Championship · 2025Thu, 1 Jan 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 TownOxford United
Shots19 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals1.43 xG/match1.08 xG/match
Possession64%36%
Corners9 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match12 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.

Jens Cajuste · Ipswich Town · 54′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 3′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJack Currie · Oxford United · 37′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 42′ · 0.03 xG · on targetStanley Mills · Oxford United · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStanley Mills · Oxford United · 73′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBrian De Keersmaecker · Oxford United · 81′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWill Lankshear · Oxford United · 31′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDara O'Shea · Ipswich Town · 54′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 55′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAzor Matusiwa · Ipswich Town · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAshley Young · Ipswich Town · 85′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 8′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 17′ · 0.07 xG · goalMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 58′ · 0.07 xG · on targetLuke Harris · Oxford United · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 17′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedChuba Akpom · Ipswich Town · 7′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 62′ · 0.10 xG · on targetChuba Akpom · Ipswich Town · 40′ · 0.13 xG · goalJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 24′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedWill Lankshear · Oxford United · 34′ · 0.31 xG · goalJens Cajuste · Ipswich Town · 42′ · 0.33 xG · on targetBrian De Keersmaecker · Oxford United · 51′ · 0.47 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Ipswich Town: 19 shots, 6 on target, 1.44 xG. Oxford United: 8 shots, 1 on target, 1.04 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′Jaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 17′Chuba Akpom · Ipswich Town · 40′Will Lankshear · Oxford United · 34′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 1.44 xG · Oxford United 1.04 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ipswich Town, Oxford United. A second useful context is: Ipswich Town's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Ipswich Town, Oxford United.

2.88 daysRest daysIpswich Town · Oxford United2.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricIpswich TownOxford UnitedBaseline
Rest days2.88 days2.8 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

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

Ipswich Town show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

15.4 shots/matchShotsIpswich Town · Oxford United13.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricIpswich TownOxford UnitedBaseline
Shots15.4 shots/match13.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against9.75 shots/match14.6 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

Oxford United's recent record differs from the season

weak

Oxford United's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1 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 for0.8 goals/match1 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
0Draws
1Oxford United
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town · Championship21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Ipswich Town favored in 11 of 14 directional metrics · Oxford United in 0 · 3 too close

1.68 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 25/251 goals/match
0.96 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 25/251.4 goals/match
1.63 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 25/251.05 xG/match
0.87 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 25/251.33 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 24/2413.2 shots/match
9.75 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 24/2414.6 shots/match
5.13 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 24/243.71 shots/match
3.08 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 24/244.42 shots/match
56.5%Possessionseason · 24/2442.3%
4.92 corners/matchCornersseason · 24/243.83 corners/match
4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 24/247.5 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 24/2311.2 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
32%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 25/258%
84%Scoring frequencyseason · 25/2564%

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
Oxford United6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Ipswich Town93.1
Oxford United36.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Ipswich Town95.2
Oxford United22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Ipswich Town85.4
Oxford United93.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town52.1
Oxford United64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town45.8
Oxford United2.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Ipswich Town70.8
Oxford United39.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.52 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.93 xG/match
17.2 shots/matchShots5/514.4 shots/match
5.4 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
61.4%Possession5/543%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.9 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
1.45 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.89 xG/match
15.7 shots/matchShots10/1012.4 shots/match
5.4 shots/matchShots on target10/103.7 shots/match
56.8%Possession10/1041.5%
4.9 corners/matchCorners10/103.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

25 / 25 matches
1.68 goals/matchGoals scored25/251 goals/match
0.96 goals/matchGoals allowed25/251.4 goals/match
1.63 xG/matchExpected goals25/251.05 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots24/2413.2 shots/match
5.13 shots/matchShots on target24/243.71 shots/match
56.5%Possession24/2442.3%
4.92 corners/matchCorners24/243.83 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls24/2311.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

13 / 13 matches
1.85 goals/matchGoals scored13/130.92 goals/match
0.85 goals/matchGoals allowed13/131.38 goals/match
1.89 xG/matchExpected goals13/130.86 xG/match
16.8 shots/matchShots12/1210.8 shots/match
6.08 shots/matchShots on target12/123.08 shots/match
54.3%Possession12/1240.3%
4.67 corners/matchCorners12/123.25 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.2 fouls/matchFouls12/1211 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

2.88 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.8 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples25 / 25home / 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: Thu, 1 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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