Championship · 2025Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 18:00 UTCFull timeCoventry Building Society ArenaFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricCoventry CityIpswich Town
Shots10 shots/match18 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match7 shots/match
Expected goals0.8 xG/match1.14 xG/match
Possession41%59%
Corners3 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match14 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.

Dara O'Shea · Ipswich Town · 82′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMatt Grimes · Coventry City · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCédric Kipré · Ipswich Town · 12′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAzor Matusiwa · Ipswich Town · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJack Taylor · Ipswich Town · 43′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Kitching · Coventry City · 55′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Ángel Brau · Coventry City · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJack Taylor · Ipswich Town · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 15′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 16′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHaji Wright · Coventry City · 54′ · 0.04 xG · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 22′ · 0.05 xG · on targetIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 10′ · 0.06 xG · on targetIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 23′ · 0.06 xG · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · Coventry City · 60′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 22′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJack Clarke · Ipswich Town · 72′ · 0.07 xG · goalJacob Greaves · Ipswich Town · 39′ · 0.08 xG · on targetCédric Kipré · Ipswich Town · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJack Rudoni · Coventry City · 60′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 68′ · 0.09 xG · on targetMiguel Ángel Brau · Coventry City · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedDarnell Furlong · Ipswich Town · 42′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJack Taylor · Ipswich Town · 40′ · 0.15 xG · on targetVictor Torp · Coventry City · 50′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedWes Burns · Ipswich Town · 83′ · 0.17 xG · goalTatsuhiro Sakamoto · Coventry City · 88′ · 0.19 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Coventry City: 10 shots, 3 on target, 0.73 xG. Ipswich Town: 18 shots, 7 on target, 1.15 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 · 72′Wes Burns · Ipswich Town · 83′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Coventry City 0.73 xG · Ipswich Town 1.15 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Coventry City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Coventry City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season2.25 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/match2.25 goals/match1.35 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

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

3.12 daysRest daysCoventry City · Ipswich Town3.21 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCoventry CityIpswich TownBaseline
Rest days3.12 days3.21 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Coventry City
0Draws
1Ipswich Town
Ipswich TownCoventry City · Championship30

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Coventry City favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 5 · 4 too close

2.25 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 24/241.67 goals/match
1.04 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 24/240.96 goals/match
1.87 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 24/241.64 xG/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 24/240.86 xG/match
17.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 23/2315.3 shots/match
11.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 23/239.83 shots/match
5.78 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 23/235.09 shots/match
3.96 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 23/233.17 shots/match
54.3%Possessionseason · 23/2356.2%
5.48 corners/matchCornersseason · 23/234.74 corners/match
5.04 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 23/234.09 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.39 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 23/2310.9 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
38%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 24/2433%
83%Scoring frequencyseason · 24/2483%

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.

Coventry City77.1
Ipswich Town89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Coventry City97.9
Ipswich Town91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Coventry City71.5
Ipswich Town94.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Coventry City93.8
Ipswich Town81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Coventry City2.1
Ipswich Town47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Coventry City72.9
Ipswich Town29.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Coventry City67.7
Ipswich Town65.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.33 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.42 xG/match
15.2 shots/matchShots5/516.6 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/55.4 shots/match
51.6%Possession5/557.2%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/54.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls5/511 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.4 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.7 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.48 xG/match
17.4 shots/matchShots10/1015.7 shots/match
5.8 shots/matchShots on target10/105.6 shots/match
55%Possession10/1056.7%
5.2 corners/matchCorners10/104.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

24 / 24 matches
2.25 goals/matchGoals scored24/241.67 goals/match
1.04 goals/matchGoals allowed24/240.96 goals/match
1.87 xG/matchExpected goals24/241.64 xG/match
17.1 shots/matchShots23/2315.3 shots/match
5.78 shots/matchShots on target23/235.09 shots/match
54.3%Possession23/2356.2%
5.48 corners/matchCorners23/234.74 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.39 fouls/matchFouls23/2310.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

12 / 12 matches
2.25 goals/matchGoals scored12/121.5 goals/match
0.75 goals/matchGoals allowed12/121.08 goals/match
1.79 xG/matchExpected goals12/121.35 xG/match
18.3 shots/matchShots12/1214.1 shots/match
5.75 shots/matchShots on target12/124.17 shots/match
57.4%Possession12/1258.7%
6 corners/matchCorners12/125.17 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.83 fouls/matchFouls12/1211.4 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.12 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.21 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 22:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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