Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers in Carabao Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England Carabao Cup
Competition: Sat 05.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ipswich Town & Bristol Rovers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

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Ipswich Town form and stats

Ipswich participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.

Ipswich Town have collected 23 points from their League One home games so far after 6-5-6. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Ipswich Town with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Burton Albion game, 202 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Game days have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Ipswich Town as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

F. Sears was the last player to score a league goal for Ipswich Town and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Ipswich haven't scored in 216 minutes.

The Ipswich fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here: A 0-1 defeat against Coventry City. Before that game, the home loss against Fleetwood Town with the scoreline 0-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ipswich have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won four times, drawn three and lost zero.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Ipswich Town as they have a new game in only three days, a EFL Trophy match thankfully also at home. Arsenal U21 are visiting.

Ipswich are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 17 games. Ipswich's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Bristol Rovers was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 2nd round last season.

As the visiting team in League One matches, Bristol Rovers have produced an overall stat of 5-3-9 so far. Bristol has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Bristol go into this game after a win, the home game against Sunderland that ended 2-0. Before that, Bristol secured a home win against Sunderland with the score 2-0.

Bristol are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.

A new game in only three days for Bristol, the EFL Trophy home match versus Walsall. Busy days.

The attacking power of Bristol when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 17 league matches away. Bristol struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 30 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Ipswich Town, zero draws and one win for Bristol Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversJ. Clarke-Harris
J. Clarke-Harris
13 goals
Ipswich TownK. Jackson
K. Jackson
11 goals
Ipswich TownJ. Norwood
J. Norwood
11 goals

Ipswich Town missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ipswich Town Bristol Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   12 25
4 3   Won W   3 6
7 1   Drew D   3 8
14 7   Lost L   6 11
24 13   Scored S   10 24
37 17   Conceded C   20 35
88% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 84%
60% 55%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 72%
44% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 52%
20% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 20%
20% 36%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
56% 55%   BTTS BTTS   33% 44%
16% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 28%
40% 36%   Failed to Score F T   50% 44%
 
5.1 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 3.8
4.6 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.9 6.8
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.4
2 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
268 120   Total Shots T S   134 280
90 42   Shots on Target S O   44 84
27% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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