Ipswich Town FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Ipswich Town FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Portman Road Stadium.
- Ipswich Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Steven Plane
- Referee Darren Drysdale
- Referee
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Feb Northampton Town FC H 0–0 D 09 Feb Peterborough United FC A 1–2 L 06 Feb Blackpool FC H 2–0 W 30 Jan Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–1 D 26 Jan Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L 23 Jan Peterborough United FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D 13 Feb Burton Albion FC H 0–2 L 09 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L 06 Feb Accrington Stanley FC A 0–0 D 02 Feb Blackpool FC A 0–2 L 26 Jan Fleetwood Town FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Northampton Town FC0-151/316-301/231-451/446-60–/361-751/176+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Portman Road Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Ipswich Town FC and Northampton Town FC.
- 5' 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 Bernard Ashley-Seal suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' It’s high time Paul Lambert made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' It looks surprising Ipswich Town FC does not make any changes. Joseph Mills has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Ipswich Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bryn Morris.
- 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Edmondson, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 43' The travelling Northampton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' Luke Woolfenden was booked on 45.
- 48' Northampton Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 48.
- 53' 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.
- 57' Jack Lankester is replacing Luke Thomas for the Ipswich Town FC side.
- 59' The supporters are chanting for Teddy Bishop. He replaces Joshua Harrop on 59 minute.
- 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joseph Mills on 66.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Watson. He replaces Mark Marshall on 70 minute.
- 71' Another change for Ipswich Town FC made on 71 minute. Andre Dozzell leaves to be changed by James Norwood.
- 76' 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.
- 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 86' Northampton 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.
- 87' Another substitution for Northampton Town FC to replace Jack Sowerby by Ryan Edmondson on 87 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Ipswich Town FC player. Alan Judge gets a Yellow card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Lineups
Ipswich Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Andre Dozzell ↓ James Norwood 71'
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Freddie Sears ↓ Alan Judge 59'
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33
Joshua Harrop ↓ Alan Judge 59'
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- 41
- 6
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27
Luke Thomas ↓ Jack Lankester 57'
- 40
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Bench
- 3
- 4
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Teddy Bishop ↑ 59'
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Jack Lankester ↑ 57'
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Alan Judge ↑ 59'
- 28
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James Norwood ↑ 71'
Coach Paul LambertNorthampton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 45
- 13
- 17
- 7
- 18
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4
Jack Sowerby ↓ Ryan Edmondson 87'
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29
Danny Rose ↓ Ryan Watson 70'
- 23
- 28
- 6
- 15
Bench
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Ryan Watson ↑ 70'
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Bernard Ashley-Seal ↑ 70'
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26
Ryan Edmondson ↑ 87'
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Coach Jon Brady -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Peter Kioso 2 Ryan Watson 1 Head to Head
Ipswich Town FC Form
2021-02-16 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2021-02-09 Peterborough United FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2021-02-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Blackpool FC W 2021-01-30 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2021-01-26 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2021-01-23 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC LNorthampton Town FC Form
2021-02-16 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2021-02-13 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC L 2021-02-09 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2021-02-06 Accrington Stanley FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2021-02-02 Blackpool FC 2–0 Northampton Town FC L 2021-01-26 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.8 Ipswich Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.59 Northampton Town FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Ipswich Town FC or Draw 76%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.39Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 72% 28% ± 1.5 41% 59% ± 2.5 17% 83% ± 3.5 6% 94% ± 4.5 2% 98% Double Chance
Ipswich Town FC or Draw 76%Draw or Northampton Town FC 61%Ipswich Town FC or Northampton Town FC 63%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 18.4%0 – 1 13%1 – 1 12.8%2 – 0 7.4%2 – 1 4.8%0 – 2 3.9%1 – 2 3.5%3 – 0 1.9%2 – 2 1.6%3 – 1 1.3%0 – 3 0.7%Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC
Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Northampton Town FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 9% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 24% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 17% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet 56% ✓Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.