A crucial fixture in League One as both squads are challenging for the top spots. With Ipswich Town in 3rd position and Shrewsbury Town placed 8th, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling battle. Read on to find out more!
- Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (70) in League One
- Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shrewsbury Town have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Ipswich Town have performed here at Portman Road Stadium this season with 11 wins from 18 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1. The Ipswich Town fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Portman Road Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Ipswich Town has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Christian Walton not having conceded a league goal in 596 minutes.
A strong away win for Ipswich Town against Bolton Wanderers the last match, as Burgess and Hirst were on target. Davis, defender, was given a rating of 8.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Davis served one assist, hit six key passes and won 2 of 5 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Accrington Stanley in a game that was won 3-0.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 Town home games with this odds we find 10 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
One fact: This club have played 5 league rounds in a row with only one (or none) side scoring.
The Ipswich manager McKenna has got the team scoring with 40 from 18 home games in the league. From these home matches, Ipswich Town have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Shrewsbury Town form and stats
6 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Shrewsbury Town playing as the away team in the League One this season.
Shrewsbury Town go into this game after a win, the home game against Morecambe that ended 3-1. Midfielder Leahy was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.3. Leahy scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Shrewsbury Town manager Cotterill faced defeat when travelling to Peterborough United and losing 1-2.Shrewsbury find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (17 so far).
Head 2 Head
Ipswich Town have avoided a loss in the last 7 fixtures (4-3-0) facing Shrewsbury Town.The latest head to head meeting ended Shrewsbury Town - Ipswich Town 0-3, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Chaplin 15 goals |  F. Ladapo 12 goals |   L. Leahy 8 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
Shrewsbury Town missing players
| Ipswich Town | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 70 | 40 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 47 |
| 31 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 39 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 92% |
| 83% | 89% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 61% | 67% |
| 56% | 61% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 39% | 47% |
| 28% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 19% |
| 8% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 44% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | 47% |
| 44% | 50% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 39% | 28% |
| 8% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | 33% |
| 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17.2 | 17.8 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 9.1 | 10.2 |
| 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 30% | 31% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 40% |
| 7.1 | 6.2 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Shrewsbury Town have scored away.
- Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (70) in League One
- Ipswich Town have the most scored goals in the first half (35) 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.
- Shrewsbury Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 39 | 77 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 74 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 70 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 39 | 72 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 66 |
| 5 | Derby County | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 64 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 63 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 57 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 55 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 35 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 54 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 46 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 35 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 45 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -6 | 45 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -14 | 44 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 43 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 42 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -17 | 40 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 39 | -21 | 38 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -10 | 36 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -23 | 35 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 36 | -22 | 33 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -22 | 33 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 36 | -30 | 30 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 69 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -41 | 23 |
