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Ipswich Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Ipswich Town FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Bristol Rovers FC
Fri 2 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Portman Road Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Tomas Holy 24' Y
Aaron Drinan 65' Y
Y 77' Erhun Oztumer

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at Portman Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Adam Crysell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

4
1
1
Ipswich Town FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Bristol Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-02 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2020-09-19 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC 2019-12-14 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Bristol Rovers FC H 2–1 W
27 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
20 Mar Portsmouth FC A 1–2 L
16 Mar Fleetwood Town FC A 0–2 L
13 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–0 W
09 Mar Lincoln City FC H 1–1 D
Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 1–2 L
27 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
23 Mar Swindon Town FC H 0–1 L
20 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–2 L
16 Mar Charlton Athletic FC A 2–3 L
13 Mar AFC Wimbledon H 0–0 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Portman Road Stadium that hosts another battle between Ipswich Town FC and Bristol Rovers FC.
  • 1' What a strike from Luke Leahy! The score is 0-1.
  • 6' Over 6 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' Alan Judge does the damage! The net is bulging and Ipswich Town FC surge ahead!
  • 16' 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.
  • 18' GOAL! Luke McCormick fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 23' England international Teddy Bishop has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' A moment of madness from Tomas Holy on 24 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Ipswich Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' It looks surprising Bristol Rovers FC does not make any changes. Tomas Holy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Aaron Drinan is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Norwood at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' A change in the Bristol Rovers FC ranks — David Tutonda exits the field as Zain Westbrooke enters on 60.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Aaron Drinan on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Ipswich Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 66' The Ipswich Town FC manager makes a substitution. Kayden Jackson departs to be replaced by Troy Parrott.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Bristol Rovers FC! Erhun Oztumer comes on to replace Zain Walker.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol Rovers FC that had 291 games and scored 317 goals.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Erhun Oztumer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' The travelling Bristol Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' Joshua Harrop is ready to make an impact after coming on for Teddy Bishop at the 88 minute mark.
  • 89' Armando Dobra is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alan Judge at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' Another change for Bristol Rovers FC made on 90 minute. Edward Upson leaves to be changed by Josh Hare.
  • Full Time. Ipswich Town FC beats Bristol Rovers FC

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Joey Barton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jack Clarke 1
Tyler Smith 1
Jack Taylor 1
Tom Nichols 1
Jon Nolan 1
Max Ehmer 1
Alan Judge 1
Luke Leahy 1

Head to Head

2021-04-02 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2020-09-19 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC 2019-12-14 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC

Ipswich Town FC Form

2021-04-02 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2021-03-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D 2021-03-20 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2021-03-16 Fleetwood Town FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2021-03-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2021-03-09 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2021-04-02 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-03-27 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2021-03-23 Bristol Rovers FC 0–1 Swindon Town FC L 2021-03-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-03-16 Charlton Athletic FC 3–2 Bristol Rovers FC L 2021-03-13 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 AFC Wimbledon D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Bristol Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC53% Draw26% Bristol Rovers FC21%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Bristol Rovers FC
47%
Ipswich Town FC or Bristol Rovers FC
74%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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