IPSWICH. Ipswich Town beats Gillingham 1-0 after C. Chaplin scored just 1 goal (74′). Ipswich Town was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin assisted by Adrian Waters and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Paul Howard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ipswich Town

1 - 0

Gillingham

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 124 Attack 89
  • 33 Dangerous attack 42
  • 136 Ball safe 120
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Ipswich Town had a strong ball possession 63% while Gillingham was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Ipswich Town succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Ipswich Town shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gillingham shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Ipswich Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Gillingham received 1 yellow card (D. Tutonda).

Match Timeline

11'
54'
68'
Conor Chaplin(goal)
74'
78'
79'
84'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After this match, Ipswich Town will have 44 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Gillingham will stay with 22 points like Crewe Alexandra and Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Ipswich Town will play away against Doncaster Rovers on the 8th of February with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Ipswich Town (4 draws).

Gillingham will host Cambridge United on the 8th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Gillingham (1 draw).

Ipswich Town – Formation

Ipswich Town
G
Christian Walton 28.England
7.1
D
Janoi Donacien 44.Saint Lucia
7.0
D
George Edmundson 5.England
8.1
D
Luke Woolfenden 6.England
7.2
M
Dominic Thompson 22.England
6.4
M
Tom Carroll 25.England
7.2
M
Lee Evans 8.Wales
7.0
M
Wes Burns 7.Wales
7.1
54'
F
James Norwood 10.England
7.1
F
Joe Pigott 9.England
6.6
78'
F
Conor Chaplin 21.England
7.4
84' 74'
Substitutes
G
Vaclav Hladky 31.Czech Republic
D
Cameron Burgess 26.Australia
M
Kyle Edwards 29.England
6.2
54'
M
Tyreeq Bakinson 12.England
6.7
84'
F
Kayden Jackson 19.England
F
Macauley Bonne 18.Zimbabwe
6.4
78'
F
Bersant Celina 43.Kosovo

Ipswich Town adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Christian Walton (7.1), Janoi Donacien (7.0), Luke Woolfenden (7.2), George Edmundson (8.1), Wes Burns (7.1), Lee Evans (7.0), Tom Carroll (7.2), Dominic Thompson (6.4), Conor Chaplin (7.4), Joe Pigott (6.6) and James Norwood (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: V. Hladký, K. Jackson, Macauley Bonne (6.4), B. Celina, C. Burgess, Kyle Edwards (6.2) and Tyreeq Bakinson (6.7).

Ipswich Town could not rely on the presence of K. Edwards (injured).

Substitutions

Ipswich Town made 3 changes: W. Burns for K. Edwards (54′), J. Pigott for M. Bonne (78′) and C. Chaplin for T. Bakinson (84′).

Best player: George Edmundson​

The most impressive player for Ipswich Town was George Edmundson even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 68 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham
G
Aaron Chapman 12.England
6.3
D
Conor Masterson 15.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
Jack Tucker 6.England
6.2
D
Max Ehmer 5.Germany
6.6
90'
M
David Tutonda 3.DR Congo
6.4
11'
M
Robbie McKenzie 14.England
6.6
M
Stuart O'Keefe 4.England
7.0
M
Oliver Lee 10.England
6.8
F
Danny Lloyd 17.England
7.0
68'
F
Ben Thompson 8.England
6.9
79'
F
Vadaine Oliver 19.England
7.3
Substitutes
G
Pontus Dahlberg 1.Sweden
D
Christian Maghoma 26.England
D
Ryan Jackson 2.England
M
Gerald Sithole 22.England
M
Daniel Phillips 20.England
90'
F
Charlie Kelman 33.England
6.4
68'
F
Thomas Dickson-Peters 9.Scotland
6.4
79'

Also Gillingham adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Neil Harris played with: Aaron Chapman (6.3), Conor Masterson (6.4), Max Ehmer (6.6), Jack Tucker (6.2), Robbie McKenzie (6.6), Stuart O’Keefe (7.0), Oliver Lee (6.8), David Tutonda (6.4), Ben Thompson (6.9), Vadaine Oliver (7.3) and Danny Lloyd (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: G. Sithole, Charlie Kelman (6.4), D. Phillips, P. Dahlberg, C. Maghoma, Thomas Dickson-Peters (6.4) and R. Jackson.

Gillingham could not rely on the presence of C. Kelman (injured) and T. Dickson-Peters (injured).

Substitutions

Gillingham made 3 changes: D. Lloyd-McGoldrick for C. Kelman (68′), B. Thompson for T. Dickson-Peters (79′) and M. Ehmer for D. Phillips (90′).

Best player: Vadaine Oliver​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was Vadaine Oliver.

His rating is (7.3) with 23 passes (34% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 18. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​