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Ipswich Town v Leicester City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Portman Road, Ipswich

Kieran McKenna's Ipswich Town side will have home backing in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Martí Cifuentes Corvillo's Leicester City visit the Portman Road. All of the important statistics for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.

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Ipswich Town's next match is v Stoke at 20:00 on Tuesday 10th March
Leicester City's next match is v Bristol C at 19:45 on Tuesday 10th March
The last English Championship meeting between Ipswich and Leicester was on Saturday 7th March 2026
English Championship
March 7th 2026
Ipswich 1
1 Leicester
 
S. Egeli 76'39' P. Daka
 
IPS
LEI
Shots On
3
3
Shots Off
9
2
Corners
10
2
Possession
64%
36%
Fouls
14
16
Yellow/red cards
3/0
3/0
 
IpswichLeicester
 
L. Davis
C. Kipre
A. Matusiwa
D. Neil (J. Clarke 60')
W. Burns (S. Egeli 69')
D. Furlong
C. Walton
D. O'Shea
M. Nuñez (J. Taylor 85')
A. Mehmeti (C. Akpom 85')
I. Monzón (G. Hirst 69')
J. Stolarczyk
B. Nelson
(H. Choudhury 82') R. Barbosa Pereira
M. Okoli
H. Winks
O. Skipp
(J. Aribo 90') A. Issahaku
(J. James 70') S. Mavididi
(J. Ayew 83') football iconP. Daka
L. Thomas
(D. Mukasa 71') B. Reid

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Best Tip: Ipswich to win

As the stadium fills and the Ipswich players prepare themselves for this clash, the bookies have predicted success for them. The odds and our pre-match statistics below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) data we factor into our predictive algorithms. The Portman Road has not been an easy place to go for Leicester in the past, and we expect more of the same come Saturday afternoon. A win / draw / win home win is the way to go.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Ipswich are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 65% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.50.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ipswich
65%
8/157/1
Draw
21%
10/31/9
Leicester
15%
9/218/1
Ipswich 2-0
12%
13/26/1
Ipswich 1-0
12%
6/118/5
Ipswich 2-1
10%
15/216/5
Draw 1-1
10%
7/17/20
Ipswich 3-0
8%
10/112/1
Ipswich 3-1
7%
11/120/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/117/4
Leicester 1-0
5%
14/16/5
Draw 2-2
4%
16/125/1
Leicester 2-1
4%
16/111/1
Ipswich 4-0
4%
20/125/1
Ipswich 4-1
3%
22/190/1
Ipswich 3-2
3%
25/180/1
Leicester 2-0
2%
28/18/1
Ipswich 5-0
2%
40/155/1
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
4/55/1
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
1/11/9
Home 1st Goal
59%
4/94/6
Away 1st Goal
38%
15/821/10
No 1st Goal
3%
11/117/4
BTTS - Yes
49%
5/617/20
BTTS - No
51%
5/617/20
BTTS - Home Win
27%
12/514/5
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/21/3
BTTS - Away Win
7%
10/110/1
Home/draw
85%
1/71/500
Away/draw
35%
11/81/14
Home/away
79%
1/55/1
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/48/13
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3/16/5
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
2/133/1
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
2/51/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
9/2125/1
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/71/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/201/50
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/252/15
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11/117/4
Home DNB
79%
1/51/5
Away DNB
29%
10/33/1
Ipswich win to nil
37%
13/8-
Leicester win to nil
8%
9/1-
Ipswich / Ipswich
35%
13/1066/1
Ipswich / Leicester
2%
40/1125/1
Ipswich / Draw
5%
14/1125/1
Draw / Ipswich
19%
10/314/1
Draw / Leicester
7%
11/133/1
Draw / Draw
13%
11/218/1
Leicester / Ipswich
4%
20/13/1
Leicester / Leicester
9%
9/111/10
Leicester / Draw
5%
16/111/5
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ipswich have played 34 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 31 games against teams below in the table, having won 16, drawn 9 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Ipswich have outscored their opponents by 60 goals to 47 goals.

Home League Performance

Ipswich have played 18 games at home winning 12, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 34 goals, kept 9 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Leicester are in 23rd position in the Championship on 34 points having played 35 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 31 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 24 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

34 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 10 and won 9. Leicester have conceded 55 goals, scored 45, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ipswich
Leicester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3622863674 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
2
M'Boro3620972369 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
3
Millwall361989965 
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
4
Ipswich35181072664 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
5
Hull3618612560 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Apr 22
l
 
2-1A
6
Wrexham3515128957 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-3A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
7
Derby3615912754 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
8
Southampton351411101153 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
l
 
3-4F
l
 
3-0A
9
Watford35131210451 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2F
Mar 21
10
Bristol C3614814250 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 10
d
 
2-2F
11
Sheff Utd3615417249 
w
 
5-0F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
12
Birmingham36131013-149 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
13
Swansea3614715-149 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-4F
Apr 11
w
 
1-3F
14
Preston36121311-149 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
15
Stoke3613815347 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 10
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
16
QPR3613815-1247 
May 2
w
 
1-4F
Mar 14
l
 
4-1A
17
Norwich3513616345 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
18
Charlton36111114-1044 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 22
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
19
Portsmouth35101015-1040 
w
 
2-1F
-
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
20
Blackburn3610917-1339 
w
 
3-0F
Sep 20
l
 
0-2A
May 2
21
West Brom369918-1836 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
22
Leicester36101115-935 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
-
-
23
Oxford Utd3681117-1435 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
24
Sheff Wed361827-51-7 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 14
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Ipswich 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ipswich1 - 0Hull
Ipswich3 - 0Swansea
Ipswich1 - 1Preston
Ipswich2 - 0Bristol C
Ipswich3 - 0Blackburn
Ipswich2 - 1Oxford Utd
Ipswich3 - 1Sheff Wed
Ipswich1 - 0Stoke
Ipswich3 - 0Coventry
Ipswich0 - 0Wrexham
Ipswich1 - 1Watford
Ipswich1 - 0West Brom
Ipswich0 - 3Charlton
Ipswich3 - 1Norwich
Ipswich2 - 1Portsmouth
Ipswich5 - 0Sheff Utd
Ipswich2 - 2Derby
Ipswich1 - 1Southampton
Ipswich1 - 3West Ham
Ipswich0 - 1Brentford
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HIpswich1 - 0Hull
HIpswich3 - 0Swansea
AIpswich2 - 0Watford
AIpswich3 - 5Wrexham
AIpswich2 - 1Derby
HIpswich1 - 1Preston
AIpswich1 - 3Sheff Utd
HIpswich2 - 0Bristol C
HIpswich3 - 0Blackburn
HIpswich2 - 1Oxford Utd
AIpswich2 - 0Coventry
AIpswich0 - 0Millwall
HIpswich3 - 1Sheff Wed
AIpswich1 - 3Leicester
HIpswich1 - 0Stoke
HIpswich3 - 0Coventry
AIpswich1 - 1Blackburn
AIpswich1 - 2Oxford Utd
AIpswich2 - 0Hull
HIpswich0 - 0Wrexham
Leicester 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro1 - 1Leicester
Stoke2 - 2Leicester
Birmingham2 - 1Leicester
Wrexham1 - 1Leicester
Coventry2 - 1Leicester
Sheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
QPR4 - 1Leicester
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Derby1 - 3Leicester
Southampton3 - 0Leicester
Norwich1 - 2Leicester
Millwall1 - 0Leicester
Hull2 - 1Leicester
Swansea1 - 3Leicester
West Brom1 - 1Leicester
Oxford Utd2 - 2Leicester
Charlton0 - 1Leicester
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Bournemouth2 - 0Leicester
Nottm Forest2 - 2Leicester
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLeicester0 - 2Norwich
ALeicester1 - 1M'Boro
ALeicester2 - 2Stoke
HLeicester3 - 4Southampton
ALeicester1 - 2Birmingham
HLeicester0 - 2Charlton
HLeicester1 - 2Oxford Utd
ALeicester1 - 1Wrexham
ALeicester1 - 2Coventry
HLeicester2 - 1West Brom
ALeicester1 - 3Sheff Utd
HLeicester2 - 1Derby
HLeicester1 - 2Watford
ALeicester1 - 4QPR
HLeicester3 - 1Ipswich
ALeicester2 - 2Bristol C
ALeicester3 - 1Derby
HLeicester2 - 3Sheff Utd
ALeicester0 - 3Southampton
HLeicester2 - 1Stoke
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Leicester have not lost to Ipswich in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Ipswich since 1995
Ipswich
Leicester
Goals: Scored
33
14
Games: Scored
14 / 16
10 / 16
Clean sheets
6 / 16
2 / 16
IPS
10
D
3
LEI
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ipswich
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Leicester
Ipswich1 - 0
1 - 2Leicester
Ipswich3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Ipswich3 - 1
0 - 2Leicester
Ipswich2 - 0
Ipswich2 - 1
Ipswich6 - 1
Ipswich2 - 0
Ipswich2 - 0
Ipswich4 - 2
Ipswich4 - 1
League games at Leicester since 1995
Leicester
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
34
15
Games: Scored
15 / 17
11 / 17
Clean sheets
6 / 17
2 / 17
IPS
2
D
6
LEI
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Leicester
Leicester3 - 1
Leicester2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Leicester3 - 0
Leicester6 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Leicester4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Ipswich
Draw1 - 1Draw
Leicester2 - 1
0 - 2Ipswich
Leicester2 - 0
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.8, Leicester City look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Ipswich Town haven't conceded a goal in 3 consecutive Championship matches, and it could be a long afternoon for M. Cifuentes Corvillo's men.

Ipswich 4th Leicester 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 60% probability that Ipswich will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Leicester scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Ipswich’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+5
Leicester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ipswich
PG (predicted goals)
Leicester
2
0.8
Attack rating
15%
better
IPS
LEI
view stats
Games scored30
29
Failed to score4
6
Scored first20
16
Goals scored60
47
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.3
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
17
Avg. XG for1.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
35%
better
IPS
LEI
view stats
Games conceded21
32
Clean sheets13
3
Conceded first12
18
Goals conceded34
56
Avg. goals conceded1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1
1.6
KickOff rating
+35%

Ipswich v Leicester Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Ipswich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
351279
D O'SheaJ ClarkeM EspinozaD Furlong
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Walton GLK26
4
-
D Furlong DEF292
9
-
D O'Shea DEF3511
-
C Kipré DEF2631
8
-
L Davis DEF3224
3
-
A Matusiwa MID3411
8
-
D Neil MID6
-
W Burns MID1311
2
-
M Espinoza MID2837
2
-
A Mehmeti MID821
2
-
I Azón FWD2942
-
Subs
A Palmer GLK10
-
J Greaves DEF1411
2
-
J Cajuste MID2813
1
-
J Taylor MID3012
6
-
K McAteer MID191
3
-
S Egeli FWD2442
2
-
G Hirst FWD3181
5
-
C Akpom FWD242
1
-
J Clarke FWD35121
2
-
Leicester Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34979
I FatawuJ JamesI FatawuL Thomas
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Stolarczyk GLK28
1
-
R Pereira DEF2921
6
-
C Okoli DEF2411
2
1
B Nelson DEF20
1
-
L Thomas DEF335
9
-
H Winks MID2412
2
-
O Skipp MID261
4
-
I Fatawu MID3587
6
-
B Cordova-Reid MID2751
2
1
S Mavididi MID3221
3
-
P Daka FWD3133
1
-
Subs
H. French GLK
-
J Lascelles DEF3
-
O. Aluko DEF5
1
1
J James MID2693
5
-
H Choudhury MID23
4
-
J Aribo MID4
1
-
D. Mukasa MID623
1
-
J Ayew FWD3353
4
-
D Richards FWD1
-