Ipswich Town FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Ipswich Town FC

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Portman Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Conor Chaplin 35' Y

Luke Woolfenden 52' Y

Y 83' Asmir Begovic

Marcus Harness 87' Y

Y 90' Ziyad Larkeche

Overview

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Ipswich Town FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Portman Road.

Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 46 games · 58 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Ipswich Town FC 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-29 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-08-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC 2018-12-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Ipswich Town FC 2018-10-20 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	0–4	L
16 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	2–2	D
12 Dec	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
09 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–0	W

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	0–0	D
26 Dec	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	Southampton FC	H	0–1	L
16 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
13 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–0	D
09 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Ipswich Town FC		Queens Park Rangers FC
#2	Position	#15
84	Points	58
46	Played	46
23 / 15 / 8	W / D / L	16 / 10 / 20
80	Scored	61
47	Conceded	73
+33	GD	-12
1.83	PPG	1.26
50%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Ipswich Town FC launch into their encounter with Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marti Cifuentes will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ipswich Town FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Jimmy Dunne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Conor Chaplin is booked for Ipswich Town FC — Yellow card on 35.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Ipswich Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lyndon Dykes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
46' A change in the Queens Park Rangers FC ranks — Chris Willock exits the field as Paul Smyth enters on 46.
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.
52' The referee shows Ipswich Town FC player a Yellow card on 52.
57' Ipswich Town FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Queens Park Rangers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Ipswich Town FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
63' A change in the Ipswich Town FC ranks — Brandon Williams exits the field as Harry Clarke enters on 63.
64' The Ipswich Town FC manager makes a substitution. Freddie Ladapo departs to be replaced by Kayden Jackson.
69' It is a cagey affair so far. Ipswich Town FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Queens Park Rangers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
71' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Steve Cook by Jimmy Dunne on 71 minute.
76' 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.
77' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Ilias Chair has done his job and it is now time for Ziyad Larkeche to step up.
78' Rayan Kolli is replacing Sinclair Armstrong for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
83' A moment of madness from Asmir Begovic on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Queens Park Rangers FC will be frustrated.
87' Poor challenge from Marcus Harness. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
87' Another substitution for Ipswich Town FC to replace Marcus Harness by Gerrard Buabo on 87 minute.
88' Fresh legs for Ipswich Town FC! Sone Aluko comes on to replace Omari Hutchinson.
90' Queens Park Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Sam Field
1
Asmir Begovic
5
Steve Cook ↓ Jimmy Dunne 71'
17
Andre Dozzell
10
Ilias Chair ↓ Ziyad Larkeche 77'
6
Jake Clarke-Salter
22
Kenneth Paal
20
Reggie Cannon
7
Chris Willock ↓ Paul Smyth 46'
19
Elijah Dixon-Bonner ↓ Lyndon Dykes 64'
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↓ Rayan Kolli 78'

Bench

3
Jimmy Dunne ↑ 71'
13
Jordan Archer
2
Osman Kakay
11
Paul Smyth ↑ 46'
37
Albert Adomah
9
Lyndon Dykes ↑ 64'
21
Ziyad Larkeche ↑ 77'
29
Aaron Drewe
38
Rayan Kolli ↑ 78'

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Lynch	1
Pawel Wszolek	1
Nahki Wells	1
Conor Chaplin	1
George Hirst	1
Jaden Philogene-Bidace	1
Kasey McAteer	1
Tomer Hemed	1

Head to Head

Ipswich Town FC Form

2023-12-29 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-12-26 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2023-12-23 Leeds United FC 4–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-12-16 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2023-12-12 Watford FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-12-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-12-29 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-12-26 Millwall FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-12-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Southampton FC L 2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-12-13 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2023-12-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.6 Ipswich Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Ipswich Town FC51% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

49%

Ipswich Town FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC36% Draw48% Queens Park Rangers FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

11.8%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap	Ipswich Town FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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