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

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Premier League · 2024-25

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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

Liam Delap 49' Y

Y 54' Joao Pedro

Luke Woolfenden 62' Y

Y 90' Joel Veltman

Overview

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

Ipswich Town FC 5 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-16 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#11	Position	#3
6	Points	10
5	Played	5
2 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	16
11	Conceded	5
-4	GD	+11
1.20	PPG	2.00
40%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Ipswich Town FC are 11th (6 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Ipswich Town FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

3/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/3

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Ipswich Town FC

Leif Davis	2 G	1 A
Emersonn	2 G	1 A
Jack Clarke	1 G
Chuba Akpom	1 G

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Ipswich Town FC launch into their encounter with Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ipswich Town FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ipswich Town FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Ipswich Town FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
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' The 28-year-old Nathan Broadhead has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Joao Pedro is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ipswich Town FC tonight.
45' It’s high time Kieran McKenna made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
49' Liam Delap catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 49.
54' It’s gonna be a card for Joao Pedro.
59' Against the run of play, Kaoru Mitoma has scored! This game has turned on its head.
62' It’s a booking for Ipswich Town FC player. Luke Woolfenden gets a card.
63' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Adam Webster is withdrawn and Lewis Dunk gets his opportunity.
68' Dara O'Shea has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
71' The Ipswich Town FC bench stirs into life. Wes Burns is withdrawn and Jack Taylor gets his opportunity.
76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
78' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Joao Pedro is replaced by Danny Welbeck.
82' GOAL! Georginio Rutter scores on 82.
85' The supporters are chanting for George Hirst. He replaces Liam Delap on 85 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Joel Veltman argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Yasin Ayari by Jakub Moder on 90 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Brighton & Hove Albion FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

22
Conor Townsend
1
Arijanet Muric
44
Ben Godfrey
25
Massimo Luongo
47
Jack Clarke ↑ 85'
5
Sam Morsy ↑ 71'
14
Jack Taylor ↑ 71'
18
Ben Johnson
27
George Hirst ↑ 85'

Coach Kieran McKenna

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 78'
23
Jason Steele
5
Lewis Dunk ↑ 63'
14
Georginio Rutter ↑ 63'
15
Jakub Moder ↑ 90'
2
Tariq Lamptey
10
Julio Enciso
7
Solly March
17
Yankubah Minteh ↑ 63'

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Georginio Rutter	1
Kaoru Mitoma	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.87 Ipswich Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

3.19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC15% Draw18% Brighton & Hove Albion FC67%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 4.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw

32%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

85%

Ipswich Town FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Ipswich Town FC8% Draw30% Brighton & Hove Albion FC62%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 3

9.3%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

7.9%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 4

7.3%

1 – 4

6.3%

0 – 1

5.6%

1 – 1

5.5%

0 – 5

4.6%

1 – 5

4.1%

2 – 3

3.5%

2 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap	Ipswich Town FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	5%	93%
-0.5	7%	—	93%
+0.5	19%	—	81%
+1	19%	18%	63%
+1.5	37%	—	63%
+2	37%	20%	43%
+2.5	57%	—	43%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Ipswich Town FC Form

Brighton & Hove Albion 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