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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 13 Dec 2025

Leicester City 3–1 Ipswich Town

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.4
Actual xG
1.0 – 1.3
Goals
3 – 1

Footybot saw it as open: Leicester City 37%, the draw 26%, Ipswich Town 38%.

Leicester City won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jordan Ayew, 58.0 in 79′.

Well above their usual level: Jordan Ayew +15.1, Bobby De Cordova-Reid +10.0, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku +8.1.

Well below it: Christian Walton −18.4, Jordan James −10.5, Marcelino Núñez −10.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Leicester City

10 Dec 2025D 2–2at Bristol City Championship
6 Dec 2025W 3–1at Derby County Championship
29 Nov 2025L 2–3v Sheffield United Championship
25 Nov 2025L 0–3at Southampton Championship
22 Nov 2025W 2–1v Stoke City Championship

Ipswich Town

10 Dec 2025W 1–0v Stoke City Championship
6 Dec 2025W 3–0v Coventry City Championship
2 Dec 2025D 1–1at Blackburn Rovers Championship
28 Nov 2025L 1–2at Oxford United Championship
25 Nov 2025W 2–0at Hull City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Leicester City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Louis Page Midfielder100–89.7–
Jordan Ayew Forward79100.5658.0+15.1
Bobby De Cordova-Reid Midfielder65100.1352.4+10.0
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder2500–47.7–
Jannik Vestergaard Defender9000–47.5−3.8
Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper9000–45.3−8.2
Silko Thomas Forward1100–44.6–
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder90100.1543.6+8.1
Oliver Skipp Midfielder9000–42.9+3.3
Patson Daka Forward1100–40.9–
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder79000.1440.3−2.5
Jordan James Midfielder8900–38.9−10.5
Benjamin Nelson Defender9000–38.6−2.8
Ricardo Pereira Defender9001–36.7−1.6
Luke Thomas Defender9001–34.1−2.0

Ipswich Town

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jens-Lys Cajuste Midfielder26100.1968.9–
Kasey McAteer Midfielder12000.1352.4–
Jack Taylor Midfielder6400–44.0+3.6
Cédric Kipré Defender90000.1144.0+0.4
Dara O'Shea Defender90000.2843.3−1.7
Ashley Young Defender2600–42.0–
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder64000.0441.8−0.0
Jack Clarke Midfielder90000.3540.5−0.9
George Hirst Forward90000.0738.2−7.3
Marcelino Núñez Midfielder6400–36.1−10.0
Christian Walton Goalkeeper9000–35.1−18.4
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Midfielder77000.0633.5−9.5
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder26000.0532.2–
Darnell Furlong Defender7800–31.7+0.9
Chuba Akpom Forward1300–31.2–
Leif Davis Defender9000–30.4−3.2