Middlesbrough vs Ipswich

2 - 1
🕒 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matt Donohue 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Ipswich 2
Referee Stats
25 matches · 1.96 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.96
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 40%
Draws 36%
Away wins 24%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-17).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Ipswich (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-7-7

Goals For / Against

37 / 30
Avg: 1.61 / 1.30

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.48
1.42
GF
1.61
0.75
GA
1.30
43%
O2.5
48%
48%
BTTS
61%
22%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Ipswich rank2nd
Middlesbrough points80
Ipswich points84
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
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 last 5 away

D D W L W
Points8/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-5
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.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Ipswich trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Ipswich score away83%
Ipswich clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Ipswich score first17%
Ipswich win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Ipswich 33%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Ipswich 43.5'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Ipswich score away1.61 vs 1.20
Ipswich concede away1.30 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Ipswich score 34% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Ipswich are 7% below 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)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Ipswich goal timing (away)

1H scored: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
5
Total Shots
15
17
Shots off Goal
5
2
Blocked Shots
5
10
Shots Inside Box
12
10
Shots Outside Box
3
7
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
5
9
Fouls
12
14
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
381
407
Passes Accurate
299
338
Passes %
78%
83%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (30.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (20.0%)
BTTS1 (20.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Ipswich Head-to-Head History by Season