There's seemingly a significant contrast in quality between these sides based on results so far, with Ipswich Town in front of Morecambe by 27 points.
- Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Morecambe have scored away.
Little time to rest for the host team, as they featured in a League One match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Oxford United.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Ipswich Town are steadily winning League One games and points here at Portman Road Stadium. 7 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games.
Ipswich Town faced defeat in their previous match, away at Oxford United (1-2). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through four league matches. Midfielder Davis was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.15 (out of ten) in that game. Davis scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 40 successful passes (of 46 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Plymouth Argyle that ended 1-1.Ipswich are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 2 and lost 2.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 12 most recent league matches highlights that 9 of them had goals from both sides.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ipswich Town, as the FA Cup home game vs Burnley is only four days away.
The Ipswich Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 13 league matches. Ipswich Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at Portman Road Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.
Morecambe form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Morecambe so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-7 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Adams, the Morecambe manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Morecambe won their last game, 2-1 versus Cheltenham Town played at home. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Weir and that is quite the accomplishment! Phillips, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.84. Phillips scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Burton Albion.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bristol Rovers in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Morecambe as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. Morecambe's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other previously this season, with the match result Morecambe - Ipswich Town 1-2 logged in the official records. Numbers for the last three meetings involving these two teams are: one win for Ipswich, two draws and zero wins for Morecambe. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Chaplin 9 goals |   J. Weir 8 goals |  F. Ladapo 7 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
Morecambe missing players
| Ipswich Town | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 49 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 28 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 80% |
| 56% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 11% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 59% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 60% |
| 33% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 7% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16.7 | 17.5 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.7 |
| 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 29% | 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.5 | 17 | 17.3 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
- Ipswich Town have created more than twice as many corners as Morecambe.
- Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Morecambe have scored away.
- Ipswich Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ipswich Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Morecambe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Derby County | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 47 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 35 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 35 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 35 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 34 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 25 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -23 | 24 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -22 | 22 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -29 | 21 |
