Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Ipswich Town FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Ipswich Town FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 2 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC Portman Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 54' Sam Hutchinson
Y 61' Barry Bannan
Flynn Downes 64' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Portman Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Trevor Kettle
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Robert Hyde
  • Referee Adam Crysell

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

4
3
3
Ipswich Town FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-02 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-08-25 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
26 Jan Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L
19 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
12 Jan Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
05 Jan Accrington Stanley FC A 0–1 L
01 Jan Millwall FC H 2–3 L
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 1–0 W
27 Jan Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
19 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
15 Jan Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
12 Jan Hull City AFC A 0–3 L
05 Jan Luton Town FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Ipswich Town FC gets underway.
  • 5' Sheffield Wednesday 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.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthew Pennington, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Ipswich Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's shape.
  • 25' Ipswich Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Ipswich Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Flynn Downes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Ipswich Town FC so far.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Lambert might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' Michael Hector has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 384 appearances.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sam Hutchinson.
  • 55' A change in the Ipswich Town FC ranks — Collin Quaner exits the field as Will Keane enters on 55.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Ipswich Town FC in their trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact .
  • 61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Barry Bannan on 61.
  • 64' Flynn Downes is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 65' Josh Onomah is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Boyd at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Steven Fletcher made 384 appearances and scored 57 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Steven Fletcher is replaced by Lucas Joao.
  • 74' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Trevoh Chalobah is hanging Teddy Bishop on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Rolando Aarons on, Fernando Forestieri off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Lucas Joao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Ellis Harrison. He replaces Flynn Downes on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
George Byers 2
Michael Smith 2
Nathan Broadhead 2
Lucas Joao 2
Ali Al-Hamadi 2
Dennis Adeniran 2
Omari Hutchinson 2

Head to Head

2019-02-02 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-08-25 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC

Ipswich Town FC Form

2019-02-02 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-01-26 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-01-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-01-12 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2019-01-05 Accrington Stanley FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-01-01 Ipswich Town FC 2–3 Millwall FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-02-02 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-01-27 Chelsea FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-01-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-01-15 Luton Town FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-01-12 Hull City AFC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-01-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.09 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Ipswich Town FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC33% Draw31% Sheffield Wednesday FC36%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
67%
Ipswich Town FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC24% Draw52% Sheffield Wednesday FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
13.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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