Ipswich vs Bristol City

Ipswich

2 - 0

Bristol City

🕒 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Portman Road 🧑‍⚖️ Dean Whitestone 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Ipswich 2 · Bristol City 12

Referee Stats

Dean Whitestone

19 matches · 1.37 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.37
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	5%
Home wins	26%
Draws	32%
Away wins	42%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-8).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Ipswich (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-8-1

Goals For / Against

43 / 17

Avg: 1.87 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bristol City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 28

Avg: 1.13 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.17

PPG

1.35

1.87

1.13

0.74

1.22

57%

O2.5

43%

52%

BTTS

52%

22%

Score 1st

League-position context

Ipswich rank2nd

Bristol City rank12th

Ipswich points84

Bristol City points62

Ipswich: #2 · 84 pts · GD +33

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bristol City: #12 · 62 pts · GD +0

22 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ipswich last 5 home

W D W D D

Points9/15

Weighted index69

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Bristol City last 5 away

L D D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-6

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Ipswich trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Bristol City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Ipswich score at home91%

Ipswich clean sheet at home43%

Bristol City score away65%

Bristol City clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Ipswich score first22%

Ipswich win after scoring first80%

Bristol City score first4%

Bristol City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ipswich 100% · Bristol City 57%

Avg first goal minute: Ipswich 25.2' · Bristol City 11.0'

Vs league average

Ipswich score at home1.87 vs 1.40

Ipswich concede at home0.74 vs 1.20

Bristol City score away1.13 vs 1.20

Bristol City concede away1.22 vs 1.40

Ipswich score 34% above league average, while Bristol City score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Ipswich are 39% below league average at home, and Bristol City are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Ipswich goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

31-45 4

61-75 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

Bristol City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

0-15 4

61-75 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

472

460

Passes Accurate

384

376

Passes %

81%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Clarke

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Cajuste

27' ↑↓

↑↓

27' ⇄ Z. Vyner

1st substitution · For: Sam Morsy

40'

40' Neto Borges

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Clarke

Normal Goal · Assist: Iván Azón

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Neto Borges

2nd substitution · For: C. Pring

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ M. Sykes

3rd substitution · For: George Earthy

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ E. Riis

4th substitution · For: S. Armstrong

60'

60' Sam Morsy

62'

62' R. Dickie

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ W. Burns

1st substitution · For: K. McAteer

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Cajuste

2nd substitution · For: J. Taylor

71'

71' D. Furlong

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Iván Azón

3rd substitution · For: G. Hirst

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Núñez

4th substitution · For: S. Szmodics

74'

74' G. Tanner

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Atkinson

5th substitution · For: H. Roberts

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Clarke

5th substitution · For: A. Young

87'

87' A. Randell

89'

89' S. Armstrong

Ipswich vs Bristol City 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ipswich beat Bristol City 2-0 on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Dean Whitestone. It was played at Portman Road.

First half: Ipswich took an early lead at 8' when J. Clarke scored, with the assist credited to J. Cajuste, making the score 1-0. Bristol City made their 1st substitution at 27', with Z. Vyner replacing Sam Morsy. Neto Borges received a yellow card for Bristol City at 40'.

Second half: Ipswich extended the lead at 55' when J. Clarke scored, with the assist credited to Iván Azón, making the score 2-0. Bristol City made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Neto Borges replacing C. Pring. Bristol City made their 3rd substitution at 59', with M. Sykes replacing George Earthy. Bristol City made their 4th substitution at 59', with E. Riis replacing S. Armstrong. Sam Morsy received a yellow card for Bristol City at 60'. R. Dickie received a yellow card for Bristol City at 62'. Ipswich made their 1st substitution at 63', with W. Burns replacing K. McAteer. Ipswich made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Cajuste replacing J. Taylor. D. Furlong received a yellow card for Ipswich at 71'. Ipswich made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Iván Azón replacing G. Hirst. Ipswich made their 4th substitution at 73', with M. Núñez replacing S. Szmodics. G. Tanner received a yellow card for Bristol City at 74'. Bristol City made their 5th substitution at 80', with R. Atkinson replacing H. Roberts. Ipswich made their 5th substitution at 84', with J. Clarke replacing A. Young. A. Randell received a yellow card for Bristol City at 87'. S. Armstrong received a yellow card for Bristol City at 89'.

Ipswich used 5 substitutions while Bristol City used 5 substitutions. Ipswich got 1 yellow card, while Bristol City got 6 yellow cards.