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Ipswich Town 2–0 Bristol City · Championship

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Ipswich Town won 2–0.

Shots
118
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.080.67
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ipswich Town beat Bristol City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Ipswich Town – Bristol City): shots 11–8, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.08–0.67, 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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

3.3 days ▲Rest daysIpswich Town · Bristol City3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricIpswich TownBristol CityBaseline
Rest days3.3 days3.2 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

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

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

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Bristol City's last-five shots average is below their season average.

11 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots11 shots/match13.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

Ipswich Town show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Ipswich Town's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.3 shots/match ▲ShotsIpswich Town · Bristol City13.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricIpswich TownBristol CityBaseline
Shots15.3 shots/match13.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against9.69 shots/match13 shots/match12.4 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots8 shotsIpswich Town 11 shots, Bristol City 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsIpswich Town 3 shots, Bristol City 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.08 xG0.67 xGIpswich Town 1.08 xG, Bristol City 0.67 xG
  • Possession52%48%Ipswich Town 52%, Bristol City 48%
  • Corners9 corners2 cornersIpswich Town 9 corners, Bristol City 2 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls14 foulsIpswich Town 19 fouls, Bristol City 14 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.

Marcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 29′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDara O'Shea · Ipswich Town · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCédric Kipré · Ipswich Town · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 60′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 9′ · 0.04 xG · goalJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 18′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSam Morsy · Bristol City · 33′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLeif Davis · Ipswich Town · 37′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 51′ · 0.05 xG · on targetNeto Borges · Bristol City · 58′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 44′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 8′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Earthy · Bristol City · 62′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedKasey McAteer · Ipswich Town · 65′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJens Cajuste · Ipswich Town · 36′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 55′ · 0.20 xG · goalEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 19′ · 0.25 xG · on targetIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 36′ · 0.37 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Ipswich Town: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.09 xG. Bristol City: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.71 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′Jack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 9′Jack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 55′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 1.09 xG · Bristol City 0.71 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Ipswich Town
1Draws
0Bristol City
Bristol City — Ipswich Town · Championship1–1
Ipswich Town — Bristol City · Championship3–2
Bristol City — 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 10 of 11 directional metrics · Bristol City in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ipswich Town27 matchesBristol City28 matches
1.74 goals/match ▲Goals scored27/281.36 goals/match
0.89 goals/match ▲Goals allowed27/281.11 goals/match
1.66 xG/match ▲Expected goals27/281.26 xG/match
15.3 shots/match ▲Shots26/2713.2 shots/match
5.12 shots/match ▲Shots on target26/274.15 shots/match
56% ●Possession26/2748.3%
5.15 corners/match ●Corners26/275.11 corners/match
10.9 fouls/matchFouls26/279.89 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 28home / 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: Tue, 20 Jan 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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