Middlesbrough vs Ipswich

Middlesbrough

2 - 0

Ipswich

🕒 Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jeremy Simpson 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 7 · Ipswich 24

Referee Stats

Jeremy Simpson

28 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	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (19-6).
Ipswich controlled possession (58%).
Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 17

Avg: 1.00 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Ipswich (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-16

Goals For / Against

14 / 46

Avg: 0.61 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.48

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

1.57

PPG

0.48

1.00

0.61

0.74

2.00

22%

O2.5

43%

30%

BTTS

39%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank7th

Ipswich rank24th

Middlesbrough points73

Ipswich points31

Middlesbrough: #7 · 73 pts · GD +8

16 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Ipswich: #24 · 31 pts · GD -41

58 pts off the top 2. 39 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.

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

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L L

Points9/15

Weighted index80

Goals4-3

Record3-0-2

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

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-10

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.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.522%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 4%

Ipswich trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 96% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%

Ipswich score away39%

Ipswich clean sheet away0%

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 home1.00 vs 1.51

Middlesbrough concede at home0.74 vs 1.15

Ipswich score away0.61 vs 1.15

Ipswich concede away2.00 vs 1.51

Middlesbrough score 34% below league average, while Ipswich score 47% below league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 36% below league average at home, and Ipswich are 32% 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

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

366

505

Passes Accurate

257

384

Passes %

70%

76%

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