Ipswich vs Oxford United

2 - 1
🕒 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Portman Road 🧑‍⚖️ Will Finnie 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Ipswich 2 · Oxford United 23
Referee Stats
7 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 14%
Home wins 43%
Draws 14%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Ipswich outshot their opponent (19-8).
  • Ipswich controlled possession (64%).
  • Ipswich had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Ipswich (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 14-8-1

Goals For / Against

43 / 17
Avg: 1.87 / 0.74

Points

50
Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

2
Oxford United (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

21 / 32
Avg: 0.91 / 1.39

Points

18
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.17
PPG
0.78
1.87
GF
0.91
0.74
GA
1.39
57%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
57%
22%
Score 1st
9%

League-position context

Ipswich rank2nd
Oxford United rank23rd
Ipswich points84
Oxford United points47
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.
Oxford United: #23 · 47 pts · GD -14
37 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.
37-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.

Oxford United last 5 away

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
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 2.557%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Oxford United trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Ipswich score at home91%
Ipswich clean sheet at home43%
Oxford United score away57%
Oxford United clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Ipswich score first22%
Ipswich win after scoring first80%
Oxford United score first9%
Oxford United win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Ipswich 100% · Oxford United 20%
Avg first goal minute: Ipswich 25.2' · Oxford United 8.5'

Vs league average

Ipswich score at home1.87 vs 1.40
Ipswich concede at home0.74 vs 1.20
Oxford United score away0.91 vs 1.20
Oxford United concede away1.39 vs 1.40
Ipswich score 34% above league average, while Oxford United score 24% below league average.
Defensive side: Ipswich are 39% below league average at home, and Oxford United are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Oxford United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
1
Total Shots
19
8
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
7
3
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
9
2
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
9
2
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
526
303
Passes Accurate
452
234
Passes %
86%
77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Ipswich vs Oxford United Head-to-Head History by Season