Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

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Ipswich Town FC

Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 36' Conor Chaplin

0–2 67' Omari Hutchinson

Matt Crooks 51' Y

Y 63' Luke Woolfenden

Y 90' Dominic Ball

Y 90' Sam Morsy

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at Riverside.

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
Assistant 2 Rob Smith

8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Ipswich Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC 2018-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2018-10-02 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	2–3	L
28 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	4–0	W
25 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	2–3	L
11 Nov	Leicester City FC	H	1–0	W
04 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–3	D

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–0	W
02 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	2–1	W
29 Nov	Millwall FC	H	3–1	W
25 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
11 Nov	Swansea City AFC	H	3–2	W
07 Nov	Rotherham United FC	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Middlesbrough FC welcome Ipswich Town FC for this crunch clash at Riverside.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Ipswich Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Freddie Ladapo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
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' Middlesbrough FC have won 498 goals from 397 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Ipswich Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Ipswich Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
36' GOAL! Conor Chaplin fires home to make it 0-1!
41' Middlesbrough FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ipswich Town FC backline.
46' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matt Crooks.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Taylor, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
62' Nathan Broadhead makes way for Omari Hutchinson at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Luke Woolfenden is booked for Ipswich Town FC — Yellow card on 63.
67' GOAL! Omari Hutchinson fires home to make it 0-2!
69' Sam Silvera is replacing Sam Greenwood for the Middlesbrough FC side.
74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' Kayden Jackson is replacing Wes Burns for the Ipswich Town FC side.
78' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Lukas Engel exits the field as Alex Bangura enters on 78.
83' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Ipswich Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
86' Ipswich Town FC make a change. Jack Taylor trudges off to be replaced by Dominic Ball on 86 minutes.
90' Ipswich Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Middlesbrough FC will have plenty to reflect on. Ipswich Town FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Wes Burns ↓ Kayden Jackson 75'
5
Sam Morsy
15
Cameron Burgess
6
Luke Woolfenden
10
Conor Chaplin ↓ Marcus Harness 75'
14
Jack Taylor ↓ Dominic Ball 86'
3
Leif Davis
31
Vaclav Hladky
33
Nathan Broadhead ↓ Omari Hutchinson 62'
27
George Hirst ↓ Freddie Ladapo 86'
2
Harry Clarke

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1
Jack Clarke	1
Muhamed Besic	1
Kasey McAteer	1
Stewart Downing	1
David Strelec	1
Muhamed Besic	1
Tommy Conway	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.33 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.02 Ipswich Town FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC40% Draw30% Ipswich Town FC30%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Ipswich Town FC

60%

Middlesbrough FC or Ipswich Town FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC29% Draw50% Ipswich Town FC21%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

11.5%

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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

Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

Ipswich Town FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Clean Sheet