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Ipswich Town 3-1 Leicester City, EFL Cup

Ipswich Town
  • Egeli 62′
  • Núñez 71′, 90+1′

3–1

xG 1.23 – 1.99

Half time 0–0

Leicester City
  • Aluko 67′
Kick-off
Venue
Portman Road
Referee
Lewis Smith
Attendance
21,559

Ipswich Town 3-1 Leicester City. xG 1.2-2.0. Ipswich Town won it with fewer chances.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Ipswich Town

4-2-3-1 · Gary O'Neil

Avg rating 7.55

Leicester City

4-1-4-1 · Russell Martin

Avg rating 6.49

  • Walton

    #28 · Goalkeeper · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    8.0

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Ouattara

    #42 · Left-back · Ipswich Town

    63′ played

    7.5

    Off 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Kipré

    #4 · Centre-back · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • O'Shea

    #26 · Centre-back · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
  • Furlong

    #2 · Right-back · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    6.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Humphreys

    #30 · Defensive midfielder · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    8.1

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.16
  • Núñez

    #32 · Defensive midfielder · Ipswich Town

    89′ played

    8.9

    2 goalsOff 90′Player of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
  • McAteer

    #20 · Left winger · Ipswich Town

    80′ played

    7.4

    Off 80′

    xG
    0.15

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Clarke

    #47 · Attacking midfielder · Ipswich Town

    81′ played

    8.2

    1 assistOff 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.37

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Egeli

    #8 · Right winger · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    8.1

    1 goal

    xG
    0.46

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
  • Akpom

    #29 · Forward · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    7.8

    1 assist

    xG
    0.41

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Stolarczyk

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Leicester City

    90′ played

    6.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • McFarlane

    #18 · Left-back · Leicester City

    90′ played

    6.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.26
  • Aluko

    #32 · Centre-back · Leicester City

    74′ played

    7.3

    1 goalOff 74′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.90
  • Thomas

    #33 · Centre-back · Leicester City

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Coulibaly

    #26 · Right-back · Leicester City

    74′ played

    6.4

    Off 74′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Page

    #25 · Defensive midfielder · Leicester City

    90′ played

    6.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.23

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
  • Watson

    #23 · Left midfielder · Leicester City

    90′ played

    6.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.18

    Attack

    xG
    0.28
  • Chaplin

    #8 · Midfielder · Leicester City

    61′ played

    6.3

    Off 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
  • Braybrooke

    #36 · Midfielder · Leicester City

    90′ played

    6.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • Howell

    #20 · Right midfielder · Leicester City

    81′ played

    6.9

    Off 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
  • Bristrić

    #9 · Forward · Leicester City

    61′ played

    6.7

    Off 61′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Bench

  • Davis

    #3 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    27′ played

    6.5

    On 63′

    Passing

    xA
    0.32
  • Mendel-Idowu

    #43 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    10′ played

    6.3

    On 80′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Maeda

    #38 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    9′ played

    On 81′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Compton

    #40 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Cullen

    #11 · Substitute · Leicester City

    29′ played

    5.9

    On 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Reid

    #14 · Substitute · Leicester City

    29′ played

    7.0

    1 assistOn 61′

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
  • Joseph

    #2 · Substitute · Leicester City

    16′ played

    6.2

    On 74′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Burns

    #7 · Substitute · Leicester City

    16′ played

    6.0

    On 74′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Alves

    #37 · Substitute · Leicester City

    9′ played

    On 81′

    Attack

    xG
    0.07

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: ITFC1234 / CC0 · AlanGBurrows / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Irish Football Fan TV / CC BY 3.0 · Jrppezza / CC BY-SA 4.0 · MilesaMFC / CC0 · Timfilbert / CC BY-SA 4.0 · COYB123 / CC0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · Keiteay / CC BY 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 42%Possession58%
    IPS 42%, LEI 58%.
  • 1.23Expected goals (xG)1.99
    IPS 1.23, LEI 1.99.
  • 1.23Non-penalty xG1.98
    IPS 1.23, LEI 1.98.
  • 2.11xG on target1.80
    IPS 2.11, LEI 1.80.
  • 15Shots22
    IPS 15, LEI 22.
  • 9On target8
    IPS 9, LEI 8.
  • 3Big chances3
    IPS 3, LEI 3.
  • 372Passes518
    IPS 372, LEI 518.
  • 83%Pass accuracy86%
    IPS 83%, LEI 86%.
  • 5Corners3
    IPS 5, LEI 3.
  • 16Tackles11
    IPS 16, LEI 11.
  • 9Interceptions9
    IPS 9, LEI 9.
  • 5.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.0
    IPS 5.1, LEI 4.0.
  • 11Fouls13
    IPS 11, LEI 13.
  • 3Yellow cards2
    IPS 3, LEI 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    IPS 0, LEI 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Ipswich TownLeicester City
  1. 40′
    Yellow card, Aluko
  2. Yellow card, Humphreys
    49′
  3. Yellow card, Clarke
    54′
  4. 61′
    Substitution, Cullen (Off Chaplin / Bristrić)
  5. 61′
    Substitution, Reid (Off Chaplin / Bristrić)
  6. Goal, Egeli (Clarke)1–0
    62′
  7. Substitution, Davis (Off Ouattara)
    63′
  8. Yellow card, Kipré
    65′
  9. 67′
    Goal, Aluko (Reid)1–1
  10. 70′
    Yellow card, Page
  11. Goal, Núñez (Akpom)2–1
    71′
  12. 74′
    Substitution, Joseph (Off Coulibaly / Aluko)
  13. 74′
    Substitution, Burns (Off Coulibaly / Aluko)
  14. Substitution, Mendel-Idowu (Off McAteer)
    80′
  15. Substitution, Maeda (Off Clarke)
    81′
  16. 81′
    Substitution, Alves (Off Howell)
  17. Substitution, Compton (Off Núñez)
    90′
  18. Goal, Núñez (Humphreys)3–1
    90+1′

Photos: COYB123 / CC0 · MilesaMFC / CC0 · AlanGBurrows / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Keiteay / CC BY 4.0

37 shots

Every shot

← LEI attack

IPS attack →

Aluko 67′Leicester City · Goal · From a corner · Header0.99xGOT0.90xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Ipswich Town1.23xG

Leicester City1.99xG

Full time3–1

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Egeli 62′Aluko 67′Núñez 71′Núñez 90+1′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Ipswich Town on top46%

Leicester City on top54%

HT0′–5′: Ipswich Town on top5′–10′: Leicester City on top10′–15′: Leicester City on top15′–20′: Leicester City on top20′–25′: Leicester City on top25′–30′: Ipswich Town on top30′–35′: Ipswich Town on top35′–40′: Leicester City on top40′–45′: Ipswich Town on top45′–50′: Leicester City on top50′–55′: Leicester City on top55′–60′: Leicester City on top60′–65′: Ipswich Town on top65′–70′: Leicester City on top70′–75′: Ipswich Town on top75′–80′: Ipswich Town on top80′–85′: Ipswich Town on top85′–90′: Ipswich Town on top90′–95′: Leicester City on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

13Egeli17Clarke6Akpom31Ouattara42Humphreys33Kipré21Walton38O'Shea34Furlong20McAteer26Núñez

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Ipswich Town · Starting XI until the first substitution (62')Busiest link: O'Shea and Humphreys, 19 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Humphreys made 1.6× an even share of the passes.
77Thomas46Stolarczyk42McFarlane27Braybrooke37Aluko12Watson43Page37Coulibaly24Chaplin21Howell12Bristrić

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Leicester City · Starting XI until the first substitution (60')Busiest link: Thomas and McFarlane, 36 passes.Centralisation index 0.12: Thomas made 2.2× an even share of the passes.

Leicester City leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.12 against 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 77), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 36).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.