Championship · 2025Tue, 28 Apr 2026, 18:45 UTCFull timeSt. Mary's 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

MetricSouthamptonIpswich Town
Shots18 shots/match19 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match9 shots/match
Expected goals1.01 xG/match1.92 xG/match
Possession51%49%
Corners5 corners/match9 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match19 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.

Finn Azaz · Southampton · 34′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLeo Scienza · Southampton · 46′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFinn Azaz · Southampton · 78′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRyan Manning · Southampton · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCyle Larin · Southampton · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFinn Azaz · Southampton · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeo Scienza · Southampton · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedShea Charles · Southampton · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 4′ · 0.04 xG · on targetWes Burns · Ipswich Town · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFinn Azaz · Southampton · 34′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWes Burns · Ipswich Town · 60′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWes Burns · Ipswich Town · 26′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedFinn Azaz · Southampton · 55′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 63′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 89′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCaspar Jander · Southampton · 60′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKasey McAteer · Ipswich Town · 79′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetCyle Larin · Southampton · 21′ · 0.07 xG · on targetWes Burns · Ipswich Town · 48′ · 0.07 xG · goalLeo Scienza · Southampton · 53′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJacob Greaves · Ipswich Town · 74′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 5′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 25′ · 0.08 xG · on targetDan Neil · Ipswich Town · 53′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCyle Larin · Southampton · 13′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 16′ · 0.09 xG · on targetFinn Azaz · Southampton · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedCyle Larin · Southampton · 46′ · 0.10 xG · on targetJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 87′ · 0.10 xG · goalRyan Manning · Southampton · 58′ · 0.11 xG · goalDarnell Furlong · Ipswich Town · 74′ · 0.13 xG · on targetCyle Larin · Southampton · 80′ · 0.18 xG · goalDarnell Furlong · Ipswich Town · 88′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedKasey McAteer · Ipswich Town · 85′ · 0.55 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Southampton: 18 shots, 4 on target, 1.00 xG. Ipswich Town: 19 shots, 9 on target, 1.94 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Ryan Manning · Southampton · 58′Cyle Larin · Southampton · 80′Wes Burns · Ipswich Town · 48′Jack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 87′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Southampton 1.00 xG · Ipswich Town 1.94 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Southampton, Ipswich Town.

7 daysRest daysSouthampton · Ipswich Town3.3 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSouthamptonIpswich TownBaseline
Rest days7 days3.3 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches4 matches

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

Ipswich Town's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Ipswich Town's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.71 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 for1.2 goals/match1.71 goals/match1.27 goals/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Southampton
1Draws
0Ipswich Town
Ipswich TownSouthampton · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Southampton favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 6 · 7 too close

1.76 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 45/451.71 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 45/451.04 goals/match
1.65 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 45/451.65 xG/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 45/451.01 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 44/4414.8 shots/match
12.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 44/4410.4 shots/match
5.32 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 44/445.05 shots/match
3.73 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 44/443.45 shots/match
56.5%Possessionseason · 44/4455.9%
5.82 corners/matchCornersseason · 44/445.5 corners/match
4.7 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 44/444 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 43/4411.3 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
24%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 45/4536%
89%Scoring frequencyseason · 45/4587%

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.

Southampton93.8
Ipswich Town89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Southampton91
Ipswich Town89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

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

Southampton63.9
Ipswich Town91
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

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

Southampton60.4
Ipswich Town72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Southampton47.9
Ipswich Town72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Southampton85.4
Ipswich Town68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Southampton78.1
Ipswich Town80.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.7 xG/match
15 shots/matchShots5/514.6 shots/match
5.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.8 shots/match
56.6%Possession5/556%
7.4 corners/matchCorners5/56.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.4 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
1.65 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.75 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots10/1014.3 shots/match
5.4 shots/matchShots on target10/104.9 shots/match
55%Possession10/1055.9%
6 corners/matchCorners10/106.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

45 / 45 matches
1.76 goals/matchGoals scored45/451.71 goals/match
1.22 goals/matchGoals allowed45/451.04 goals/match
1.65 xG/matchExpected goals45/451.65 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots44/4414.8 shots/match
5.32 shots/matchShots on target44/445.05 shots/match
56.5%Possession44/4455.9%
5.82 corners/matchCorners44/445.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls43/4411.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

23 / 23 matches
1.65 goals/matchGoals scored23/231.61 goals/match
0.83 goals/matchGoals allowed23/231.3 goals/match
1.67 xG/matchExpected goals23/231.44 xG/match
15.5 shots/matchShots23/2313.7 shots/match
5.39 shots/matchShots on target23/234.52 shots/match
58.2%Possession23/2356.4%
6.26 corners/matchCorners23/235.22 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.5 fouls/matchFouls22/2312 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.3 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/14 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples45 / 45home / 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: Tue, 28 Apr 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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