Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Trevoh Chalobah
Y 19' Trevoh Chalobah
Y 39' Flynn Downes
Marcus Tavernier 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 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
2
1
Middlesbrough FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2018-10-02 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
22 Dec Reading FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
26 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–3 L
22 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
15 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W
08 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
01 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Middlesbrough FC host Ipswich Town FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ipswich Town FC's shape.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Pulis will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 18' The referee shows Ipswich Town FC player a Yellow card on 18.
  • 19' Trevoh Chalobah catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' Dean Gerken needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Lambert might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jordan Hugill makes it 1-0.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Flynn Downes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 49' Middlesbrough FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ipswich Town FC backline.
  • 54' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' Middlesbrough 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.
  • 61' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Stewart Downing exits the field as Marcus Tavernier enters on 61.
  • 65' Marcus Tavernier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Jordan Roberts gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Kayden Jackson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' What composure from Marcus Tavernier! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 77' England international Danny Batth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 79' Andre Dozzell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jon Nolan at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Adam Clayton. He replaces Muhamed Besic on 85 minute.
  • 90' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Daniel Ayala trudges off to be replaced by Danny Batth on 90 minutes.
  • Ipswich Town FC will have plenty to reflect on. Middlesbrough FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Conor Chaplin 1
Omari Hutchinson 1
Massimo Luongo 1
Emmanuel Latte Lath 1
Jack Clarke 1
Muhamed Besic 1
Kasey McAteer 1
Stewart Downing 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2018-10-02 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2018-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2018-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-12-22 Reading FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-12-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-12-01 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L

Ipswich Town FC Form

2018-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2018-12-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2018-12-22 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2018-12-15 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2018-12-08 Stoke City FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC57% Draw26% Ipswich Town FC17%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
43%
Middlesbrough FC or Ipswich Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC38% Draw50% Ipswich Town FC12%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.6%
0 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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