Ipswich Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 3
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Overview
Match Preview
Ipswich Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — FA Cup at Portman Road.
- Ipswich Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Oliver Langford
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Alex James (England)
24 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 14 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Jan Ipswich Town FC A 0–3 L 04 Jan Cambridge United FC A 1–0 W 01 Jan Leyton Orient FC H 2–3 L 29 Dec Stevenage FC A 0–3 L 26 Dec Exeter City FC A 1–3 L 21 Dec Wrexham AFC H 1–1 D Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this season0% Clean Sheets
Bristol Rovers FC this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Portman Road that hosts another battle between Ipswich Town FC and Bristol Rovers FC.
- 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Taylor Moore, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' The travelling Bristol Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' What a strike from Kalvin Phillips! The score is 1-0.
- 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 24' GOAL! Jack Clarke scores on 24.
- 29' Ipswich Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 34' Jack Taylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 31 Yellow cards this season.
- 37' Goal! Jack Taylor scores his 24 goal in 20 matches.
- 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Another substitution for Ipswich Town FC to replace Wes Burns by Ben Johnson on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' 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.
- 61' Cieran Slicker has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 53 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 358 games and scored 470 goals.
- 71' Ipswich Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 73' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathan Broadhead is hanging Ali Al-Hamadi on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Cieran Slicker. He replaces Arijanet Muric on 81 minute.
- 86' Bristol Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Senior is hanging Connor Taylor on the field on 86 minute.
- 90' The referee shows Bristol Rovers FC player a card on 90.
- Full Time. Ipswich Town FC beats Bristol Rovers FC
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Lineups
Ipswich Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
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1
Arijanet Muric ↓ Cieran Slicker 81'
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44
Ben Godfrey ↓ Harry Clarke 73'
- 25
- 8
- 47
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7
Wes Burns ↓ Ben Johnson 46'
- 15
- 6
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14
Jack Taylor ↓ George Hirst 73'
- 16
Bench
- 26
- 5
- 12
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18
Ben Johnson ↑ 46'
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33
Nathan Broadhead ↑ 73'
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27
George Hirst ↑ 73'
- 19
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13
Cieran Slicker ↑ 81'
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Harry Clarke ↑ 73'
Bristol Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 18
- 8
- 14
- 4
- 5
- 7
- 1
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17
Connor Taylor ↓ Joel Senior 86'
- 28
- 3
Bench
- 19
- 11
- 29
- 23
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2
Joel Senior ↑ 86'
- 24
- 27
- 35
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Coach Calderon -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jon Nolan 1 Max Ehmer 1 Alan Judge 1 Luke Leahy 1 Luke McCormick 1 Lee Evans 1 Conor Chaplin 1 Kalvin Phillips 1 Head to Head
Ipswich Town FC Form
Bristol Rovers FC Form
2025-01-12 Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-01-04 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2025-01-01 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-12-29 Stevenage FC 3–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-12-26 Exeter City FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-12-21 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.67 Ipswich Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.8 Bristol Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Ipswich Town FC to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Ipswich Town FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.47Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Ipswich Town FC or Draw 84%Draw or Bristol Rovers FC 41%Ipswich Town FC or Bristol Rovers FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Ipswich Town FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.3%1 – 1 12.1%2 – 0 11.5%0 – 0 10.6%2 – 1 9.1%3 – 0 Actual0 – 1 5.8%3 – 1 5.1%1 – 2 4.3%2 – 2 3.7%4 – 0 2.6%0 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC
Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Bristol Rovers FC covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 18% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 25% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 11% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet 46% ✗Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.