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What the record shows

The retained record does not give either club a clear edge on the metrics that clear the gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

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

Last 5 meetings

2Crystal Palace
0Draws
0Ipswich
Crystal PalaceIpswich · Premier League10
IpswichCrystal Palace · Premier League01

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

0 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Crystal Palace

Competition
Premier League
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.08 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.34 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.53 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.38 xG/match
  • Shots11.6 shots/match
  • Shots allowed11.7 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.74 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.26 shots/match
  • Possession45.9%
  • Corners4.18 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.24 corners/match
  • Cards2.2 cards/match
  • Fouls10.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency32%
  • Scoring frequency68%

Ipswich

Competition
Premier League
Season
2024/25
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
25 May 2025
  • Goals scored0.95 goals/match
  • Goals allowed2.16 goals/match
  • Expected goals0.91 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.96 xG/match
  • Shots9.89 shots/match
  • Shots allowed16 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.34 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5.68 shots/match
  • Possession40.3%
  • Corners3.82 corners/match
  • Corners allowed6.55 corners/match
  • Fouls11.3 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency5%
  • Scoring frequency63%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailableunavailable
Season samples0 / 0home / away teams
Recent samples0 / 0last-five windows
FreshnessUnavailablestale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Paired coverage is below the configured metric threshold.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4