Leicester vs Ipswich

13 December 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • B. Reid 8’
  • A. F. Issahaku 43’
  • J. Ayew 52’
  • J. Cajuste 71’

Match summary

Leicester beat Ipswich 3-1. Leicester led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, B. Reid put Leicester ahead in the 8th minute and A. F. Issahaku made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, J. Ayew made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute and J. Cajuste pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 71st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Leicester created 1.05 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Ipswich 1.28 from 13.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
11 Shots 13
4 Shots on target 2
6 Corners 5
376 Passes 508
79.3% Pass accuracy 85.8%
22 Tackles 13
9 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 2
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Leicester Ipswich
B. ReidRight foot shot1-0 (Leicester)
8’
31’
J. Taylor
A. F. IssahakuShot on target
32’
37’
J. ClarkeShot on target
A. F. IssahakuLeft foot shot2-0 (Leicester)
43’
J. AyewRight foot shot3-0 (Leicester)
52’
64’
J. CajusteJ. Taylor
64’
S. SzmodicsM. Núñez
64’
A. YoungA. Matusiwa
H. ChoudhuryB. Reid
65’
71’
J. CajusteLeft foot shot3-1 (Ipswich)
77’
C. AkpomJ. Philogene-Bidace
78’
K. McAteerD. Furlong
S. ThomasS. Mavididi
79’
P. DakaJ. Ayew
79’
L. Thomas
90’
L. PageJ. James
90’
90’
J. Clarke

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.28 8’ B. Reid (Leicester), 1-0 8’ 43’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), 2-0 43’ 52’ J. Ayew (Leicester), 3-0 52’ 71’ J. Cajuste (Ipswich), 3-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.28 8’ B. Reid (Leicester), 1-0 Reid 8’ 43’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), 2-0 Issahaku 43’ 52’ J. Ayew (Leicester), 3-0 Ayew 52’ 71’ J. Cajuste (Ipswich), 3-1 Cajuste 71’
Leicester 1.05 xGIpswich 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ipswich attacking Leicester attacking 
52’ J. Ayew (Leicester), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 20’ D. O'Shea (Ipswich), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 37’ J. Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 71’ J. Cajuste (Ipswich), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 15’ J. Ayew (Leicester), set piece, 0.14 xG, blocked 84’ J. Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 88’ K. McAteer (Ipswich), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 60’ B. Reid (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ C. Kipré (Ipswich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ S. Szmodics (Ipswich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ A. Matusiwa (Ipswich), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ J. Philogene-Bidace (Ipswich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ C. Kipré (Ipswich), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ B. Reid (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 46’ J. Philogene-Bidace (Ipswich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ J. Philogene-Bidace (Ipswich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ J. Ayew (Leicester), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 20’ D. O'Shea (Ipswich), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 37’ J. Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 71’ J. Cajuste (Ipswich), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 15’ J. Ayew (Leicester), set piece, 0.14 xG, blocked 84’ J. Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 88’ K. McAteer (Ipswich), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 60’ B. Reid (Leicester), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ C. Kipré (Ipswich), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 81’ G. Hirst (Ipswich), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ S. Szmodics (Ipswich), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ J. Philogene-Bidace (Ipswich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ A. Matusiwa (Ipswich), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ C. Kipré (Ipswich), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ S. Mavididi (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ B. Reid (Leicester), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 46’ J. Philogene-Bidace (Ipswich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ J. Philogene-Bidace (Ipswich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Leicester 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Stolarczyk
Pereira
Nelson
Vestergaard
Thomas
James 90’
Skipp
Issahaku
Reid
Mavididi 79’
Ayew
Ipswich 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Walton
Furlong 78’
O'Shea
Kipré
Davis
Matusiwa 64’
Taylor
Clarke
Núñez 64’
Philogene-Bidace 77’
Hirst

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Stolarczyk
90′ 1 1 35 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
R. Pereira
90′ 3 3 – 3 – 46 1 – 1 –
B. Nelson
90′ 1 1 – 6 3 29 – – – –
J. Vestergaard
90′ 2 1 – 5 3 49 – – – –
L. Thomas
90′ – 3 – 2 1 30 1 – 1 –
Midfielders8 players
J. James
89′ – – 36 1 – 2 1 3 – 1 –
O. Skipp
90′ – – 47 – – 2 1 5 – 1 –
A. F. Issahaku
90′ 1 – 26 – – 5 – 9 4 1 –
B. Reid
65′ 1 – 23 – – 2 1 2 – – –
S. Mavididi
79′ – – 22 – – – 1 2 – – –
H. Choudhury Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 5 – – 2 1 3 – 1 –
P. Daka Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 2 – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
S. Thomas Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 6 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Forwards1 player
J. Ayew
79′ 1 – 2 1 0.65 – 2 5 1 17 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Leicester win 28% Avg odds 3.32
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.19
Ipswich win 42% Avg odds 2.22

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Leicester WLLWD
Ipswich WLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 2-0 Ipswich, 18 May 25 Next meeting: Ipswich 1-1 Leicester, 07 Mar 26  All Leicester vs Ipswich meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.