Championship · 2025Sat, 28 Feb 2026, 15:00 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 TownSwansea City
Shots11 shots/match10 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals1.18 xG/match0.36 xG/match
Possession46%54%
Corners4 corners/match0 corners/match
Fouls17 fouls/match13 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.

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
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

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.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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

3.8 daysRest 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/matchGoals 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.

History

Head-to-head

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

1Ipswich Town
0Draws
0Swansea City
Swansea CityIpswich Town · Championship14

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Ipswich Town favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Swansea City in 0 · 3 too close

1.79 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 33/351.14 goals/match
1.03 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 33/351.23 goals/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 33/351.02 xG/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 33/351.13 xG/match
14.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 32/3412.4 shots/match
10.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 32/3411.9 shots/match
5.09 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 32/343.85 shots/match
3.28 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 32/344.41 shots/match
55.5%Possessionseason · 32/3455.3%
5.16 corners/matchCornersseason · 32/344.62 corners/match
3.81 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 32/344.91 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 32/3310.1 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
36%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 33/3529%
88%Scoring frequencyseason · 33/3577%

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
Swansea City85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Ipswich Town91
Swansea City38.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Ipswich Town93.8
Swansea City47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Ipswich Town77.1
Swansea City14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town72.9
Swansea City27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town56.2
Swansea City29.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Ipswich Town77.1
Swansea City35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.07 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots5/513.4 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target5/53.2 shots/match
52.2%Possession5/558.6%
5.2 corners/matchCorners5/53.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.6 fouls/matchFouls5/510.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.4 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.39 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots10/1014.4 shots/match
5.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.2 shots/match
54.2%Possession10/1056.1%
6.2 corners/matchCorners10/104.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.7 fouls/matchFouls10/109.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

33 / 35 matches
1.79 goals/matchGoals scored33/351.14 goals/match
1.03 goals/matchGoals allowed33/351.23 goals/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goals33/351.02 xG/match
14.8 shots/matchShots32/3412.4 shots/match
5.09 shots/matchShots on target32/343.85 shots/match
55.5%Possession32/3455.3%
5.16 corners/matchCorners32/344.62 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.3 fouls/matchFouls32/3310.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 17 matches
1.94 goals/matchGoals scored17/170.82 goals/match
0.71 goals/matchGoals allowed17/171.41 goals/match
1.88 xG/matchExpected goals17/170.97 xG/match
16 shots/matchShots16/1711.5 shots/match
5.88 shots/matchShots on target16/173.88 shots/match
54.1%Possession16/1754.6%
5.31 corners/matchCorners16/174.41 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.9 fouls/matchFouls16/1610.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.8 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

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

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