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Chelsea 2–2 Ipswich Town · Premier League

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2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Chelsea and Ipswich Town drew 2–2.

Shots
3413
Shots on target
94
Expected goals
2.271.07
Possession
74%26%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea and Ipswich Town drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Chelsea – Ipswich Town): shots 34–13, shots on target 9–4, expected goals 2.27–1.07, possession 74%–26%. 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.

Chelsea's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.75 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/match1.75 goals/match1.56 goals/match

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

Chelsea show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

Chelsea's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

16.5 shots/match ▲ShotsChelsea · Ipswich Town9.72 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricChelseaIpswich TownBaseline
Shots16.5 shots/match9.72 shots/match13.3 shots/match
Shots against10.8 shots/match16.1 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Chelsea have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.5% ●PossessionChelsea · Ipswich Town40.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricChelseaIpswich TownBaseline
Possession58.5%40.7%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots34 shots13 shotsChelsea 34 shots, Ipswich Town 13 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsChelsea 9 shots, Ipswich Town 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.27 xG1.07 xGChelsea 2.27 xG, Ipswich Town 1.07 xG
  • Possession74%26%Chelsea 74%, Ipswich Town 26%
  • Corners15 corners4 cornersChelsea 15 corners, Ipswich Town 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls7 foulsChelsea 11 fouls, Ipswich Town 7 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Chelsea
0Draws
1Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town — Chelsea · Premier League2–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Chelsea favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Chelsea32 matchesIpswich Town32 matches
1.75 goals/match ▲Goals scored32/321.03 goals/match
1.22 goals/match ▲Goals allowed32/322.09 goals/match
1.91 xG/match ▲Expected goals32/320.95 xG/match
16.5 shots/match ▲Shots32/329.72 shots/match
5.88 shots/match ▲Shots on target32/323.5 shots/match
58.5% ●Possession32/3240.7%
6.19 corners/match ●Corners32/324.03 corners/match
11.6 fouls/matchFouls32/3211.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / 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: Sun, 13 Apr 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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