Ipswich vs Cardiff

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Portman Road 🧑‍⚖️ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Ipswich 2 · Cardiff 12
Referee Stats
23 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 61%
Draws 13%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Ipswich outshot their opponent (19-13).
  • Ipswich controlled possession (55%).
  • Ipswich had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ipswich (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 16-6-1

Goals For / Against

59 / 32
Avg: 2.57 / 1.39

Points

54
Avg: 2.35

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-2-12

Goals For / Against

26 / 38
Avg: 1.13 / 1.65

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.35
PPG
1.26
2.57
GF
1.13
1.39
GA
1.65
74%
O2.5
57%
74%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Ipswich rank2nd
Cardiff rank12th
Ipswich points96
Cardiff points62
Ipswich: #2 · 96 pts · GD +35
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #12 · 62 pts · GD -17
34 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
34-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ipswich last 5 home

W D D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals12-3
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff last 5 away

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals6-11
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Ipswich trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 61% · 1H BTTS 48%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Ipswich score at home91%
Ipswich clean sheet at home26%
Cardiff score away70%
Cardiff clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Ipswich score first0%
Ipswich win after scoring first0%
Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Ipswich 0% · Cardiff 0%

Vs league average

Ipswich score at home2.57 vs 1.48
Ipswich concede at home1.39 vs 1.20
Cardiff score away1.13 vs 1.20
Cardiff concede away1.65 vs 1.48
Ipswich score 73% above league average, while Cardiff score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Ipswich are 16% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Ipswich goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Cardiff goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
19
13
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
8
3
Shots Inside Box
12
11
Shots Outside Box
7
2
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
7
14
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
543
442
Passes Accurate
454
349
Passes %
84%
79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Ipswich vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season