Premier League · 2024

Leicester City 2–0 Ipswich Town · Premier League

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Leicester City won 2–0.

Shots
920
Shots on target
32
Expected goals
0.81.41
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Leicester City beat Ipswich Town 2–0. Recorded in this match (Leicester City – Ipswich Town): shots 9–20, shots on target 3–2, expected goals 0.8–1.41, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Ipswich Town's recent record differs from the season

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Ipswich Town's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.95 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match0.95 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots20 shotsLeicester City 9 shots, Ipswich Town 20 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots2 shotsLeicester City 3 shots, Ipswich Town 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.8 xG1.41 xGLeicester City 0.8 xG, Ipswich Town 1.41 xG
  • Possession51%49%Leicester City 51%, Ipswich Town 49%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersLeicester City 2 corners, Ipswich Town 2 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls12 foulsLeicester City 15 fouls, Ipswich Town 12 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Sam Morsy · Ipswich Town · 9′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJulio Enciso · Ipswich Town · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJulio Enciso · Ipswich Town · 51′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJeremy Monga · Leicester City · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeif Davis · Ipswich Town · 7′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJulio Enciso · Ipswich Town · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedConor Chaplin · Ipswich Town · 73′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDara O'Shea · Ipswich Town · 73′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBilal El Khannouss · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKasey McAteer · Leicester City · 63′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKasey McAteer · Leicester City · 69′ · 0.05 xG · goalLeif Davis · Ipswich Town · 7′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKasey McAteer · Leicester City · 62′ · 0.06 xG · on targetGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 18′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDara O'Shea · Ipswich Town · 39′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJens-Lys Cajuste · Ipswich Town · 62′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOmari Hutchinson · Ipswich Town · 63′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedConor Chaplin · Ipswich Town · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 22′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedOmari Hutchinson · Ipswich Town · 41′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJens-Lys Cajuste · Ipswich Town · 56′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 52′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNathan Broadhead · Ipswich Town · 77′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 20′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedOmari Hutchinson · Ipswich Town · 26′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJordan Ayew · Leicester City · 32′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedJulio Enciso · Ipswich Town · 60′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 67′ · 0.18 xG · on targetJamie Vardy · Leicester City · 28′ · 0.24 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Leicester City: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.80 xG. Ipswich Town: 20 shots, 2 on target, 1.44 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Jamie Vardy · Leicester City · 28′Kasey McAteer · Leicester City · 69′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Leicester City 0.80 xG · Ipswich Town 1.44 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Leicester City
3Draws
0Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town — Leicester City · Premier League1–1
Leicester City — Ipswich Town · Championship1–1
Ipswich Town — Leicester City · Championship1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Leicester City favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 4 · 5 too close

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Window

Season

Leicester City37 matchesIpswich Town37 matches
0.89 goals/matchGoals scored37/37▲ 0.95 goals/match
2.11 goals/matchGoals allowed37/372.14 goals/match
0.88 xG/matchExpected goals37/370.91 xG/match
8.95 shots/matchShots37/37▲ 9.78 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target37/37▲ 3.32 shots/match
45.6% ●Possession37/3740.3%
3.73 corners/matchCorners37/37● 3.81 corners/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls37/3711.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 May 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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