Premier League · 2026
vsSeason opening

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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.

Last 5 meetings

1Everton
1Draws
0Ipswich Town
EvertonIpswich Town · Premier League22
Ipswich TownEverton · Premier League02

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.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Everton2 matches
  • Ipswich Town1 matches

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.

Everton

Competition
Premier League
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.24 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.32 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.2 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.46 xG/match
  • Shots11 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.68 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.16 shots/match
  • Possession43.5%
  • Corners4.26 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.11 corners/match
  • Cards2.03 cards/match
  • Fouls10.7 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency29%
  • Scoring frequency74%

Ipswich Town

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 samples2 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 1last-five windows
Freshness28 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • 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, 19 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC · analysis-v4