Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Ipswich Town FC
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
Ilias Chair 2 G 1 A
Rumarn Burrell 2 G 1 A
Koki Saito 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Ipswich Town FC to score. At the same time, Queens Park Rangers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ziyad Larkeche made 389 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Ipswich Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' The 35-year-old Steve Cook has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Chris Willock, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Paul Smyth has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Willock on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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 Omari Hutchinson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' Luke Woolfenden catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kieran McKenna will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' 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.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Ipswich Town FC — Harry Clarke on, Brandon Williams off on 63 minutes.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Freddie Ladapo is replaced by Kayden Jackson on 64 minute.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Portman Road. Queens Park Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Steve Cook is withdrawn and Jimmy Dunne gets his opportunity.
  • 76' The home supporters are growing impatient. Ipswich Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Ilias Chair is withdrawn and Ziyad Larkeche gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Rayan Kolli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sinclair Armstrong at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Asmir Begovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 87' A moment of madness from Marcus Harness on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Ipswich Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 87' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gerrard Buabo is hanging Marcus Harness on the field on 87 minute.
  • 88' Sone Aluko gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Omari Hutchinson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ziyad Larkeche.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dean Gerken 1
Joel Lynch 1
Pawel Wszolek 1
Nahki Wells 1
Conor Chaplin 1
George Hirst 1
Jaden Philogene-Bidace 1
Kasey McAteer 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.03 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Ipswich Town FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC39% Draw32% Queens Park Rangers FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
61%
Ipswich Town FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC24% Draw55% Queens Park Rangers FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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