Championship · 2025Sat, 2 May 2026, 11:30 UTCFull timePortman Road StadiumFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricIpswich TownQueens Park Rangers
Shots14 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals2.53 xG/match0.84 xG/match
Possession52%48%
Corners4 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match16 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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
  • size = xG

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.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ipswich Town, Queens Park Rangers. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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/matchGoals 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 daysRest 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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Ipswich Town
0Draws
0Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park RangersIpswich Town · Championship14

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Ipswich Town favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Queens Park Rangers in 0 · 3 too close

1.74 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 46/461.33 goals/match
1.02 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 46/461.59 goals/match
1.67 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 46/461.17 xG/match
1 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 46/461.24 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 45/4512.7 shots/match
10.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 45/4512.1 shots/match
5.09 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 45/454.09 shots/match
3.47 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 45/454.2 shots/match
55.8%Possessionseason · 45/4546%
5.47 corners/matchCornersseason · 45/454.87 corners/match
3.96 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 45/455.2 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 45/4411.1 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
37%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 46/4622%
87%Scoring frequencyseason · 46/4672%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Ipswich Town89.6
Queens Park Rangers27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Ipswich Town89.6
Queens Park Rangers54.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Ipswich Town91
Queens Park Rangers34.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Ipswich Town72.9
Queens Park Rangers89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town72.9
Queens Park Rangers68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town68.8
Queens Park Rangers35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Ipswich Town80.2
Queens Park Rangers53.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52 goals/match
2 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.14 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShots5/512.8 shots/match
5.8 shots/matchShots on target5/54.8 shots/match
54.4%Possession5/550.8%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
12 fouls/matchFouls5/512.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.5 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
1.85 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.26 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots10/1013 shots/match
5.1 shots/matchShots on target10/104.9 shots/match
55.1%Possession10/1046.9%
5.6 corners/matchCorners10/104.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1013 fouls/match

Window

Season

46 / 46 matches
1.74 goals/matchGoals scored46/461.33 goals/match
1.02 goals/matchGoals allowed46/461.59 goals/match
1.67 xG/matchExpected goals46/461.17 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShots45/4512.7 shots/match
5.09 shots/matchShots on target45/454.09 shots/match
55.8%Possession45/4546%
5.47 corners/matchCorners45/454.87 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls45/4411.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

23 / 23 matches
1.87 goals/matchGoals scored23/230.91 goals/match
0.74 goals/matchGoals allowed23/231.57 goals/match
1.9 xG/matchExpected goals23/230.85 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots22/2210.9 shots/match
5.68 shots/matchShots on target22/223.14 shots/match
55.2%Possession22/2245.4%
5.73 corners/matchCorners22/224.32 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls22/2210.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days
4 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples46 / 46home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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