Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Ipswich Town FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Ipswich Town FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Rochdale AFC
Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Portman Road Stadium HT 45+7' · FT 45+20'
Y 8' Jimmy Ryan
Y 50' Eoghan O'Connell
Jon Nolan 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Portman Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Whitton
  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Dean Treleaven
  • Referee

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

2
1
Ipswich Town FC 3 games · Avg 1.0 goals Rochdale AFC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-26 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Rochdale AFC 2019-11-05 Rochdale AFC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Rochdale AFC H 2–0 W
19 Sep Bristol Rovers FC A 2–0 W
13 Sep Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
07 Mar Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
03 Mar Fleetwood Town FC H 0–1 L
29 Feb Blackpool FC A 1–2 L
Rochdale AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 0–2 L
20 Sep Portsmouth FC H 0–0 D
12 Sep Swindon Town FC A 1–3 L
07 Mar Rotherham United FC H 3–1 W
28 Feb Portsmouth FC A 0–3 L
22 Feb Coventry City FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Ipswich Town FC vs Rochdale AFC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
  • 8' Jimmy Ryan was booked on 8.
  • 13' Eoghan O'Connell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 18' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 23' Jon Nolan, a England , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Jake Beesley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' Ipswich Town FC is showing some good football. However, Ipswich Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' Ipswich Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for Rochdale AFC. Eoghan O'Connell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 53' Teddy Bishop makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Ipswich Town FC are in front.
  • 58' Rochdale AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Gwion Edwards has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' Jimmy Ryan makes way for Stephen Dooley at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rochdale AFC.
  • 65' Ipswich Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Ipswich Town FC. Teddy Bishop is replaced by Flynn Downes.
  • 72' Ipswich Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rochdale AFC backline.
  • 75' A change in the Ipswich Town FC ranks — Freddie Sears exits the field as Jack Lankester enters on 75.
  • 80' Rochdale AFC have won 206 goals from 140 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' The travelling Rochdale AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' Rochdale AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabio Tavares is hanging Jake Beesley on the field on 88 minute.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Rowe 1
Teddy Bishop 1
Gwion Edwards 1

Head to Head

2020-09-26 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Rochdale AFC 2019-11-05 Rochdale AFC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC

Ipswich Town FC Form

2020-09-26 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Rochdale AFC W 2020-09-19 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2020-09-13 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-03-07 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2020-03-03 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Fleetwood Town FC L 2020-02-29 Blackpool FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC L

Rochdale AFC Form

2020-09-26 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Rochdale AFC L 2020-09-20 Rochdale AFC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2020-09-12 Swindon Town FC 3–1 Rochdale AFC L 2020-03-07 Rochdale AFC 3–1 Rotherham United FC W 2020-02-28 Portsmouth FC 3–0 Rochdale AFC L 2020-02-22 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.55 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Rochdale AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC59% Draw26% Rochdale AFC15%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Rochdale AFC
41%
Ipswich Town FC or Rochdale AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC39% Draw50% Rochdale AFC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.3%
0 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.6%
0 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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