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Ipswich Town 3–0 Swansea City · 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
1110
Shots on target
63
Expected goals
1.180.36
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ipswich Town beat Swansea City 3–0. Recorded in this match (Ipswich Town – Swansea City): shots 11–10, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.18–0.36, possession 46%–54%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ipswich Town, Swansea City.

3.8 days ▲Rest daysIpswich Town · Swansea City3.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricIpswich TownSwansea CityBaseline
Rest days3.8 days3.8 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

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

Ipswich Town's recent record differs from the season

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

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.79 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 for2.2 goals/match1.79 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots10 shotsIpswich Town 11 shots, Swansea City 10 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots3 shotsIpswich Town 6 shots, Swansea City 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.18 xG0.36 xGIpswich Town 1.18 xG, Swansea City 0.36 xG
  • Possession46%54%Ipswich Town 46%, Swansea City 54%
  • Corners4 corners0 cornersIpswich Town 4 corners, Swansea City 0 corners
  • Fouls17 fouls13 foulsIpswich Town 17 fouls, Swansea City 13 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.

Ethan Galbraith · Swansea City · 25′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 5′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCédric Kipré · Ipswich Town · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeo Walta · Swansea City · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 87′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Cullen · Swansea City · 49′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAnis Mehmeti · Ipswich Town · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMalick Yalcouyé · Swansea City · 54′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJack Taylor · Ipswich Town · 72′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 73′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDan Neil · Ipswich Town · 15′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMalick Yalcouyé · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMarko Stamenić · Swansea City · 82′ · 0.08 xG · on targetAnis Mehmeti · Ipswich Town · 88′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 41′ · 0.10 xG · goalAnis Mehmeti · Ipswich Town · 3′ · 0.11 xG · goalIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 33′ · 0.19 xG · on targetGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 74′ · 0.22 xG · goalGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 80′ · 0.28 xG · on target
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Ipswich Town: 11 shots, 6 on target, 1.19 xG. Swansea City: 10 shots, 3 on target, 0.35 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Anis Mehmeti · Ipswich Town · 3′Ivan Azón · Ipswich Town · 41′George Hirst · Ipswich Town · 74′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 1.19 xG · Swansea City 0.35 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Ipswich Town
0Draws
0Swansea City
Swansea City — Ipswich Town · Championship1–4
Swansea City — Ipswich Town · Championship1–2
Ipswich Town — Swansea City · Championship3–2

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 · Swansea City in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ipswich Town33 matchesSwansea City35 matches
1.79 goals/match ▲Goals scored33/351.14 goals/match
1.03 goals/match ▲Goals allowed33/351.23 goals/match
1.62 xG/match ▲Expected goals33/351.02 xG/match
14.8 shots/match ▲Shots32/3412.4 shots/match
5.09 shots/match ▲Shots on target32/343.85 shots/match
55.5% ●Possession32/3455.3%
5.16 corners/match ●Corners32/344.62 corners/match
11.3 fouls/matchFouls32/3310.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples33 / 35home / 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, 28 Feb 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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