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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sat 19 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 64' Luke Chambers
Darragh Lenihan 69' Y
Joe Nuttall 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Matt Foley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
2
3
Blackburn Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2018-08-04 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
15 Jan Newcastle United FC H 2–4 L
12 Jan Millwall FC A 2–0 W
05 Jan Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–3 L
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
12 Jan Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
05 Jan Accrington Stanley FC A 0–1 L
01 Jan Millwall FC H 2–3 L
29 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
26 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Ipswich Town FC
#20 Position #2
52 Points 84
46 Played 46
13 / 13 / 20 W / D / L 23 / 15 / 8
42 Scored 80
56 Conceded 47
-14 GD +33
1.13 PPG 1.83
28% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ewood Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Ipswich Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Lewis Travis, a England , has 66 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' James Collins has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Collin Quaner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Dean Gerken is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 35' It’s high time Paul Lambert made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Ipswich Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Harrison Reed as he leaves the pitch. Joe Rothwell steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Ipswich Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' Ipswich Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 65' Danny Graham has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
  • 67' Another change for Ipswich Town FC made on 67 minute. Collin Quaner leaves to be changed by Jack Lankester.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Darragh Lenihan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 73' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Danny Graham exits the field as Joe Nuttall enters on 73.
  • 74' Assisted by Adam Armstrong with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joe Nuttall makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joe Nuttall.
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 82' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 82 minute. Corry Evans leaves to be changed by Richard Smallwood.
  • 83' Ipswich Town FC ring the changes. Freddie Sears has done his job and it is now time for Teddy Bishop to step up.
  • 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ipswich Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Blackburn Rovers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Graham 2
Tayo Edun 1
George Hirst 1
Gwion Edwards 1
Harry Clarke 1
Bradley Dack 1
Samuel Szmodics 1
Arnor Sigurdsson 1

Head to Head

2019-01-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2018-08-04 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-01-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2019-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Newcastle United FC L 2019-01-12 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-01-05 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Ipswich Town FC Form

2019-01-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-01-12 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2019-01-05 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-01-01 Ipswich Town FC 2–3 Millwall FC L 2018-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2018-12-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Ipswich Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC46% Draw26% Ipswich Town FC28%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
54%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Ipswich Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw47% Ipswich Town FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.