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Coventry City 0–2 Ipswich Town · Championship

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Ipswich Town won 0–2.

Shots
1018
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
0.81.14
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ipswich Town beat Coventry City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Coventry City – Ipswich Town): shots 10–18, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 0.8–1.14, possession 41%–59%. 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.

Coventry City's recent record differs from the season

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals 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

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

3.12 days ▲Rest 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.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots18 shotsCoventry City 10 shots, Ipswich Town 18 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsCoventry City 3 shots, Ipswich Town 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.8 xG1.14 xGCoventry City 0.8 xG, Ipswich Town 1.14 xG
  • Possession41%59%Coventry City 41%, Ipswich Town 59%
  • Corners3 corners6 cornersCoventry City 3 corners, Ipswich Town 6 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls14 foulsCoventry City 12 fouls, Ipswich Town 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.

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
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  • goal
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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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Coventry City
0Draws
3Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town — Coventry City · Championship3–0
Coventry City — Ipswich Town · Championship1–2
Ipswich Town — Coventry City · Championship2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Coventry City favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Coventry City24 matchesIpswich Town24 matches
2.25 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/241.67 goals/match
1.04 goals/matchGoals allowed24/24▲ 0.96 goals/match
1.87 xG/match ▲Expected goals24/241.64 xG/match
17.1 shots/match ▲Shots23/2315.3 shots/match
5.78 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/235.09 shots/match
54.3%Possession23/23● 56.2%
5.48 corners/match ●Corners23/234.74 corners/match
9.39 fouls/matchFouls23/2310.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

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

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