Thursday , 2 July 2026

Ipswich Town FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Thu 16 Jan 2025 · 19:30 UTC Portman Road 29,403 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 59' Kaoru Mitoma
0–2 82' Georginio Rutter

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FCPremier League at Portman Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Assistant 1 Marc Perry
  • Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)

Head-to-Head

1
1
Ipswich Town FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–2 L
12 Jan Bristol Rovers FC H 3–0 W
05 Jan Fulham FC A 2–2 D
30 Dec Chelsea FC H 2–0 W
27 Dec Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
21 Dec Newcastle United FC H 0–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jan Ipswich Town FC A 2–0 W
11 Jan Norwich City FC A 4–0 W
04 Jan Arsenal FC H 1–1 D
30 Dec Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
27 Dec Brentford FC H 0–0 D
21 Dec West Ham United FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Ipswich Town FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#7 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Ipswich Town FC are 7th (0 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Portman Road will turn into a battlefield for Ipswich Town FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' 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 Dara O'Shea suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Nathan Broadhead needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Ipswich Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Jan Paul van Hecke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' 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.
  • 49' Ipswich Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a card for Joao Pedro.
  • 59' Kaoru Mitoma puts Brighton & Hove Albion FC on the lead.
  • 62' The referee shows Ipswich Town FC player a card on 62.
  • 63' Lewis Dunk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Webster on 63 minute.
  • 68' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' Another substitution for Ipswich Town FC to replace Wes Burns by Jack Taylor on 71 minute.
  • 76' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Brighton & Hove Albion FC team. Joao Pedro is replaced by Danny Welbeck on 78 minute.
  • 82' Goal! Georginio Rutter scores his 32 goal in 422 matches.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Liam Delap is replaced by George Hirst on 85 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Veltman on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Jakub Moder. He replaces Yasin Ayari on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.3 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC18% Draw41% Brighton & Hove Albion FC41%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 1.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 64%
36%
± 1.5 31%
69%
± 2.5 11%
89%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
82%
Ipswich Town FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC6% Draw70% Brighton & Hove Albion FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
36%
0 – 1
25%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
3.7%
0 – 3
2.5%
2 – 1
1.2%
2 – 0
1.2%
1 – 3
1.1%
2 – 2
0.7%
0 – 4
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% 99%
-1 1% 10% 89%
-0.5 11% 89%
+0.5 57% 43%
+1 57% 29% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 11% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
46%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
74%

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