Ipswich Town FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Ipswich Town FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Portman Road.
- Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Sam Barrott (England)
- Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
- Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City FC | 46 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town FC | 46 | 84 |
| 3 | Hull City AFC | 46 | 73 |
| 4 | Oxford United FC | 46 | 47 |
| 5 | Leicester City FC | 46 | 46 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Millwall FC | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough FC | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Swansea City AFC | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic FC | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Birmingham City FC | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Southampton FC | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Wrexham AFC | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Burnley FC | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Cardiff City FC | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | West Ham United FC | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Derby County FC | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Norwich City FC | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Preston North End FC | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Stoke City FC | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Lincoln City FC | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Portsmouth FC | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Bristol City FC | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 46 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Watford FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Apr | Norwich City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Apr | Southampton FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 29 Mar | Blackburn Rovers FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Mar | Sheffield Wednesday FC | H | 6–0 | W |
| 09 Mar | Cardiff City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Ipswich Town FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Apr | Preston North End FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Apr | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Mar | Leeds United FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 16 Mar | Birmingham City FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Mar | Coventry City FC | H | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Ipswich Town FC | Watford FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #19 |
| 84 | Points | 0 |
| 46 | Played | 0 |
| 23 / 15 / 8 | W / D / L | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| 80 | Scored | 0 |
| 47 | Conceded | 0 |
| +33 | GD | +0 |
| 1.83 | PPG | – |
| 50% | Win % | – |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts). Watford FC are 19th (0 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Portman Road. Ipswich Town FC are looking to make home advantage count against Watford FC.
- 5' Ryan Porteous has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 15' 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.
- 20' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Luke Woolfenden is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Ipswich Town FC so far.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
- 33' Harry Clarke was booked on 33.
- 38' Kieffer Moore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 43' It’s high time Tom Cleverley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ipswich Town FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 53' 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.
- 57' It’s gonna be a card for Kieffer Moore.
- 62' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 63' Fresh legs for Ipswich Town FC! Massimo Luongo comes on to replace Jack Taylor.
- 64' Fresh legs for Ipswich Town FC! Conor Chaplin comes on to replace Kayden Jackson.
- 67' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 67.
- 71' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Ismael Kone comes on to replace Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 76' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wesley Hoedt, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 79' The Ipswich Town FC bench stirs into life. George Edmundson is withdrawn and Luke Woolfenden gets his opportunity.
- 84' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 86' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Vakoun Issouf Bayo departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 90' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Tom Ince comes on to replace Yaser Asprilla.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Ipswich Town FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
24
Kieffer Moore ↓ Ali Al-Hamadi 71'
-
19
Kayden Jackson ↓ Conor Chaplin 64'
- 5
- 4
- 15
-
14
Jack Taylor ↓ Massimo Luongo 63'
- 3
- 31
- 33
- 20
- 2
Bench
- 11
-
25
Massimo Luongo ↑ 63'
- 40
- 28
- 1
-
6
Luke Woolfenden ↑ 79'
-
10
Conor Chaplin ↑ 64'
-
21
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 64'
-
16
Ali Al-Hamadi ↑ 71'
Coach
Kieran McKenna
Watford FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 39
- 16
- 19
- 15
- 24
-
18
Yaser Asprilla ↓ Tom Ince 90'
- 45
Bench
-
25
Emmanuel Dennis ↑ 86'
- 26
- 8
-
7
Tom Ince ↑ 90'
- 3
- 37
-
11
Ismael Kone ↑ 71'
- 42
- 9
Coach
Tom Cleverley
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sam Morsy | 1 |
| George Hirst | 1 |
| Yaser Asprilla | 1 |
Ipswich Town FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.69
Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.35
Watford FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.04
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 1.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 2.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
| ± 3.5 | 3% |
|
97% |
| ± 4.5 | 1% |
|
99% |
Double Chance
Ipswich Town FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Watford FC
59%
Ipswich Town FC or Watford FC
59%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
22.7%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
3.3%
0 – 2
1.7%
3 – 0
1.7%
1 – 2
1.5%
3 – 1
0.8%
2 – 2
0.7%
4 – 0
0.3%
Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC
| Handicap | Ipswich Town FC covers | Push | Watford FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 9% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 26% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +1 | 86% | 12% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
71%
✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
51%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.