Premier League · 2024

Wolverhampton 1–2 Ipswich Town · Premier League

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Ipswich Town won 1–2.

Shots
1610
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
1.271.2
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ipswich Town beat Wolverhampton 2–1. Recorded in this match (Wolverhampton – Ipswich Town): shots 16–10, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 1.27–1.2, possession 54%–46%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Wolverhampton, Ipswich Town.

4.79 days ▲Rest daysWolverhampton · Ipswich Town6.04 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricWolverhamptonIpswich TownBaseline
Rest days4.79 days6.04 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Ipswich Town have a visible away split

moderate

Ipswich Town's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

8.13 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season10.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.13 shots/match10.2 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

Ipswich Town's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

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

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots10 shotsWolverhampton 16 shots, Ipswich Town 10 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsWolverhampton 6 shots, Ipswich Town 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.27 xG1.2 xGWolverhampton 1.27 xG, Ipswich Town 1.2 xG
  • Possession54%46%Wolverhampton 54%, Ipswich Town 46%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersWolverhampton 7 corners, Ipswich Town 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls9 foulsWolverhampton 13 fouls, Ipswich Town 9 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Wolverhampton favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Wolverhampton16 matchesIpswich Town16 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored16/161 goal/match
2.5 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲ 1.75 goals/match
1.06 xG/match ▲Expected goals16/160.96 xG/match
11 shots/match ▲Shots16/1610.2 shots/match
4.25 shots/match ▲Shots on target16/163.38 shots/match
46.6% ●Possession16/1642.8%
3.19 corners/matchCorners16/16● 4.88 corners/match
13 fouls/matchFouls16/1612.4 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples16 / 16home / 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, 14 Dec 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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