PLYMOUTH. Ipswich Town had a surprising win over Plymouth Argyle with a 2-0 win with an own goal from B. Galloway (63′) and a goal from K. Moore (74′). Ipswich Town was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Home Park stadium in Plymouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 16,871 spectators. The referee was Joshua Smith who was helped by Matthew Jones and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 2 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 85 Attack 101
- 55 Dangerous attack 59
- 55 Ball safe 54
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 20
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ipswich Town had a strong ball possession 61% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ipswich Town was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ipswich Town won the match.
Plymouth Argyle shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Ipswich Town shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (Brendan Galloway). Talking about the opposition, Ipswich Town received 3 yellow cards (Conor Chaplin, Lewis Travis and Jeremy Sarmiento).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Plymouth Argyle stays with 40 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Ipswich Town will has 75 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Plymouth Argyle will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 5th of March with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (5 draws).
Ipswich Town will host Bristol City on the 5th of March with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Ipswich Town (6 draws).
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
81'
72'
Plymouth Argyle started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ian Foster decided to play with the following team: Conor Hazard , Julio Pleguezuelo , Lewis Gibson , Brendan Galloway , Matthew Sorinola , Jordan Houghton , Adam Randell , Mickel Miller , Morgan Whittaker , Ryan Hardie and Darko Gyabi .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Cooper, Bali Mumba, Lino Sousa, Joe Edwards , Mustapha Bundu , Alfie Devine , Ben Waine, Ashley Phillips and Adam Forshaw .
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Matthew Sorinola for Joe Edwards (65′), Jordan Houghton for Adam Forshaw (65′), Darko Gyabi for Mustapha Bundu (75′), Brendan Galloway for Ashley Phillips (81′) and Adam Randell for Alfie Devine (81′).
Player of the match: Mickel Miller
The player that probably impressed the most for Plymouth Argyle was Mickel Miller.
His rating is with 17 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Ipswich Town – Formation
Ipswich Town
74'
Ipswich Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kieran McKenna played with: Massimo Luongo, Václav Hladký , Axel Tuanzebe , Luke Woolfenden , Cameron Burgess , Leif Davis , Sam Morsy , Lewis Travis , Omari Giraud-Hutchinson , Conor Chaplin and Jeremy Sarmiento , Kieffer Moore .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Christian Walton, Harry Clarke , George Edmundson, Marcus Harness , Dominic Ball, Jack Taylor, Ali Al-Hamadi , Kayden Jackson and Cameron Humphreys.
Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 4 changes: Jeremy Sarmiento for Marcus Harness (68′), Conor Chaplin for Harry Clarke (80′), Kieffer Moore for Ali Al-Hamadi (81′) and Lewis Travis for Dominic Ball (90′).
Player of the match: Kieffer Moore
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Kieffer Moore.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
- Stoke City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Rotherham United – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Preston North End – Hull City – 0-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Ipswich Town – 0-2
- Norwich City – Sunderland – 1-0
- Millwall – Watford – 1-0
- Leicester City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Leeds United – 1-1
- Bristol City – Cardiff City – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Southampton – 3-4
