Thursday , 2 July 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

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

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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

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' What a night it is going to be! Blackburn Rovers FC welcome Ipswich Town FC for this crunch clash at Ewood Park.
  • 3' The referee has no hesitation. Leif Davis is booked for Ipswich Town FC — card on 3.
  • 6' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harry Pickering on 6.
  • 9' Magnificent from Conor Chaplin! That is 80 goals in 374 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a card for Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 49' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' The travelling Ipswich Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' Andrew Moran is replacing Benjamin Chrisene for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Ali Al-Hamadi. He replaces Kieffer Moore on 64 minute.
  • 69' Callum Brittain has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' Harry Clarke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leif Davis at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Ipswich Town FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tyrhys Dolan, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 17 goals in the last 14 games.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Massimo Luongo. He receives a card.
  • 82' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 82 minute. Ryan Hedges leaves to be changed by Semir Telalovic.
  • 84' Kayden Jackson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Ipswich Town FC is showing some good football. However, Ipswich Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Ipswich Town FC! Cameron Burgess comes on to replace Omari Hutchinson.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Blackburn Rovers FC and Ipswich Town FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
Samuel Szmodics 1
Arnor Sigurdsson 1
Tayo Edun 1
Conor Chaplin 1
Gwion Edwards 1
Bradley Dack 1
Danny Graham 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
1.02 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw28% Ipswich Town FC47%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
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
53%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
75%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Ipswich Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC18% Draw47% Ipswich Town FC35%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 23% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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