Premier League · 2024

Ipswich Town 2–4 Nottingham Forest · Premier League

2–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Nottingham Forest won 2–4.

Shots
1111
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
0.421.52
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich Town 4–2. Recorded in this match (Ipswich Town – Nottingham Forest): shots 11–11, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 0.42–1.52, possession 56%–44%. 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.

Ipswich Town's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.97 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 for1.2 goals/match0.97 goals/match1.56 goals/match

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

Ipswich Town have a visible home split

moderate

Ipswich Town's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season9.72 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match9.72 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots11 shotsIpswich Town 11 shots, Nottingham Forest 11 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsIpswich Town 4 shots, Nottingham Forest 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.42 xG1.52 xGIpswich Town 0.42 xG, Nottingham Forest 1.52 xG
  • Possession56%44%Ipswich Town 56%, Nottingham Forest 44%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersIpswich Town 6 corners, Nottingham Forest 3 corners
  • Fouls4 fouls13 foulsIpswich Town 4 fouls, Nottingham Forest 13 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.

Ola Aina · Nottingham Forest · 12′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJulio Enciso · Ipswich Town · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedChris Wood · Nottingham Forest · 33′ · 0.02 xG · on targetNeco Williams · Nottingham Forest · 73′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKalvin Phillips · Ipswich Town · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOmari Hutchinson · Ipswich Town · 47′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLeif Davis · Ipswich Town · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGeorge Hirst · Ipswich Town · 90′ · 0.03 xG · goalOmari Hutchinson · Ipswich Town · 15′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLiam Delap · Ipswich Town · 50′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLiam Delap · Ipswich Town · 68′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJota Silva · Nottingham Forest · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedOmari Hutchinson · Ipswich Town · 4′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNeco Williams · Nottingham Forest · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJens-Lys Cajuste · Ipswich Town · 82′ · 0.06 xG · goalAnthony Elanga · Nottingham Forest · 37′ · 0.07 xG · goalElliot Anderson · Nottingham Forest · 22′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLiam Delap · Ipswich Town · 11′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedNikola Milenković · Nottingham Forest · 35′ · 0.14 xG · goalChris Wood · Nottingham Forest · 55′ · 0.14 xG · on targetJota Silva · Nottingham Forest · 87′ · 0.49 xG · goalAnthony Elanga · Nottingham Forest · 41′ · 0.50 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Ipswich Town: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.46 xG. Nottingham Forest: 11 shots, 6 on target, 1.56 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Jens-Lys Cajuste · Ipswich Town · 82′George Hirst · Ipswich Town · 90′Nikola Milenković · Nottingham Forest · 35′Anthony Elanga · Nottingham Forest · 37′Anthony Elanga · Nottingham Forest · 41′Jota Silva · Nottingham Forest · 87′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Ipswich Town 0.46 xG · Nottingham Forest 1.56 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Ipswich Town
0Draws
1Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest — Ipswich Town · Premier League1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Ipswich Town favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Nottingham Forest in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Ipswich Town29 matchesNottingham Forest29 matches
0.97 goals/matchGoals scored29/29▲ 1.69 goals/match
2.14 goals/matchGoals allowed29/29▲ 1.21 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals29/29▲ 1.3 xG/match
9.72 shots/matchShots29/29▲ 12.4 shots/match
3.59 shots/matchShots on target29/29▲ 4.59 shots/match
41.2% ●Possession29/2939.6%
4.07 corners/matchCorners29/29● 4.28 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls29/2910.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / 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: Sat, 15 Mar 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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