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

Key match information

Leicester City played Ipswich Town in Championship (England). The match was played on 13 December 2025. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Leicester City: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Ipswich Town: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Leicester City scores 1.35 and concedes 1.30 goals per match. Ipswich Town scores 1.70 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Leicester City 70%, Ipswich Town 60%. Over 2.5: Leicester City 55%, Ipswich Town 50%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Ipswich Town has higher xG: 1.70 vs 1.40. Leicester City: 12.4 shots per match, Ipswich Town: 15.7.

Match halves

Leicester City: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.70. Ipswich Town: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 1.10.

Goals by minute

Leicester City: 76-90+ (7 goals). Ipswich Town: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
Leicester CityIpswich Town
11Shots13
Leicester CityIpswich Town
4Shots on target2
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.22xG1.37
Leicester CityIpswich Town
6Corners5
Leicester CityIpswich Town
33Dangerous attacks55
Leicester CityIpswich Town
9Fouls9
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1Cards2
Leicester CityIpswich Town

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.35Goals scored / match1.7
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.3Goals conceded / match0.95
Leicester CityIpswich Town
54%Average possession56%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
4.05Shots on target / match5.05
Leicester CityIpswich Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.45Shots per match15.7
Leicester CityIpswich Town
4.05Shots on target5.05
Leicester CityIpswich Town
10.8%Shot conversion10.8%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
54%Possession56%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.4xG for1.7
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.46xG against1.12
Leicester CityIpswich Town

Shooting quality

Leicester City: BalancedIpswich Town: Dominant
Leicester CityIpswich Town
Accuracy (shots on target)33%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.34

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Ipswich Town is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Leicester City · 2 pts / match - Ipswich Town

Leicester City
WLLWD
Season result split
35% W35% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-6
1.40 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Ipswich Town
WLDWW
Season result split
45% W35% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-7-4
1.70 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 26% better for: goals scored per match.

1.35 goals / match - Leicester City · 1.7 goals / match - Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town is 37% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.3 goals / match - Leicester City · 0.95 goals / match - Ipswich Town

Leicester City scoring profile: very strong

Leicester City scores in 80% of matches (16 of 20 matches), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 30% (6 of 20 matches).

Ipswich Town scoring profile: very strong

Ipswich Town scores in 85% of matches (17 of 20 matches), while Leicester City keeps a clean sheet in 15% (3 of 20 matches).

27Goals scored (season)34
Leicester CityIpswich Town
26Goals conceded (season)19
Leicester CityIpswich Town
2.65Average goals in match2.65
Leicester CityIpswich Town
9Goals scored (last 5)8
Leicester CityIpswich Town
10Goals conceded (last 5)3
Leicester CityIpswich Town

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal85%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
45%2 goals40%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
10%3 goals25%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0%4 goals15%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal70%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
35%2 goals20%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
10%3 goals5%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0%4 goals0%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time20%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
15%Scored in both halves30%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
80%BTTS - last 540%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
30%Min. 2 goals after half-time55%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

Match 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 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.35 pts / match - Leicester City · 1.5 pts / match - Ipswich Town

Leicester City - half-time state
40% leading15% draw45% trailing
Ipswich Town - half-time state
35% leading45% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.35Points per match (1st half)1.5
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.6
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.4
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.4Average goals (1st half)1
Leicester CityIpswich Town
55%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
55%No goal before half-time50%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.55Points per match (2nd half)1.65
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)1.1
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.65
Leicester CityIpswich Town
50%Clean sheet after half-time60%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
50%No goal after half-time35%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

Leicester City - second-half results

45% W20% D35% L
27
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding88%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 35%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ipswich Town - second-half results

40% W45% D15% L
30
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Leicester City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match1.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match2.61.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals100%40%
3 goals60%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7
Ipswich Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.80
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Leicester City
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
3
4
16-30
5
5
31-45
4
3
46-60
3
4
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Ipswich Town
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
2
5
16-30
6
2
31-45
7
6
46-60
5
2
61-75
10
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Leicester City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Ipswich Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
137%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Leicester CityLigaIpswich Town
Average goals in match 2.652.64 2.65
Both teams scored 70%60% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%52% 50%
Clean sheets 15%23% 30%
Goal before half-time 85%74% 70%
Goal after half-time 85%78% 75%

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

2.64
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
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 CityGoalBobby Armani De Cordova-ReidAssist: Luke Thomas
  2. Ipswich TownYellow cardJack Taylor
  3. Leicester CityGoalIssahaku Abdul Fatawu
  4. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Hamza ChoudhuryOff: Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid
  5. Ipswich TownGoalJens-Lys Michel Cajuste
  6. Ipswich TownSubstitutionOn: Chuba AkpomOff: Jaden Philogene-Bidace
  7. Ipswich TownSubstitutionOn: Kasey McAteerOff: Darnell Furlong
  8. Leicester CitySubstitutionOn: Louis PageOff: Jordan James
  9. Ipswich TownYellow cardJack Clarke
  10. Leicester CityYellow cardLuke Thomas

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.

Thomas KirkMatches officiated: 19
3.89Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 232%Home wins26%Draws42%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Leicester City vs Ipswich Town?

The Championship match finished Leicester City 3:1 Ipswich Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Leicester City score 1.35 goals per game on average and Ipswich Town 1.70. The Championship average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 70% of Leicester City's matches and 60% of Ipswich Town's.

What form are Leicester City and Ipswich Town in?

Over the last 5 games Leicester City have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Ipswich Town 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

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