Leicester City v Ipswich Town: play-off push meets mid-table climb | OneFootball

Leicester City host Ipswich Town in the Championship at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, 13 December 2025, with the visitors fourth and the hosts 13th in a game that matters for the play-off race and a mid-table rise.

Leicester City won 2-0 when the sides last met in May 2025, while the other three recent meetings ended level, underlining the tight margins between these teams.

The Foxes' recent run reads win, loss, loss, win, draw, including victory at Derby and a point at Bristol City. The Tractor Boys have three wins in five, beating Coventry 3-0 and Stoke 1-0, with a draw at Blackburn in between.

Leicester are without Boubakary Soumaré, Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen, Aaron Ramsey and Jeremy Monga. Ipswich miss Conor Townsend and Wesley Burns.

The Tractor Boys have scored 34 and conceded 19 this season, with 55% possession and six clean sheets. Jaden Philogene has seven league goals, while George Hirst and Jack Clarke have six each. Marcelino Núñez has supplied five assists. They could look to stretch the back line, whereas the Foxes' 54% possession and Abdul Fatawu's six assists suggest supply from wide may be a route, with open play crossing accuracy at 23.58%. The Foxes may target transitions to disrupt Ipswich's control.

A home win would take the Foxes to 31 points and may move them into the top half. Victory would lift the Tractor Boys to 37 points and could further cement their position in the play-off places.