IPSWICH. Ipswich Town beats Stoke City with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Woolfenden (24′) and a goal from K. Jackson (81′). Stoke City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the help of Samuel Lewis and Alex James. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.49 degrees Celsius or 76.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 22 Total 9
- 10 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 7 Shots blocked 4
- 106 Attack 123
- 50 Dangerous attack 33
- 71 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Stoke City had a strong ball possession 56% while Ipswich Town was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ipswich Town was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ipswich Town won the match.
Ipswich Town shot 22 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Stoke City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ipswich Town received 3 yellow cards (Václav Hladký, Janoi Donacien and Sam Morsy). On the other side, Stoke City received 1 yellow card (Michael Rose).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ipswich Town has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. On the opposite side, Stoke City stays with 3 points (13th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Ipswich Town will host Watford on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Stoke City will play away agasint Swansea City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head stats in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).
Ipswich Town – Formation
Ipswich Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Harry Clarke, Václav Hladký
, Janoi Donacien , Luke Woolfenden , Cameron Burgess , Leif Davis , Sam Morsy , Massimo Luongo , Wes Burns , Conor Chaplin , Nathan Broadhead and George Hirst .The home team had on the bench: Lee Evans, Freddie Ladapo, Marcus Harness
, Dominic Ball, Cieran Slicker, Jack Taylor, Kayden Jackson , Omari Giraud-Hutchinson and Greg Leigh.Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 4 changes: Nathan Broadhead for Marcus Harness (68′), George Hirst for Kayden Jackson (68′), Conor Chaplin for Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (83′) and Massimo Luongo for Jack Taylor (90′).
Best player: Wes Burns
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Wes Burns even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 24 passes (0% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.Stoke City – Formation
Also Stoke City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alex Neil played with: Mark Travers
, Ki-Jana Hoever , Michael Rose , Ben Wilmot , Enda Stevens , Ben Pearson , Josh Laurent , Chiquinho , Daniel Johnson , André Vidigal , Ryan Mmaee .These were the players on the bench: Dwight Gayle
, Jack Bonham, Josh Tymon, Jordan Thompson, Wesley Moraes , Luke McNally, Sol Sidibe, David Okagbue and Nathan Lowe.Substitutions
Stoke City made 2 changes: Chiquinho for Wesley Moraes (33′) and Ryan Mmaee for Dwight Gayle (74′).
Best player: Mark Travers
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was the goalkeeper: Mark Travers. His rating is 7.75. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Swansea City – 3-2
- Watford – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
- Southampton – Norwich City – 4-4
- Rotherham United – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
- Preston North End – Sunderland – 2-1
- Millwall – Bristol City – 0-1
- Ipswich Town – Stoke City – 2-0
- Hull City – Sheffield Wednesday – 4-2
- Huddersfield Town – Leicester City – 0-1
- Coventry City – Middlesbrough – 3-0
- Cardiff City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Birmingham City – Leeds United – 1-0