The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ipswich Town are in the 12th position while the guesting Northampton Town worry at 23rd.
- Ipswich Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in League One
- Northampton Town has the fewest scored goals (20) in League One
Northampton Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League One game only three sleeps ago.
Ipswich Town form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Ipswich Town at their home stadium (Portman Road) is 8 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
No payout for Ipswich in their previous match, an away game at Peterborough United that ended in defeat 1-2. Before that, Ipswich had a home game versus Blackpool which ended with a victory 2-0.
Tomas Holy had a busy but productive day in the Peterborough United match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
The Ipswich Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. Ipswich have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Northampton Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Northampton Town's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the League One. Northampton Town, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in League One, only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Northampton Town have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 450 minutes ago. D. Rose was the goal scorer.
Northampton's previous game was their home loss versus Burton Albion (0-2). A loss against Wigan Athletic was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The schedule is very tough for Northampton now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Milton Keynes Dons is waiting in only four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Northampton as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Northampton have conceded 23 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Ipswich, zero draws and one win for Northampton Town. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Edwards 5 goals | T. Bishop 4 goals | J. Nolan 3 goals |
Ipswich Town missing players
Northampton Town missing players
| Ipswich Town | Northampton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 30 | 16 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | 43 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 85% | 85% |
| 72% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 85% | 74% |
| 36% | 29% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 62% | 44% |
| 12% | 7% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 31% | 26% |
| 12% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 40% | 21% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 54% | 37% |
| 36% | 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 15% | 19% |
| 28% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 46% | 59% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.9 | 12.2 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.3 | 9.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 4 | 3 |
| 32% | 26% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 23% | 25% |
- Ipswich Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in League One
- Ipswich Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Northampton Town has the fewest scored goals (20) in League One
- Northampton Town has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in League One
- Northampton Town has the the worst goal difference (-23) in League One
- Northampton Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Lincoln City | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 52 |
| 2 | Hull City | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 49 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 48 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 48 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 41 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 40 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 38 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | -2 | 37 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 33 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -18 | 25 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 24 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -20 | 24 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | -21 | 24 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -23 | 24 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -19 | 22 |