Ipswich vs Leicester match stats & report

3–1 Full time

League Cup · England · Round of 64 · Portman Road, Ipswich · Ref L. Smith

Ipswich stats & fixtures · Leicester stats & fixtures

Ipswich beat Leicester 3–1 in the League Cup (Round of 64) on 25 August 2026. Leicester had 57% of the ball.

Ipswich vs Leicester match statistics

IpswichLeicester

43% Ball possession 57%
15 Total shots 22
9 Shots on target 9
3 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 9
9 Shots inside the box 12
5 Corners 3
11 Fouls 13
11 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
366 Passes 501
82% Pass accuracy 85%
7 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

40' Yellow card O. Aluko Leicester
49' Yellow card C. Humphreys Ipswich
54' Yellow card J. Clarke Ipswich
62' Goal S. Egeli (assist J. Clarke) Ipswich
65' Yellow card C. Kipré Ipswich
67' Goal O. Aluko (assist B. De Cordova-Reid) Leicester
70' Yellow card L. Page Leicester
71' Goal M. Núñez (assist C. Akpom) Ipswich
90+1' Goal M. Núñez (assist C. Humphreys) Ipswich

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Ipswich win 3 corners a game — 3rd percentile in this competition.
Leicester win 6.4 corners a game — 91st percentile in this competition.
1 of the last 6 meetings went over 2.5 goals.

Team news & lineups

Ipswich

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Gary O'Neil

28 C. Walton

42 A. Ouattara 4 C. Kipré 26 D. O'Shea 2 D. Furlong

8 S. Egeli 30 C. Humphreys

20 K. McAteer 32 M. Núñez 47 J. Clarke

29 C. Akpom

Bench K. Scherpen , L. Davis , J. Greaves , S. Lukic , J. Enciso , C. Compton , C. Ogbene , D. Maeda , T. Mendel-Idowu

Leicester

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Russell Martin

1 J. Stolarczyk

18 C. McFarlane 33 L. Thomas 32 O. Aluko 26 W. Coulibaly

8 C. Chaplin

23 T. Watson 25 L. Page 36 S. Braybrooke 20 H. Howell

9 A. Bristric

Bench A. McCarthy , H. Souttar , J. Joseph , T. Neale , B. De Cordova-Reid , W. Alves , Wes Burns , R. Carr , L. Cullen

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Ipswich at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Leicester away

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.4 per game
Shots on target: 6.1 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Ipswich vs Leicester head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
7 Mar 26	Ipswich v Leicester	1–1
13 Dec 25	Leicester v Ipswich	3–1
18 May 25	Leicester v Ipswich	2–0
2 Nov 24	Ipswich v Leicester	1–1
22 Jan 24	Leicester v Ipswich	1–1
26 Dec 23	Ipswich v Leicester	1–1

The full Ipswich vs Leicester head-to-head record