Leeds vs Ipswich Prediction

Recent form, with a caveat

The form samples for both sides stretch well beyond this Premier League campaign, taking in last season's results, cup ties and even pre-season friendlies, so they're best read as a general impression rather than a tight current-form snapshot.

Leeds: 20 completed matches; Ipswich: 20 completed matches.

Leeds

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

24

Difference

+6

Ipswich

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

32

Difference

+3

Leeds' sample shows eight wins, seven draws and five losses with 30 scored and 24 conceded. Ipswich's shows nine wins, four draws and seven losses with 35 scored and 32 conceded. Both numbers back up the sense that Ipswich have been involved in more end-to-end games.

Comparative Team Statistics: Leeds vs Ipswich

History leans Championship, not Premier League

Most of these meetings come from the Championship years, including a 4-0 Leeds win in December 2023 and a 4-3 Ipswich win the previous August. Both clubs have since moved up to the Premier League, so that history doesn't tell us much about where either side stands now.

Across the full record there's no one-sided pattern anyway, with wins shared fairly evenly between the two clubs down the years.

Level on points, different pictures

Leeds sit 11th and Ipswich 13th, both on 11 points from nine games, so there's nothing between them in the table right now.

The goal difference tells a different story. Leeds have scored nine and conceded eight, while Ipswich have scored 14 but shipped 18, so Ipswich's season has clearly been more open at both ends.

Matching points totals don't mean matching styles here.

Players to watch

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been Leeds' main source of goals, with three in his last five appearances. For Ipswich the scoring has been shared, with Emersonn and L. Davis both on two in five, and Enciso has chipped in with two assists.

Leeds:

Best scorers:

D. Calvert-Lewin - 3

Penalty cards:

D. Calvert-Lewin x 3

J. Bogle x 2

Ipswich:

Best scorers:

Emersonn - 2

L. Davis - 2

Best assist providers:

J. Enciso - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Fatawu x 1 x 3

S. Lukić x 2

Ipswich's A. Fatawu has picked up three yellow cards and a red in his last five games, which is worth keeping an eye on given how it could affect selection or discipline on the day.

How this one might play out

Leeds' tighter defensive numbers suggest they're harder to break down than Ipswich have been at the other end this season. If that pattern holds, this could be a tighter game than some of Ipswich's recent results would suggest.

Ipswich's goals have come from more than one source, though, so they're not short of ways to trouble a defence. It's a fixture with goals possible at both ends, even if Leeds look the more settled side defensively.