scores in 88% of games (30 of 34 meczów), while Leicester City keeps a clean sheet in 9% (3 of 35 meczów).

Leicester City scoring profile: very strong

Leicester City scores in 83% of games (29 of 35 meczów), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 38% (13 of 34 meczów).

60Goals scored (season)47
Ipswich TownLeicester City
34Goals conceded (season)56
Ipswich TownLeicester City
2.76Average goals per game2.94
Ipswich TownLeicester City
11Goals scored (last 5)7
Ipswich TownLeicester City
6Goals conceded (last 5)11
Ipswich TownLeicester City

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal83%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
50%2 goals40%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
26%3 goals11%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
9%4 goals0%
Ipswich TownLeicester City

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal91%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
21%2 goals49%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
12%3 goals14%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
3%4 goals6%
Ipswich TownLeicester City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time17%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
3%BTTS in both halves0%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
38%Scored in both halves14%
Ipswich TownLeicester City

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
40%BTTS - last 580%
Ipswich TownLeicester City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time46%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Ipswich TownLeicester City

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Ipswich TownLeicester City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Ipswich Town is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.65 pts / game - Ipswich Town · 1.29 pts / game - Leicester City

Ipswich Town - half-time state
41% leading41% draw18% trailing
Leicester City - half-time state
34% leading26% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.65Points per game (1st half)1.29
Ipswich TownLeicester City
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Ipswich TownLeicester City
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
Ipswich TownLeicester City
1.15Average goals (1st half)1.54
Ipswich TownLeicester City
65%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
47%No goal before half-time51%
Ipswich TownLeicester City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.76Points per game (2nd half)1.31
Ipswich TownLeicester City
1.06Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Ipswich TownLeicester City
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)0.77
Ipswich TownLeicester City
1.62Average goals (2nd half)1.4
Ipswich TownLeicester City
59%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Ipswich TownLeicester City
26%No goal after half-time51%
Ipswich TownLeicester City

Ipswich Town - second-half results

44% W44% D12% L
56
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
60
Second-half points
+17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at halftime in 41% of games and wins 53%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Leicester City - second-half results

34% W29% D37% L
45
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at halftime in 34% of games and wins 29%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ipswich Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.202.00
Goals scored / game1.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game1.61.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference+4+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Leicester City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.80
Goals scored / game1.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.6
Average goals per game1.62.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+2-6
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Ipswich Town
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
4
5
16-30
11
7
31-45
11
7
46-60
9
8
61-75
16
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +12 - wins late phases.

Leicester City
ScoredConceded
11
11
0-15
7
5
16-30
7
13
31-45
6
5
46-60
3
11
61-75
13
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.85
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+40%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
73%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Ipswich Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Leicester City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.74
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 23% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Ipswich TownLigaLeicester City
Average goals per game 2.762.60 2.94
Both teams scored 56%56% 77%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%51% 63%
Clean sheets 38%25% 9%
Goal before half-time 71%71% 86%
Goal after half-time 79%78% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.60
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / game
1.21
Away goals / game
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Leicester CityYellow cardLuke Thomas
  2. Ipswich TownYellow cardWes Burns
  3. Leicester CityGoalPatson DakaAssist: Luke Thomas
  4. Leicester CityYellow cardBobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
  5. Ipswich TownYellow cardMarcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza
  6. Ipswich TownSubstitutionOn: Jack ClarkeOff: Daniel Neill
  7. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Jordan JamesOff: Stephy Alvaro Mavididi
  8. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Divine MukasaOff: Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
  9. Ipswich TownGoalSindre Walle Egeli
  10. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Hamza ChoudhuryOff: Ricardo Domingos Barbosa Pereira
  11. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Jordan Pierre AyewOff: Patson Daka
  12. Leicester CityYellow cardJordan James
  13. Ipswich TownYellow cardCedric Kipre

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

John BusbyMatches officiated: 20
4.2Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 225%Home wins20%Draws55%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Ipswich Town's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Leicester City. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Ipswich Town vs Leicester City?

The Championship match finished Ipswich Town 1:1 Leicester City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Ipswich Town vs Leicester City?

Ipswich Town score 1.76 goals per game on average and Leicester City 1.34. The Championship average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Ipswich Town's matches and 77% of Leicester City's.

What form are Ipswich Town and Leicester City in?

Over the last 5 games Ipswich Town have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Leicester City 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ipswich Town vs Leicester City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Ipswich Town vs Leicester City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.