Middlesbrough vs Ipswich

Middlesbrough

2 - 0

Ipswich

🕒 Sat, 09 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 5 · Ipswich 12

Referee Stats

Robert Jones

17 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	53%
Draws	18%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (17-7).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (57%).
Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 18

Avg: 1.38 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ipswich (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-12

Goals For / Against

28 / 33

Avg: 1.22 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.88

PPG

1.17

1.38

1.22

0.75

1.43

39%

O2.5

48%

30%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th

Ipswich rank12th

Middlesbrough points76

Ipswich points60

Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22

14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Ipswich: #12 · 60 pts · GD -3

30 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-4

Record4-0-1

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.

Ipswich last 5 away

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals5-5

Record1-0-4

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.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Ipswich trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%

Ipswich score away70%

Ipswich clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Ipswich score first0%

Ipswich win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Ipswich 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.38 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.14

Ipswich score away1.22 vs 1.14

Ipswich concede away1.43 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough score 3% below league average, while Ipswich score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Ipswich are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

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

Ipswich goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

467

340

Passes Accurate

387

244

Passes %

83%

72%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	5
Draws	4
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (30.0%)
BTTS	4 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (20.0%)
BTTS	1 (20.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Ipswich Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

19 Apr 2026 Ipswich vs Middlesbrough 2 - 2 17 Oct 2025 Middlesbrough vs Ipswich 2 - 1

2023-2024 Season

13 Apr 2024 Ipswich vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1 09 Dec 2023 Middlesbrough vs Ipswich 0 - 2

2018-2019 Season

29 Dec 2018 Middlesbrough vs Ipswich 2 - 0 02 Oct 2018 Ipswich vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2

2017-2018 Season

06 May 2018 Ipswich vs Middlesbrough 2 - 2 09 Dec 2017 Middlesbrough vs Ipswich 2 - 0

2015-2016 Season

23 Apr 2016 Middlesbrough vs Ipswich 0 - 0 04 Dec 2015 Ipswich vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2