EFL Cup 26/27, Round 2 · 25 Aug 2026

Ipswich Town 3–1 Leicester City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Ipswich Town favourites at 69%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christian Walton, 62.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Luke Thomas +28.7, Louis Page +22.7, Tom Watson +21.8.

Well below it: Dara O'Shea −10.0, Kasey McAteer −9.2, Abdoul Ouattara −8.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Aug 2026	W 2–1	v Sunderland Premier League
2 May 2026	W 3–0	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
28 Apr 2026	D 2–2	at Southampton Championship
25 Apr 2026	D 0–0	at West Bromwich Albion Championship
22 Apr 2026	W 2–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship

8 Aug 2026	W 1–0	v Northampton Town EFL Cup
2 May 2026	W 1–0	at Blackburn Rovers Championship
24 Apr 2026	D 1–1	v Millwall Championship
21 Apr 2026	D 2–2	v Hull City Championship
18 Apr 2026	L 0–1	at Portsmouth Championship

7 Mar 2026	Ipswich Town 1–1 Leicester City Championship
13 Dec 2025	Leicester City 3–1 Ipswich Town Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christian Walton Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	62.6	+9.6
Tudor Mendel-Idowu Midfielder	10	0	0	–	44.2	–
Cédric Kipré Defender	90	0	0	–	43.6	+3.6
Jack Clarke Midfielder	81	0	1	–	42.3	+8.0
Chuba Akpom Forward	90	0	1	–	41.1	−1.7
Abdoul Ouattara Midfielder	63	0	0	–	38.7	−8.2
Dara O'Shea Defender	90	0	0	–	37.6	−10.0
Marcelino Núñez Midfielder	89	2	0	–	34.1	+0.4
Cameron Humphreys Midfielder	90	0	1	–	29.6	–
Sindre Walle Egeli Midfielder	90	1	0	–	29.2	−2.3
Kasey McAteer Midfielder	80	0	0	–	26.2	−9.2
Darnell Furlong Defender	90	0	0	–	24.5	−4.9
Daizen Maeda Forward	9	0	0	–	19.8	–
Leif Davis Defender	27	0	0	–	11.4	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Harry Howell Midfielder	81	0	0	–	61.9	–
Louis Page Midfielder	90	0	0	–	56.8	+22.7
Tom Watson Forward	90	0	0	–	56.5	+21.8
Bobby De Cordova-Reid Midfielder	29	0	1	–	54.1	–
Luke Thomas Defender	90	0	0	–	53.7	+28.7
Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.0	+1.2
Jayden Joseph Midfielder	16	0	0	–	49.3	–
Christian McFarlane Defender	90	0	0	–	48.1	–
Woyo Coulibaly Defender	74	0	0	–	48.1	+7.2
Olabade Aluko Defender	74	1	0	–	47.0	–
Admir Bristrić Forward	61	0	0	–	41.9	–
Liam Cullen Forward	29	0	0	–	40.9	–
Sammy Braybrooke Midfielder	90	0	0	–	40.7	–
Conor Chaplin Midfielder	61	0	0	–	33.9	+0.2
William Alves Midfielder	9	0	0	–	33.1	–
Wes Burns Midfielder	16	0	0	–	27.7	–