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

Key match information

Leicester City play Ipswich Town in Championship (England). The match date is 13 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Leicester City: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Ipswich Town: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Leicester City scores 1.26 and concedes 1.48 goals per match. Ipswich Town scores 1.74 and concedes 1.02. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Leicester City 72%, Ipswich Town 57%. Over 2.5: Leicester City 54%, Ipswich Town 52%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Ipswich Town has higher xG: 1.66 vs 1.43. Leicester City: 12.9 shots per match, Ipswich Town: 15.1.

Match halves

Leicester City: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.61. Ipswich Town: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 1.02.

Goals by minute

Leicester City: 76-90+ (17 goals). Ipswich Town: 76-90+ (23 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

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
1.26Goals scored / match1.74
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.48Goals conceded / match1.02
Leicester CityIpswich Town
52%Average possession56%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
4.15Shots on target / match5.09
Leicester CityIpswich Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.87Shots per match15.07
Leicester CityIpswich Town
4.15Shots on target5.09
Leicester CityIpswich Town
9.8%Shot conversion11.5%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
52%Possession56%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.43xG for1.66
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.44xG against1.18
Leicester CityIpswich Town

Shooting quality

Leicester City: BalancedIpswich Town: Dominant
Leicester CityIpswich Town
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.34

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 80% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Leicester City · 1.8 pts / match - Ipswich Town

Leicester City
LLDDW
Season result split
26% W35% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-16-18
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-7-9
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
LDLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Ipswich Town
DWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W33% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-15-8
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-7-7
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WLWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

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 38% better for: goals scored per match.

1.26 goals / match - Leicester City · 1.74 goals / match - Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town is 45% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.48 goals / match - Leicester City · 1.02 goals / match - Ipswich Town

Leicester City scoring profile: strong

Leicester City scores in 80% of matches (37 of 46 matches), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 37% (17 of 46 matches).

Ipswich Town scoring profile: very strong

Ipswich Town scores in 87% of matches (40 of 46 matches), while Leicester City keeps a clean sheet in 13% (6 of 46 matches).

58Goals scored (season)80
Leicester CityIpswich Town
68Goals conceded (season)47
Leicester CityIpswich Town
2.74Average goals in match2.76
Leicester CityIpswich Town
4Goals scored (last 5)9
Leicester CityIpswich Town
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
Leicester CityIpswich Town

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal87%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
37%2 goals54%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
9%3 goals24%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0%4 goals7%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal63%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
43%2 goals24%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
13%3 goals11%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
4%4 goals2%
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.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time20%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0%BTTS in both halves4%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
13%Scored in both halves35%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
2%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
40%BTTS - last 560%
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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
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 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.24 pts / match - Leicester City · 1.59 pts / match - Ipswich Town

Leicester City - half-time state
30% leading33% draw37% trailing
Ipswich Town - half-time state
39% leading41% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.24Points per match (1st half)1.59
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.72
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.39Average goals (1st half)1.22
Leicester CityIpswich Town
50%Clean sheet before half-time61%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
54%No goal before half-time48%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.76
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0.61Goals scored (2nd half)1.02
Leicester CityIpswich Town
0.74Goals conceded (2nd half)0.52
Leicester CityIpswich Town
1.35Average goals (2nd half)1.54
Leicester CityIpswich Town
43%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Leicester CityIpswich Town
52%No goal after half-time30%
Leicester CityIpswich Town

Leicester City - second-half results

35% W28% R37% P
57
Half-time points
30
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
61
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.24
PPG before half-time
Lead holding87%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 26%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ipswich Town - second-half results

43% W46% R11% P
73
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
81
Second-half points
+23
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.59
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Leicester City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.21.6
1 goal20%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Ipswich Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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
14
12
0-15
8
6
16-30
8
16
31-45
8
8
46-60
3
13
61-75
17
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Ipswich Town
ScoredConceded
12
4
0-15
5
6
16-30
16
13
31-45
14
9
46-60
10
9
61-75
23
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (23 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +17 - 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

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
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.
-0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Ipswich Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-18.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
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.
145%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% 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 2.742.59 2.76
Both teams scored 72%57% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%50% 52%
Clean sheets 13%25% 37%
Goal before half-time 78%71% 72%
Goal after half-time 83%76% 76%

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

2.59
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+16%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Leicester City 0 - 1 - 0 Ipswich Town. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 1.26 goals per game on average and Ipswich Town 1.74. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 72% of Leicester City's matches and 57% of Ipswich Town's.

What form are Leicester City and Ipswich Town in?

Over the last 5 games Leicester City have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Ipswich Town 2-3-0 (1.80 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.