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Ipswich — Leicester: 3:1, League Cup

League Cup
Ipswich W25 Aug · Home Leicester · 3:1L30 Aug · Away Manchester United · 2:5L4 Sep · Home Liverpool · 0:2W12 Sep · Away Crystal Palace · 3:2L15 Sep · Home Arsenal · 2:4L19 Sep · Away Everton · 0:1
3:1
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Leicester L25 Aug · Away Ipswich · 1:3D29 Aug · Away Milton Keynes Dons · 0:0W1 Sep · Home Plymouth · 2:0L5 Sep · Home Oxford United · 0:4W12 Sep · Away Stockport County · 4:3D19 Sep · Away Barnsley · 1:1
Venue: Portman Road Stadium City: Ipswich

In the League Cup game on 25 August 2026, Ipswich beat Leicester 3:1. Match numbers: corners 5:3, fouls 11:13.

Match report

Ipswich saw off Leicester 3-1 at Portman Road Stadium on Monday evening to progress to the next round of the League Cup. The hosts took the lead through Sindre Walle Egeli in the sixty-second minute, then held on despite a second-half fightback from the visitors.

Leicester had the better of the opening exchanges and earned a yellow card through Olabade Aluko in the fortieth minute. Ipswich responded with their own bookings — Cameron Humphreys and Jack Clarke both went to the referee before the break. The visitors made a double change at the hour mark, bringing on Admir Bristrić for Conor Chaplin.

And here's the thing about the second half: Ipswich came out sharper. Egeli finished a chance in the sixty-second minute, then Aluko equalised for Leicester just five minutes later with a well-taken effort. Three minutes after that, Marcelino Núñez restored the home side's advantage. Things came to a head when Núñez added a second in stoppage time to put the result beyond doubt.

By then, the statistics told a different story. Leicester dominated possession at 57 per cent and created more big chances — three compared to Ipswich's two. The visitors also registered slightly higher expected goals at 1.88 to 1.37. But Ipswich had the edge in shots on target inside the penalty area and made more crosses, twenty to nine. The away keeper had to make seven saves to the six required by his counterpart.

The result means Ipswich move into the Round of 32 with momentum from a run that includes four wins in their last five matches. Leicester, meanwhile, go out having lost two of their last five, including a 2-1 defeat to Burton Albion on Saturday. The hosts have shown they can raise the tempo when they need to, and that was evident in the decisive second-half period.

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Match highlights Ipswich — Leicester Leicester City

Key numbers

Possession, % 43 – 57.00
Shots on target 9 – 9
Shots off target 3 – 4
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.88

Match events

  1. 40' 0:0 Leicester Yellow card Olabade Aluko
  2. 49' 0:0 Ipswich Yellow card Cameron Humphreys
  3. 54' 0:0 Ipswich Yellow card Jack Clarke
  4. 61' 0:0 Leicester Substitution Conor Chaplin off: Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  5. 61' 0:0 Leicester Substitution Admir Bristrić off: Liam Cullen
  6. 62' 1:0 Ipswich Goal Sindre Walle Egeli assist: Jack Clarke
  7. 63' 1:0 Ipswich Substitution Abdoul Ouattara off: Leif Davis
  8. 65' 1:0 Ipswich Yellow card Cédric Kipré
  9. 67' 1:1 Leicester Goal Olabade Aluko assist: Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  10. 70' 1:1 Leicester Yellow card Louis Page
  11. 71' 2:1 Ipswich Goal Marcelino Núñez assist: Chuba Akpom
  12. 74' 2:1 Leicester Substitution Olabade Aluko off: Wes Burns
  13. 74' 2:1 Leicester Substitution Woyo Coulibaly off: Jayden Joseph
  14. 80' 2:1 Ipswich Substitution Kasey McAteer off: Tudor Mendel-Idowu
  15. 81' 2:1 Ipswich Substitution Jack Clarke off: Daizen Maeda
  16. 81' 2:1 Leicester Substitution Harry Howell off: William Alves
  17. 90' 2:1 Ipswich Substitution Marcelino Núñez off: Charlie Compton
  18. 90+1' 3:1 Ipswich Goal Marcelino Núñez assist: Cameron Humphreys

Statistics

43 Possession, % 57.00
9 Shots on target 9
3 Shots off target 4
1.37 Expected goals 1.88
2 Big chances 3
84 Attacks 84
5 Corners 3
11 Fouls 13
13 Free kicks 11
11 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
5 Goal kicks 6
27 Throw-ins 14
All statistics
5/863% Aerial duels 3/838%
71 Backward passes 85
3 Blocked shots 9
14 Clearances 21
6/2030% Crosses 2/922%
5/1145% Dribbles 6/1443%
1.01 Expected assists 0.48
65 Failed passes 74
7 Goalkeeper saves 6
8 Interceptions 9
12 Key passes 15
17/4835% Long passes 16/3250%
79 Passes into the final third 74
193 Passes in the opposition half 227
193 Passes in own half 283
0.60 Shot accuracy 0.41
6 Shots from outside the box 10
9 Shots inside the box 12
7/1547% Tackles 6/1060%
366 Total passes 501

Line-ups

Ipswich

Starting XI
# Player number
28 Christian Walton 28
2 Darnell Anthony Furlong 2
4 Cédric Kipré 4
26 Dara Joseph O'Shea 26
42 Abdoul Guemissongui Ouattara 42
8 Sindre Walle Egeli 8
20 Kasey McAteer 20
30 Cameron Humphreys 30
32 Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza 32
47 Jack Raymond Clarke 47
29 Chuba Amechi Akpom 29
Substitutes
# Player number
37 Kjell Scherpen 37
3 Leif Davis 3
24 Jacob Greaves 24
10 Julio Enciso 10
23 Saša Lukić 23
40 K. Compton 40
43 Tudor Mendel-Idowu 43
21 Chiedozie Ogbene 21
38 Daizen Maeda 38
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Leicester

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Jakub Stolarczyk 1
18 Christian Hector McFarlane 18
26 Woyo Coulibaly 26
32 Olábade Aluko 32
33 Luke Thomas 33
8 Conor Mark Chaplin 8
20 Harry Howell 20
23 Thomas Watson 23
25 Louis Page 25
36 Samuel Charles Braybrooke 36
9 Admir Bristrić 9
Substitutes
# Player number
29 Alex McCarthy 29
15 Harry James Souttar 15
2 J. Joseph 2
37 William Thomas Alves 37
50 Tommy Neil 50
7 Wesley James Burns 7
11 Liam Jamie Cullen 11
14 Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid 14
60 R. Carr 60
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Match prediction: Ipswich — Leicester

Win: Ipswich

Confidence 61%

Reasoning

  • Средняя линия 49 букмекеров: победа Ипсуич 1.53, ничья 4.26, победа Лестер 5.57
  • Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 1.46 до 1.72 (18%)
  • Последние 5 матчей Ипсуич: 4 побед, 0 ничьих, 1 поражений
  • Последние 5 матчей Лестер: 1 побед, 2 ничьих, 2 поражений
  • Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 1, побед Ипсуич — 0, ничьих 1, побед Лестер — 0
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