Championship · 2025Fri, 17 Oct 2025, 19:00 UTCFull timeRiversideFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricMiddlesbroughIpswich Town
Shots15 shots/match17 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.86 xG/match1.97 xG/match
Possession48%52%
Corners5 corners/match9 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match14 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Ipswich Town's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Middlesbrough's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Ipswich Town's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Ipswich Town's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.78 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 for2.4 goals/match1.78 goals/match1.22 goals/match

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

Middlesbrough show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Middlesbrough's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.3 shots/matchShotsMiddlesbrough · Ipswich Town15.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricMiddlesbroughIpswich TownBaseline
Shots11.3 shots/match15.6 shots/match12.4 shots/match
Shots against11.5 shots/match10.1 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Middlesbrough favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 7 · 3 too close

1.4 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 10/91.78 goals/match
0.7 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 10/91.11 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 10/91.81 xG/match
0.85 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 10/91.05 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 10/915.6 shots/match
11.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 10/910.1 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 10/94.67 shots/match
2.3 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 10/92.89 shots/match
50.9%Possessionseason · 10/956.2%
5.2 corners/matchCornersseason · 10/95.67 corners/match
5.1 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 10/94.11 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 10/912 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
40%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 10/911%
80%Scoring frequencyseason · 10/989%

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.

Middlesbrough52.1
Ipswich Town85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Middlesbrough47.9
Ipswich Town91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Middlesbrough88.9
Ipswich Town75.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Middlesbrough18.8
Ipswich Town72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Middlesbrough27.1
Ipswich Town68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Middlesbrough64.6
Ipswich Town77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Middlesbrough41.7
Ipswich Town81.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.4 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.8 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots5/517.2 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target5/56.6 shots/match
50.2%Possession5/553.2%
4.6 corners/matchCorners5/56.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/512 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 9 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/91.78 goals/match
0.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/91.11 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals10/91.81 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots10/915.6 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target10/94.67 shots/match
50.9%Possession10/956.2%
5.2 corners/matchCorners10/95.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/912 fouls/match

Window

Season

10 / 9 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/91.78 goals/match
0.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/91.11 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals10/91.81 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots10/915.6 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target10/94.67 shots/match
50.9%Possession10/956.2%
5.2 corners/matchCorners10/95.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.8 fouls/matchFouls10/912 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 4 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/40.75 goals/match
0.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/41.25 goals/match
0.97 xG/matchExpected goals5/41.51 xG/match
11.4 shots/matchShots5/413.5 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target5/42.75 shots/match
49%Possession5/459.3%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/46.25 corners/match
Cards0/0
8.6 fouls/matchFouls5/413 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/112.3 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples10 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Fri, 17 Oct 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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