Championship · 2025Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 12:30 UTCFull timePortman Road StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricIpswich TownBlackburn Rovers
Shots17 shots/match10 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match0 shots/match
Expected goals2.86 xG/match0.66 xG/match
Possession48%52%
Corners7 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match15 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.

George Hirst · Ipswich Town · 23′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTaylor Gardner-Hickman · Blackburn Rovers · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMathias Jørgensen · Blackburn Rovers · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 83′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 41′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 24′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 70′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 8′ · 0.06 xG · on targetEiran Cashin · Blackburn Rovers · 17′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCédric Kipré · Ipswich Town · 26′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 77′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSammie Szmodics · Ipswich Town · 86′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedEiran Cashin · Ipswich Town · 3′ · 0.10 xG · goalJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 52′ · 0.10 xG · on targetIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 87′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 65′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedTaylor Gardner-Hickman · Blackburn Rovers · 65′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 77′ · 0.18 xG · on targetIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 78′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedAxel Henriksson · Blackburn Rovers · 45′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 50′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blockedJack Taylor · Ipswich Town · 12′ · 0.27 xG · goalDara O'Shea · Ipswich Town · 8′ · 0.31 xG · off target or blockedSammie Szmodics · Ipswich Town · 88′ · 0.55 xG · goalMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 50′ · 0.63 xG · on target
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  • goal
  • penalty
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Ipswich Town: 18 shots, 8 on target, 3.13 xG. Blackburn Rovers: 10 shots, 0 on target, 0.78 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.753.50′HT90′Eiran Cashin · Ipswich Town · 3′Jack Taylor · Ipswich Town · 12′Sammie Szmodics · Ipswich Town · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 3.13 xG · Blackburn Rovers 0.78 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Blackburn Rovers's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Blackburn Rovers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Blackburn Rovers's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.92 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 for0.4 goals/match0.92 goals/match1.34 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.

0Ipswich Town
1Draws
0Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn RoversIpswich Town · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Ipswich Town favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Blackburn Rovers in 0 · 3 too close

1.73 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 26/260.92 goals/match
0.92 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 26/261.27 goals/match
1.68 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 26/261.34 xG/match
0.86 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/261.13 xG/match
15.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 25/2512.6 shots/match
9.76 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 25/2511.4 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 25/253.36 shots/match
2.96 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 25/253.44 shots/match
56.2%Possessionseason · 25/2549.9%
5 corners/matchCornersseason · 25/255.64 corners/match
4.08 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 25/254.68 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 25/2511.4 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
35%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/2627%
85%Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2665%

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
Blackburn Rovers47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Ipswich Town93.8
Blackburn Rovers27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Ipswich Town96.5
Blackburn Rovers73.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Ipswich Town85.4
Blackburn Rovers47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town52.1
Blackburn Rovers85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town47.9
Blackburn Rovers81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Ipswich Town71.9
Blackburn Rovers59.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.4 goals/match
0.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.83 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.84 xG/match
18 shots/matchShots5/513.2 shots/match
6.4 shots/matchShots on target5/52 shots/match
59.4%Possession5/553.2%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls5/511.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.8 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.2 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.19 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots10/1013 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target10/102.8 shots/match
56.4%Possession10/1049.2%
5 corners/matchCorners10/105.7 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

26 / 26 matches
1.73 goals/matchGoals scored26/260.92 goals/match
0.92 goals/matchGoals allowed26/261.27 goals/match
1.68 xG/matchExpected goals26/261.34 xG/match
15.5 shots/matchShots25/2512.6 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target25/253.36 shots/match
56.2%Possession25/2549.9%
5 corners/matchCorners25/255.64 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls25/2511.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

14 / 13 matches
1.93 goals/matchGoals scored14/130.85 goals/match
0.79 goals/matchGoals allowed14/131 goals/match
1.96 xG/matchExpected goals14/131.28 xG/match
16.8 shots/matchShots13/1312.4 shots/match
6.15 shots/matchShots on target13/133.23 shots/match
53.8%Possession13/1348.8%
4.85 corners/matchCorners13/135.31 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.85 fouls/matchFouls13/1312.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

15.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/112.9 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples26 / 26home / 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, 17 Jan 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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