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

Championship · 2023-24
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 2
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 Rob Smith

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

3
2
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Ipswich Town FC
#10 Position #2
0 Points 84
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 23 / 15 / 8
0 Scored 80
0 Conceded 47
+0 GD +33
– PPG 1.83
– Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Middlesbrough FC get us underway at Riverside.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Riverside. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kieran McKenna might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Ipswich Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Ipswich Town FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 35' Ipswich Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' Brilliant from the forward! Conor Chaplin makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 41' Lukas Engel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 2 appearances.
  • 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcus Harness, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 51' Matt Crooks is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' Nathan Broadhead makes way for Omari Hutchinson at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for Ipswich Town FC. Luke Woolfenden will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' Against the run of play, Omari Hutchinson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Silvera is hanging Sam Greenwood on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Ipswich Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' Kayden Jackson gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Wes Burns and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Lukas Engel is replaced by Alex Bangura on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Ipswich Town FC! Dominic Ball comes on to replace Jack Taylor.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dominic Ball on 90.
  • With this win, Ipswich Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kasey McAteer 1
Stewart Downing 1
David Strelec 1
Muhamed Besic 1
Tommy Conway 1
Stewart Downing 1
Marcus Tavernier 1
Jordan Hugill 1

Head to Head

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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-12-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-12-02 Leeds United FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-11-25 Bristol City FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-11-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2023-11-04 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D

Ipswich Town FC Form

2023-12-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-12-02 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2023-11-29 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2023-11-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-11-11 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-11-07 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.68 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.5 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC34% Draw41% Ipswich Town FC25%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
66%
Middlesbrough FC or Ipswich Town FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC19% Draw69% Ipswich Town FC12%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.6%
1 – 0
19.2%
0 – 1
13.5%
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
2.7%
3 – 0
1.4%
2 – 2
1.1%
3 – 1
0.9%
0 – 3
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 23% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 16% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✗
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

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