Championship duel: Close contest expected between Ipswich Town and Leeds United

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Portman Road Stadium (30311 seats)

Ipswich Town prepare to do battle with Leeds United in this Championship match. All you should know about the match is here!

Insights:
  • Ipswich Town have the the best goal difference (+4) in Championship

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

The hosts won their first Championship game here at Portman Road Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Ipswich Town last season were 16 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss from 23 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky not having conceded a league goal in 184 minutes.

A strong away win for Ipswich Town against Queens Park Rangers the last match, as Chaplin were on target. Defender Davis got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.0/10. Davis hit five key passes and won 6 of 11 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Stoke City in a game that was won 2-0.

The manager McKenna will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Reading in only three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Ipswich Town's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 0 conceded.

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Leeds United form and stats

Leeds United have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Championship were 2 victories, 3 draws and 14 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Leeds United played 1-1 against West Bromwich Albion in their previous match. Midfielder James was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.12. James served one assist, hit five key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Birmingham City wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Leeds United in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Leeds, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Leeds United manager Farke as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Salford City.

It's early days yet, but Leeds United has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Ipswich Town-Leeds United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ipswich Town five wins, Leeds United four wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Ipswich TownK. Jackson
K. Jackson
1 goals
Ipswich TownN. Broadhead
N. Broadhead
1 goals
Ipswich TownC. Chaplin
C. Chaplin
1 goals

Ipswich Town missing players

Leeds United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ipswich Town Leeds United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
5 2 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 1 1 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 33%
 
5 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 6
6.3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7 3.3
2.3 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
17 22 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7 16
6 10 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1 3.7
28% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 27%
 
13 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10 7
3.3 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2 2
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Ipswich Town have the the best goal difference (+4) in Championship
Ipswich Town Last season Leeds United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   19 38
28 16   Won W   2 7
14 6   Drew D   3 10
4 1   Lost L   14 21
101 60   Scored S   22 48
35 13   Conceded C   41 78
98% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
87% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
59% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   68% 66%
30% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 45%
11% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   26% 26%
46% 39%   BTTS BTTS   68% 68%
50% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   5% 13%
7% 4%   Failed to Score F T   32% 26%
 
6.9 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5.2
3.3 2.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 4.8
1.8 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.3
1 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
17.2 17.9   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 12.2
6.3 6.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.9
35% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 32%
 
7.1 6   Shots against (avg) S A   14.7 14
2.4 1.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.6 5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
5 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
6 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
7 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
8 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
9 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
10 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Millwall 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0
Last season 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 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 94 33 19 17 1 1 60 17 19 11 4 4 34 16 61 89
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 19 14 3 2 53 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 19 15 3 1 36 10 19 8 3 8 22 33 15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 19 11 6 2 36 14 19 8 8 3 32 19 35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 19 13 5 1 46 17 19 6 5 8 29 30 28 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 19 10 4 5 37 21 19 8 4 7 35 32 19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 19 12 2 5 33 21 19 6 5 8 18 25 5 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 19 12 1 6 37 25 19 6 5 8 33 38 7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 19 10 7 2 35 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 7 2 10 24 24 2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 19 7 7 5 21 23 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 19 6 7 6 20 19 19 5 4 10 18 28 -9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 19 9 3 7 19 20 19 2 5 12 12 38 -27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 19 8 4 7 26 24 19 3 3 13 16 31 -13 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 19 6 4 9 20 28 19 5 2 12 17 43 -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 19 8 6 5 27 24 19 1 5 13 11 44 -30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 19 6 3 10 16 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -23 36
18 Leicester City 38 9 7 22 51 68 19 5 4 10 23 27 19 4 3 12 28 41 -17 34
19 Leeds United 38 7 10 21 48 78 19 5 7 7 26 37 19 2 3 14 22 41 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 6 7 25 36 73 19 2 5 12 19 37 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 25

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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 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
5 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
6 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
7 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
8 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
9 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
10 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Millwall 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.