Ipswich vs Swansea

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Portman Road 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Backhouse 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Ipswich 2 · Swansea 11
Referee Stats
25 matches · 2.16 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.16
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 68%
Draws 4%
Away wins 28%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-10).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Ipswich had the sharper finishing (6-3 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
Swansea (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 32
Avg: 1.00 / 1.39

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.17
PPG
1.09
1.87
GF
1.00
0.74
GA
1.39
57%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
48%
22%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Ipswich rank2nd
Swansea rank11th
Ipswich points84
Swansea points64
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.
Swansea: #11 · 64 pts · GD -2
20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-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.

Swansea last 5 away

D W W D L
Points8/15
Weighted index62
Goals7-7
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Swansea trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Ipswich score at home91%
Ipswich clean sheet at home43%
Swansea score away65%
Swansea clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Ipswich score first22%
Ipswich win after scoring first80%
Swansea score first17%
Swansea win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Ipswich 100% · Swansea 20%
Avg first goal minute: Ipswich 25.2' · Swansea 40.8'

Vs league average

Ipswich score at home1.87 vs 1.40
Ipswich concede at home0.74 vs 1.20
Swansea score away1.00 vs 1.20
Swansea concede away1.39 vs 1.40
Ipswich score 34% above league average, while Swansea score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Ipswich are 39% below league average at home, and Swansea are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Swansea goal timing (away)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
11
10
Shots off Goal
1
6
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
8
1
Shots Outside Box
3
9
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
4
0
Fouls
17
13
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
438
527
Passes Accurate
357
452
Passes %
82%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
3'
3' Goal · 1-0
A. Mehmeti
Normal Goal
39'
39' A. Mehmeti
41'
41' Goal · 2-0
Iván Azón
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Davis
55'
55' Eom Ji-Sung
1st substitution · For: Ronald
55'
55' L. Cullen
2nd substitution · For: Z. Vipotnik
55'
55' M. Yalcouyé
3rd substitution · For: Gonçalo Franco
61'
61' D. Neil
1st substitution · For: J. Taylor
61'
61' M. Núñez
2nd substitution · For: J. Clarke
69'
69' W. Burns
3rd substitution · For: K. McAteer
69'
69' Iván Azón
4th substitution · For: G. Hirst
74'
74' Goal · 3-0
G. Hirst
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Mehmeti
75'
75' Gustavo Gomes
4th substitution · For: L. Walta
76'
76' M. Widell
5th substitution · For: J. Ward
84'
84' A. Matusiwa
5th substitution · For: J. Cajuste

Ipswich vs Swansea 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ipswich beat Swansea 3-0 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Anthony Backhouse. It was played at Portman Road.

First half: Ipswich took an early lead at 3' when A. Mehmeti scored, making the score 1-0. A. Mehmeti received a yellow card for Ipswich at 39'. Ipswich extended the lead at 41' when Iván Azón scored, with the assist credited to L. Davis, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Swansea made their 1st substitution at 55', with Eom Ji-Sung replacing Ronald. Swansea made their 2nd substitution at 55', with L. Cullen replacing Z. Vipotnik. Swansea made their 3rd substitution at 55', with M. Yalcouyé replacing Gonçalo Franco. Ipswich made their 1st substitution at 61', with D. Neil replacing J. Taylor. Ipswich made their 2nd substitution at 61', with M. Núñez replacing J. Clarke. Ipswich made their 3rd substitution at 69', with W. Burns replacing K. McAteer. Ipswich made their 4th substitution at 69', with Iván Azón replacing G. Hirst. Ipswich extended the lead at 74' when G. Hirst scored, with the assist credited to A. Mehmeti, making the score 3-0. Swansea made their 4th substitution at 75', with Gustavo Gomes replacing L. Walta. Swansea made their 5th substitution at 76', with M. Widell replacing J. Ward. Ipswich made their 5th substitution at 84', with A. Matusiwa replacing J. Cajuste.

Ipswich used 5 substitutions while Swansea used 5 substitutions. Ipswich got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-10).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Ipswich had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Ipswich vs Swansea Head-to-Head History by Season