Ipswich Town host Burton Albion with faith in securing all three points. Can they? Read our in-depth preview!
- Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (61) in League One
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in League One
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.
Ipswich Town form and stats
Ipswich Town are steadily winning League One games and points here at Portman Road Stadium. 9 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 16 games.
Ipswich Town are confident in defense, having played 326 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Ipswich in their previous game, a fixture away at Milton Keynes Dons (placed 22nd) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Davis was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.15 out of 10. The defender Davis hit five key passes and won 7 of 10 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Forest Green Rovers in a game that was won 4-0.Ipswich Town are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 9 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 2 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ipswich, as the League One home game vs Accrington Stanley is only three days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (33 in 16 games), Ipswich Town's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Ipswich Town have conceded only 12 goals.
Burton Albion form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Burton Albion so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-9 (win-draw-lose).
Burton Albion's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Accrington Stanley that finished 0-0. Hamer got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Hamer hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bristol Rovers at their stadium, the result 2-1.Burton have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. Burton Albion have conceded 35 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Burton has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
This was the scoreline when the participants met earlier this campaign; Burton Albion - Ipswich Town 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ipswich Town eight wins, one draw and Burton Albion one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Chaplin 13 goals |  F. Ladapo 11 goals |  W. Burns 6 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
Burton Albion missing players
| Ipswich Town | Burton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 61 | 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 4 | 23 | 40 |
| 31 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 13 | 35 | 58 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 94% | 81% |
| 55% | 56% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 69% | 53% |
| 27% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 31% | 31% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 31% | 22% |
| 55% | 50% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 69% | 50% |
| 39% | 44% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 19% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 25% | 34% |
| 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17.2 | 17.8 | 20.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| 6.4 | 6.9 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 41% | 35% |
| 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 15 | 13.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
- Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in League One
- Burton Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 at home.
- Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (61) 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.
| 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 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 37 | 71 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 68 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 61 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 30 | 63 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 62 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 59 |
| 6 | Derby County | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 57 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 53 |
| 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 31 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 50 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 45 |
| 11 | Fleetwood Town | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 42 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 42 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -8 | 41 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 40 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 31 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 40 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -15 | 40 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -18 | 35 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -19 | 33 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 32 | -20 | 31 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 31 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 52 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -22 | 29 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 35 | -28 | 29 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | -38 | 23 |
