A key match in League One as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 2nd position and the visitors placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Ipswich Town have less rest than Bristol Rovers in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a FA Cup game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Coventry City, was also a home game here at Portman Road Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Ipswich Town form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Ipswich Town have to build on here at Portman Road Stadium in the League One. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Ipswich Town. Ipswich Town have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The Ipswich Town crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Coventry City here at Portman Road Stadium in a FA Cup match. A 1-1 draw away in the League One before that, with Coventry City the opponent.
Ipswich Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Portman Road Stadium with 12 goals in 8 league matches. Ipswich Town have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
The visitors are W4-D0-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Bristol Rovers has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Bristol Rovers won their last game, 4-2 versus Southend United played at home. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy.
Bristol Rovers can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Southend United. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 4-2 victory. A. Kilgour scored the final goal.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Bristol Rovers when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 0 and winning 0 games.
The schedule is very tough for Bristol Rovers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A FA Cup game at Plymouth Argyle is waiting in only three days.
Bristol Rovers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Bristol Rovers have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
 
J. Clarke-Harris
8 goals
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K. Jackson
7 goals
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J. Norwood
7 goals
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Ipswich Town missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Ipswich Town | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 89% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 61% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 78% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 39% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 50% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 28% |
| 22% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 229 | 98 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 100 | 234 |
| 85 | 35 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 26 | 72 |
| 33% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 38% |
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ipswich Town has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- 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.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 26 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 17 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 14 |
| 22 | Southend United | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -37 | 6 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | -27 | 2 |