League One: Ipswich Town expected to beat Port Vale

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 18.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Portman Road Stadium (30311 seats)

League One: Top-drawer vs subpar, at least that's what the table says. Ipswich Town - Port Vale. Home victory or a surprise?

Insights:
  • Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (85) in League One
  • Port Vale is in the worst form (0-2-4)

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

Ipswich Town are steadily winning League One games and points here at Portman Road Stadium. 14 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 21 games. days ago.

Ipswich's previous game was also played at home, ending 6-0 versus Charlton Athletic (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Ipswich Town "killed" Charlton Athletic in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Chaplin was absolutely essential when Ipswich Town beat Charlton Athletic 6-0, scoring three goals. Midfielder Chaplin was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.41 (out of ten) in that game. Chaplin scored three goals, hit two key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Cheltenham Town that finished 1-1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ipswich home games with this odds we find 13 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 8 matches were won by at least two goals.

It should be taken into account that a peek at the 11 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Ipswich Town are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Peterborough United awaits in four days.

Goals decide football matches and Ipswich Town are scoring many of them at home; 52 on target from 21 league matches. Ipswich are not conceding a lot of goals here at Portman Road Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 21 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Port Vale form and stats

Port Vale have only collected 20 points from their away games in the League One, after 5-5-11 (21 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Port Vale have lost on their last two travels.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Port Vale, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Lincoln City (placed 12th). Attacker Taylor got a player rating of 7.95 in the game. "Man of the match" Taylor scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Oxford United.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bristol Rovers in just four days.

The visiting Port Vale have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 21 games. In the opposite end, Port have conceded 36 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The previous head to head match ended Port Vale - Ipswich Town 2-3, earlier this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Ladapo with 2 goals scored against Port Vale in these 1 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

Ipswich TownC. Chaplin
C. Chaplin
21 goals
Ipswich TownF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
15 goals
Port ValeE. Harrison
E. Harrison
10 goals

Ipswich Town missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ipswich Town Port Vale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 21 7 Played P 7 21 42
24 14 6 Won W 2 5 12
13 6 1 Drew D 2 5 10
4 1 0 Lost L 3 11 20
85 52 21 Scored S 8 22 42
32 12 1 Conceded C 11 36 63
98% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
85% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 69%
54% 62% 86% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 57% 50%
29% 38% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 33% 29%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
46% 38% 14% BTTS BTTS 57% 48% 45%
49% 57% 86% Clean Sheets C S 14% 19% 26%
7% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 29% 38% 36%
 
7 7.4 9.1 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.5 5.5
3.3 2.9 2.1 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 4.9 4.6
1.7 1.2 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
17.5 18.2 20 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.9 12.2
6.5 6.9 8.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 2.1 2.5
32% 36% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 50% 40%
 
7 6.1 4.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.9 11.9 10.9
2.4 1.9 1.1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.5 3.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ipswich Town have scored more than double the goals of Port Vale.
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (52) at home in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (85) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the most scored goals in the first half (41) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the the best goal difference (+40) at home in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the the best goal difference (+53) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Ipswich Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Ipswich Town is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Port Vale is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 41 26 8 7 71 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 21 9 7 5 33 29 27 86
2 Ipswich Town 41 24 13 4 85 32 21 14 6 1 52 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 53 85
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 24 12 6 73 35 21 14 6 1 46 15 21 10 6 5 27 20 38 84
4 Barnsley 41 25 6 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 21 10 5 6 31 19 36 81
5 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 11 10 55 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 21 8 6 7 26 20 23 71
6 Peterborough United 42 22 4 16 71 50 21 13 3 5 38 22 21 9 1 11 33 28 21 70
7 Derby County 42 19 12 11 63 43 21 12 5 4 38 19 21 7 7 7 25 24 20 69
8 Wycombe Wanderers 42 19 8 15 55 43 21 11 5 5 32 19 21 8 3 10 23 24 12 65
9 Portsmouth 42 16 16 10 56 46 21 8 10 3 31 20 21 8 6 7 25 26 10 64
10 Shrewsbury Town 41 16 8 17 49 53 20 10 3 7 29 26 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 56
11 Charlton Athletic 42 14 13 15 62 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 21 6 6 9 23 33 3 55
12 Lincoln City 41 12 19 10 42 43 20 6 13 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 55
13 Exeter City 42 14 11 17 59 56 21 9 5 7 32 23 21 5 6 10 27 33 3 53
14 Fleetwood Town 42 13 14 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 21 7 7 7 28 24 3 53
15 Bristol Rovers 40 14 10 16 54 62 21 6 7 8 24 31 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 52
16 Burton Albion 40 13 9 18 54 76 20 8 5 7 26 32 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 48
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 42 12 10 20 42 63 21 7 5 9 20 27 21 5 5 11 22 36 -21 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 42 11 10 21 40 60 21 4 6 11 16 28 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 43
20 Oxford United 41 9 13 19 40 51 20 5 4 11 23 28 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 40
21 Cambridge United 41 11 7 23 35 61 21 8 4 9 21 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -26 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 41 9 11 21 35 71 21 6 5 10 25 35 20 3 6 11 10 36 -36 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 42 6 8 28 30 81 21 5 1 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 26

Table
  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 41 26 8 7 71 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 21 9 7 5 33 29 27 86
2 Ipswich Town 41 24 13 4 85 32 21 14 6 1 52 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 53 85
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 24 12 6 73 35 21 14 6 1 46 15 21 10 6 5 27 20 38 84
4 Barnsley 41 25 6 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 21 10 5 6 31 19 36 81
5 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 11 10 55 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 21 8 6 7 26 20 23 71
6 Peterborough United 42 22 4 16 71 50 21 13 3 5 38 22 21 9 1 11 33 28 21 70
7 Derby County 42 19 12 11 63 43 21 12 5 4 38 19 21 7 7 7 25 24 20 69
8 Wycombe Wanderers 42 19 8 15 55 43 21 11 5 5 32 19 21 8 3 10 23 24 12 65
9 Portsmouth 42 16 16 10 56 46 21 8 10 3 31 20 21 8 6 7 25 26 10 64
10 Shrewsbury Town 41 16 8 17 49 53 20 10 3 7 29 26 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 56
11 Charlton Athletic 42 14 13 15 62 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 21 6 6 9 23 33 3 55
12 Lincoln City 41 12 19 10 42 43 20 6 13 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 55
13 Exeter City 42 14 11 17 59 56 21 9 5 7 32 23 21 5 6 10 27 33 3 53
14 Fleetwood Town 42 13 14 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 21 7 7 7 28 24 3 53
15 Bristol Rovers 40 14 10 16 54 62 21 6 7 8 24 31 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 52
16 Burton Albion 40 13 9 18 54 76 20 8 5 7 26 32 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 48
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 42 12 10 20 42 63 21 7 5 9 20 27 21 5 5 11 22 36 -21 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 42 11 10 21 40 60 21 4 6 11 16 28 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 43
20 Oxford United 41 9 13 19 40 51 20 5 4 11 23 28 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 40
21 Cambridge United 41 11 7 23 35 61 21 8 4 9 21 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -26 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 41 9 11 21 35 71 21 6 5 10 25 35 20 3 6 11 10 36 -36 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 42 6 8 28 30 81 21 5 1 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 26

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