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Ipswich Town

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Manchester United

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Ipswich Town	Manchester United
Shots	11 shots/match	11 shots/match
Shots on target	6 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	1.59 xG/match▲	0.8 xG/match
Possession	40%	60%●
Corners	4 corners/match●	3 corners/match
Fouls	11 fouls/match	10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

off target
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Ipswich Town: 11 shots, 6 on target, 1.58 xG. Manchester United: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.84 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 1.58 xG · Manchester United 0.84 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Manchester United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Ipswich Town's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Manchester United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Manchester United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.08 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	1.6 goals/match	1.08 goals/match	1.38 goals/match

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

Ipswich Town show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Ipswich Town's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

9.92 shots/match▲ShotsIpswich Town · Manchester United13.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Ipswich Town	Manchester United	Baseline
Shots	9.92 shots/match	13.8 shots/match	13.7 shots/match
Shots against	15.2 shots/match	11.2 shots/match	13.1 shots/match

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

Ipswich Town have a visible home split

moderate

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

11.8 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season9.92 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	11.8 shots/match	9.92 shots/match	13.7 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Ipswich Town favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Manchester United in 9 · 3 too close

1.08 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 12/121.08 goals/match

1.92 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 12/12▲1.08 goals/match

0.99 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 12/12▲1.53 xG/match

2.12 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 12/12▲1.56 xG/match

9.92 shots/matchShotsseason · 12/12▲13.8 shots/match

15.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 12/12▲11.2 shots/match

3.25 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 12/12▲5.08 shots/match

5.92 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 12/12▲4 shots/match

40.5%Possessionseason · 12/12●52.7%

4.83 corners/matchCornersseason · 12/12●5.33 corners/match

6.17 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 12/12▲4.33 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 12/1211.2 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

8%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 12/12▲42%

75%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 12/1267%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Ipswich Town7.5

Manchester United62.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Ipswich Town12.5

Manchester United47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Ipswich Town16.7

Manchester United79.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Ipswich Town27.5

Manchester United47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town77.5

Manchester United30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Ipswich Town32.5

Manchester United52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Ipswich Town31.9

Manchester United51.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Ipswich Town12 matchesManchester United12 matches

1.08 goals/matchGoals scored12/121.08 goals/match

1.92 goals/matchGoals allowed12/12▲1.08 goals/match

0.99 xG/matchExpected goals12/12▲1.53 xG/match

9.92 shots/matchShots12/12▲13.8 shots/match

3.25 shots/matchShots on target12/12▲5.08 shots/match

40.5%Possession12/12●52.7%

4.83 corners/matchCorners12/12●5.33 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.5 fouls/matchFouls12/1211.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Ipswich Town6 matchesManchester United6 matches

0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲1 goals/match

1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲0.83 goals/match

0.99 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲1.58 xG/match

11.8 shots/matchShots6/6▲14.2 shots/match

3.5 shots/matchShots on target6/6▲5.5 shots/match

44.7%Possession6/6●56.3%

5.5 corners/matchCorners6/65.5 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFouls6/611.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

14.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114.1 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples12 / 12home / 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, 24 Nov 2024, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4