Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Fri 29 Mar 2024 · 17:30 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Conor Chaplin
Y 3' Leif Davis
Harry Pickering 6' Y
Tyrhys Dolan 44' Y
Y 81' Massimo Luongo
Y 84' Kayden Jackson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Assistant 1 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
  • Assistant 2 Paul Hodskinson
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
2
3
Blackburn Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC 2023-09-23 Ipswich Town FC 4–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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
29 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
09 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
05 Mar Millwall FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
27 Feb Newcastle United FC H 3–4 L
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
16 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 6–0 W
09 Mar Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
05 Mar Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
02 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–0 W
24 Feb Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Ipswich Town FC.
  • 3' Leif Davis is having his name booked by the referee on 3.
  • 6' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Harry Pickering.
  • 9' Conor Chaplin adds to his 0 season tally! Ipswich Town FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 14' It’s high time Kieran McKenna made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
  • 29' Callum Brittain needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' Ipswich Town FC have won 475 goals from 361 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' Ipswich Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tyrhys Dolan on 44 minutes.
  • 49' The travelling Ipswich Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' 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 Aynsley Pears suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' Ipswich Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Benjamin Chrisene departs to be replaced by Andrew Moran.
  • 64' Kieffer Moore makes way for Ali Al-Hamadi at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
  • 69' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Ipswich Town FC — Harry Clarke on, Leif Davis off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' England international Kayden Jackson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' That is a card for Ipswich Town FC. Massimo Luongo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Ryan Hedges trudges off to be replaced by Semir Telalovic on 82 minutes.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kayden Jackson on 84.
  • 89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Ipswich Town FC — Cameron Burgess on, Omari Hutchinson off on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Ipswich Town FC players.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Graham 2
Conor Chaplin 1
Gwion Edwards 1
Bradley Dack 1
Danny Graham 1
Joe Nuttall 1
Massimo Luongo 1
Nathan Broadhead 1

Head to Head

2024-03-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC 2023-09-23 Ipswich Town FC 4–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

2024-03-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2024-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–4 Newcastle United FC L

Ipswich Town FC Form

2024-03-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-03-09 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2024-03-05 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Bristol City FC W 2024-03-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-02-24 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Ipswich Town FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw29% Ipswich Town FC38%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
67%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Ipswich Town FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw48% Ipswich Town FC27%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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