Leicester City vs Ipswich Town FC Best odds and tips

Leicester City and Ipswich Town FC are level on 22 points from 36 games in 19th and 18th place respectively going into Sunday’s Premier League relegation six-pointer at the King Power Stadium. Ruud van Nistelrooy has had time to make his mark on the Foxes after taking charge in November 2024 and his tactical influence is evident in the way they have begun to press in places and play on the counter-attack. Liam Delap provides pace and pressure from the front for the Foxes, which can create space for Jamie Vardy to get on the ball, and the pair have formed a productive partnership. Vardy is Leicester’s top scorer in the Premier League this season with eight goals in 34 appearances and will be key to their chances of survival. Ipswich are a different sort of team, preferring to play controlled, possession-based football and build up from the back. Kieran McKenna has done a great job since taking charge in December 2021 to make them a modern, passing side that creates width through their attacking full-backs. He has also made them a disciplined side that knows their formation and how to play it, but cracks have started to show in recent weeks as the Premier League pressure has started to tell. Ipswich have scored 1.22 goals per game on average away from home this league season, which is a better output than Leicester have managed at home.

Julio Enciso has been a key man for Ipswich Town FC with 2 goals in his last 5 appearances. Delap is also a constant threat in the box for Ipswich Town FC, having scored 12 league goals in 35 appearances this term. Leicester have scored an average of 0.72 goals per game at home in the Premier League while conceding 1.89, so they have struggled at both ends of the field at the King Power Stadium. Ipswich have only won three of their 18 away games, but have drawn six, so they are a tough nut to crack. Leicester are the bookmakers’ favourites at 2.30 to win this one, with Ipswich 3.02 and the draw 3.58. There have been three straight draws in the Premier League head-to-head between these two sides, with the last meeting finishing 1-1 at Portman Road six months ago. This is a fixture that neither side has dominated in recent years and we are going to have to go with the under 2.5 goals market because neither side is in good form and it looks too close to call.