Ipswich Town
Championship · 2025Ipswich Town 2–2 Derby County · Championship
A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.
Match at a glance
Ipswich Town and Derby County drew 2–2.
- Shots
- 18–10
- Shots on target
- 5–2
- Expected goals
- 2.91–1.48
- Possession
- 69%–31%
Full time
What the match recorded
Ipswich Town and Derby County drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Ipswich Town – Derby County): shots 18–10, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 2.91–1.48, possession 69%–31%. 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.
Derby County show a distinct attacking-volume record
weakDerby County's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.
Window: season
| Metric | Ipswich Town | Derby County | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 13.5 shots/match | 7.75 shots/match | 12.4 shots/match |
| Shots against | 8.5 shots/match | 15.3 shots/match | 12.5 shots/match |
Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.
The teams have contrasting possession records
weakIpswich Town have recorded the higher season possession share.
Evidence and caveat
Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.5 percentage points.
Window: season
| Metric | Ipswich Town | Derby County | Baseline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60% | 40.5% | 50.3% |
Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.
This match
Match statistics
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.
- off target
- on target
- goal
- penalty
- size = xG
Ipswich Town: 18 shots, 5 on target, 2.94 xG. Derby County: 10 shots, 2 on target, 1.53 xG.
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline
Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 2.94 xG · Derby County 1.53 xG.
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Metric comparison
Team comparison
Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Season: Ipswich Town favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Derby County in 0 · 11 too close
Window
Season
Window
Last 10
Window
Last 5
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control
Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
Attacking volume
Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
Defensive resistance
Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
Directness proxy
Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
Physicality
Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
Set-piece relevance
Corner volume relative to competition peers.
Tempo and pressure proxy
Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
Ipswich Town / Derby County
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
- At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
- The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
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