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Ipswich Town 3–0 Queens Park Rangers · Championship

3–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Ipswich Town won 3–0.

Shots
1413
Shots on target
74
Expected goals
2.530.84
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ipswich Town beat Queens Park Rangers 3–0. Recorded in this match (Ipswich Town – Queens Park Rangers): shots 14–13, shots on target 7–4, expected goals 2.53–0.84, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Queens Park Rangers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.33 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.33 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ipswich Town, Queens Park Rangers.

3.7 days ▲Rest daysIpswich Town · Queens Park Rangers6.9 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricIpswich TownQueens Park RangersBaseline
Rest days3.7 days6.9 days—
Matches last 14 days4 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Ipswich Town have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.8% ●PossessionIpswich Town · Queens Park Rangers46%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricIpswich TownQueens Park RangersBaseline
Possession55.8%46%50.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots13 shotsIpswich Town 14 shots, Queens Park Rangers 13 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots4 shotsIpswich Town 7 shots, Queens Park Rangers 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.53 xG0.84 xGIpswich Town 2.53 xG, Queens Park Rangers 0.84 xG
  • Possession52%48%Ipswich Town 52%, Queens Park Rangers 48%
  • Corners4 corners2 cornersIpswich Town 4 corners, Queens Park Rangers 2 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls16 foulsIpswich Town 8 fouls, Queens Park Rangers 16 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Wes Burns · Ipswich Town · 12′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Madsen · Queens Park Rangers · 12′ · 0.02 xG · on targetNicolas Madsen · Queens Park Rangers · 35′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAmadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 83′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 5′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 46′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 75′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLeif Davis · Ipswich Town · 2′ · 0.04 xG · on targetHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 40′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 75′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDan Neil · Ipswich Town · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Varane · Queens Park Rangers · 40′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 58′ · 0.08 xG · on targetAnis Mehmeti · Ipswich Town · 72′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDara O'Shea · Ipswich Town · 77′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 7′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 83′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedDarnell Furlong · Ipswich Town · 31′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 9′ · 0.15 xG · goalIlias Chair · Queens Park Rangers · 53′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 54′ · 0.15 xG · on targetKasey McAteer · Ipswich Town · 85′ · 0.20 xG · goalGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 3′ · 1.00 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Ipswich Town: 14 shots, 7 on target, 2.12 xG. Queens Park Rangers: 13 shots, 4 on target, 0.64 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′George Hirst · Ipswich Town · 3′Jaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 9′Kasey McAteer · Ipswich Town · 85′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 2.12 xG · Queens Park Rangers 0.64 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Ipswich Town
1Draws
0Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers — Ipswich Town · Championship1–4
Ipswich Town — Queens Park Rangers · Championship0–0
Queens Park Rangers — Ipswich Town · Championship0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Ipswich Town favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Queens Park Rangers in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ipswich Town46 matchesQueens Park Rangers46 matches
1.74 goals/match ▲Goals scored46/461.33 goals/match
1.02 goals/match ▲Goals allowed46/461.59 goals/match
1.67 xG/match ▲Expected goals46/461.17 xG/match
14.7 shots/match ▲Shots45/4512.7 shots/match
5.09 shots/match ▲Shots on target45/454.09 shots/match
55.8% ●Possession45/4546%
5.47 corners/match ●Corners45/454.87 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls45/4411.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples46 / 46home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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