IPSWICH. Ipswich Town was after all too strong for Oxford United with the goal of Freddie Ladapo (39′), Wes Burns (45′) and Conor Chaplin (81′). Ipswich Town was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie with the help of Stephen Brown and Gareth Viccars. The 4th official was G Read. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 9 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 124 Attack 80
- 66 Dangerous attack 22
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Ipswich Town was in firm control of the ball 65% while Oxford United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ipswich Town was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ipswich Town won the match.
Ipswich Town shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Oxford United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ipswich Town received 1 yellow card (Kane Vincent-Young). On the other side, Oxford United received 2 yellow cards (Matty Taylor and James Henry).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Ipswich Town will have 48 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Oxford United will stay with 26 points like Fleetwood Town to drop in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Ipswich Town will play away with Fleetwood Town on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Ipswich Town (1 draw).
Oxford United will host Accrington Stanley on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).
Ipswich Town – Formation
Ipswich Town
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Ipswich Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Christian Walton, Janoi Donacien, Cameron Burgess, Luke Woolfenden, Leif Davis, Sam Morsy, Lee Evans, Marcus Harness, Freddie Ladapo, Wes Burns and Conor Chaplin.
The home team had on the bench: Václav Hladký, C. Humphreys, Omatsone Folarin Aluko, Samuel George Edmundson, Kane Vincent-Young, Kyle Edwards and Kayden Jackson.
Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Marcus Harness for Sone Aluko (66′), Freddie Ladapo for Kayden Jackson (71′), Conor Chaplin for Kyle Edwards (83′), Lee Evans for Cameron Humphreys (83′) and Wes Burns for Kane Vincent-Young (83′).
Oxford United – Formation
Oxford United
Oxford United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Karl Robinson played with: Edward McGinty, Stuart Findlay, Djavan Anderson, Sam Long, Ciaron Brown, Elliott Jordan Moore, Billy Bodin, Cameron Brannagan, Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane, Marcus Browne and Matt Taylor.
These were the players on the bench: James Henry, Tyler Goodhram, Yanic Wildschut, John Mousinho, Gatlin O’Donkor, Steve Seddon and Josh Murphy.
Substitutions
Oxford United made 5 changes: Marcus Browne for James Henry (15′), Djavan Anderson for Josh Murphy (46′), Matty Taylor for Gatlin O’Donkor (60′), James Henry for Yanic Wildschut (60′) and Marcus McGuane for Tyler Goodrham (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Exeter City – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Port Vale – Morecambe – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Oxford United – 3-0
- Fleetwood Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-2
- Cheltenham Town – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Charlton Athletic – Peterborough United – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
- Burton Albion – Lincoln City – 3-0
- Accrington Stanley – Barnsley – 1-1
