Match Centre: Ipswich Town vs Leicester City
Player of the match Marcelino Núñez 8.4
GolVolt rating 8.5GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 71' Núñez, 2:1-
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Ipswich Town turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 1.5.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:1, from 41% to 83% (Ipswich Town).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+6' · 3:1Ipswich Town 87%draw 12%Leicester City 1%
90+6' · 3:1xG Ipswich Town 1.51xG Leicester City 1.90
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
36 shots, keeper Walton: 8 saves.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 87′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 6.6 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Keeper Walton: 8 saves, Núñez scored the winner.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 8.8 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% 36 shots. Quality of play: 9.5 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.5more watchable than 85% of Carabao Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 40' Olabade Alukoyellow card · foul
- Half-time · 0:0
- 49' Cameron Humphreysyellow card · foul
- 54' Jack Clarkeyellow card · foul
- 61' 2 substitutionsCullen for BristricDe Cordova-Reid for Chaplin
- 62' Goal: Sindre Walle Egelileft foot · assist: Clarke1:0
- 63' SubstitutionDavis for Ouattara
- 65' Cédric Kipréyellow card · foul
- 67' Goal: Olabade Alukoheader · assist: De Cordova-Reid1:1
- 70' Louis Pageyellow card · foul
- 71' Goal: Marcelino Núñezright foot · assist: Akpom2:1
- 74' 2 substitutionsBurns for AlukoJoseph for Coulibaly
- 80' SubstitutionMendel-Idowu for McAteer
- 81' SubstitutionAlves for Howell
- 81' SubstitutionMaeda for Clarke
- 90+1' Goal: Marcelino Núñezright foot · assist: Humphreys3:1
- 90+4' SubstitutionCompton for Núñez
- Full-time · 3:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Ipswich Town
Leicester City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Ipswich Town
- 37 Kjell Scherpen GK —
- 3 Leif Davis DEF on
- 24 Jacob Greaves DEF —
- 10 Julio Enciso MID —
- 23 Saša Lukić MID —
- 43 Tudor Mendel-Idowu MID on
- 21 Chiedozie Ogbene ATT —
- 38 Daizen Maeda ATT on
Leicester City
- 29 Alex McCarthy GK —
- 15 Harry Souttar DEF —
- 2 Jayden Joseph MID on
- 37 Will Alves MID on
- 50 Tommy Neale MID —
- 7 Wes Burns ATT on
- 11 Liam Cullen ATT on
- 14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid ATT on
- 60 Riley Carr ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Ipswich Town Marcelino Núñez
- 2. place · Ipswich Town Christian Walton
- 3. place · Ipswich Town Jack Clarke
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Leicester City · 2 out
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Ben Nelson Injured
since 2 Aug · return date unknown · 3 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Tear
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Stevie Bausor Injured
since 5 Nov 2025 · return date unknown · 21 matches missed · Unknown Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.