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

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Championship · 2023-24

Ipswich Town FC

4 – 3

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Portman Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Harry Clarke 4' 1–0

1–1 9' Arnor Sigurdsson

Nathan Broadhead 18' 2–1

George Hirst 25' 3–1

3–2 52' Harry Clarke og

3–3 65' Samuel Szmodics

Massimo Luongo 79' 4–3

Y 31' Andrew Moran

Y 40' Arnor Sigurdsson

Sam Morsy 48' Y

George Hirst 59' Y

Y 63' Hayden Carter

Y 72' Lewis Travis

Conor Chaplin 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Portman Road.

Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Keith Stroud
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

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

Ipswich Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	4–3	W
19 Sep	Southampton FC	A	1–0	W
16 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
02 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	3–2	W
26 Aug	Leeds United FC	H	3–4	L
19 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–0	W

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	3–4	L
20 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	1–3	L
16 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	0–3	L
27 Aug	Watford FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Hull City AFC	H	1–2	L

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 game is set. Ipswich Town FC kicks off things out of here…
4' Against the run of play, Harry Clarke has scored! This game has turned on its head.
9' The Iceland Arnor Sigurdsson breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-1!
14' Jack Taylor has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
18' Nathan Broadhead doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dane Scarlett made 387 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' The deadlock is broken! George Hirst gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
31' Andrew Moran picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
36' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Arnor Sigurdsson.
45' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Ryan Hedges trudges off to be replaced by Arnor Sigurdsson on 46 minutes.
48' Controversy at the stadium! Sam Morsy argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
52' Brilliant from the ! Harry Leonard makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 52.
55' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Ryan Hedges is replaced by Dilan Markanday.
59' George Hirst was booked on 59.
60' Fresh legs for Ipswich Town FC! Omari Hutchinson comes on to replace Harry Clarke.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Hayden Carter is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 63.
65' Samuel Szmodics is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the midfielder.
70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lewis Travis.
74' Conor Chaplin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' Fresh legs for Ipswich Town FC! Marcus Harness comes on to replace Conor Chaplin.
79' Massimo Luongo adds to his 0 season tally! Ipswich Town FC lead 4-3 — and this changes everything.
80' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Harry Leonard exits the field as Semir Telalovic enters on 80.
81' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Joe Rankin-Costello on, Callum Brittain off on 81 minutes.
83' Ipswich Town FC ring the changes. Nathan Broadhead has done his job and it is now time for Jack Taylor to step up.
88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
With this win, Ipswich Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Marcus Harness ↑ 78'
8
Lee Evans
9
Freddie Ladapo
14
Jack Taylor ↑ 83'
12
Dominic Ball
18
Brandon Williams ↑ 60'
24
Dane Scarlett ↑ 78'
13
Cieran Slicker
20
Omari Hutchinson ↑ 60'

Coach Kieran McKenna

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 81'
1
Aynsley Pears
27
Lewis Travis
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↓ Ryan Hedges 46'
17
Hayden Carter
24
Andrew Moran
20
Harry Leonard ↓ Semir Telalovic 80'
23
Adam Wharton

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danny Graham	2
Joe Nuttall	1
Massimo Luongo	1
Nathan Broadhead	1
Tayo Edun	1
George Hirst	1
Gwion Edwards	1
Harry Clarke	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Ipswich Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.73 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC49% Draw22% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

51%

Ipswich Town FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Ipswich Town FC34% Draw39% Blackburn Rovers FC27%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 0

3.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap	Ipswich Town FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	13%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Ipswich Town FC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Clean Sheet