Coventry City vs Ipswich Town: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Coventry City played against Ipswich Town in Championship (England). The game was played on December 29, 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Recent form

Coventry City has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Ipswich Town has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Coventry City scores 2.35 goals per game and allows 1.00. Ipswich Town scores 1.65 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.63 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Coventry City's games and 61% of Ipswich Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 52%, compared with league averages of 59% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Coventry City has the higher season xG average, 1.94 to 1.70 per game. Coventry City takes 17.5 shots per game, while Ipswich Town takes 15.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Coventry City leads at halftime in 52% of its games and scores 1.22 goals per game after halftime. Ipswich Town leads at halftime in 35% and scores 1.09 after halftime.

When the teams score

Coventry City's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (12 goals). For Ipswich Town, it is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.63 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 2
Second half

Game stats

41Possession (%)59
Coventry CityIpswich Town
10Shots18
Coventry CityIpswich Town
3Shots on target7
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1.09xG1.92
Coventry CityIpswich Town
3Corners6
Coventry CityIpswich Town
34Dangerous attacks42
Coventry CityIpswich Town
12Fouls14
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1Cards2
Coventry CityIpswich Town

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Coventry CityIpswich Town
2.35Goals scored / game1.65
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1Goals allowed / game1
Coventry CityIpswich Town
54%Average possession57%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
5.96Shots on target / game5
Coventry CityIpswich Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

17.52Shots per game15.78
Coventry CityIpswich Town
5.96Shots on target5
Coventry CityIpswich Town
13.4%Shot conversion10.5%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
54%Possession57%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1.94xG for1.7
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1.27xG against1.14
Coventry CityIpswich Town

Shooting quality

Coventry City: AttackingIpswich Town: Dominant
Coventry CityIpswich Town
Accuracy (shots on target)34%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Ipswich Town is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Coventry City · 2 pts / game - Ipswich Town

Coventry City
LDWDW
Season result split
65% W26% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
15-6-2
2.22 pts / game · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-2-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Ipswich Town
WWLWD
Season result split
43% W35% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-5
1.65 pts / game · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WLDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Coventry City is 42% better for: goals scored per game.

2.35 goals / game - Coventry City · 1.65 goals / game - Ipswich Town

Coventry City scoring profile: very strong

Coventry City scores in 87% of games (20 of 23 meczów), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 30% (7 of 23 meczów).

Ipswich Town scoring profile: strong

Ipswich Town scores in 83% of games (19 of 23 meczów), while Coventry City keeps a clean sheet in 39% (9 of 23 meczów).

54Goals scored (season)38
Coventry CityIpswich Town
23Goals conceded (season)23
Coventry CityIpswich Town
3.35Average goals per game2.65
Coventry CityIpswich Town
4Goals scored (last 5)8
Coventry CityIpswich Town
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Coventry CityIpswich Town

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal83%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
61%2 goals39%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
43%3 goals26%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
22%4 goals13%
Coventry CityIpswich Town

How often they concede at least...

61%1 goal70%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
26%2 goals22%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
13%3 goals9%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
0%4 goals0%
Coventry CityIpswich Town

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time17%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
9%BTTS in both halves0%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
43%Scored in both halves30%
Coventry CityIpswich Town

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
40%BTTS - last 540%
Coventry CityIpswich Town

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
35%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
Coventry CityIpswich Town

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
Coventry CityIpswich Town

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Coventry City is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.87 pts / game - Coventry City · 1.48 pts / game - Ipswich Town

Coventry City - half-time state
52% leading30% draw17% trailing
Ipswich Town - half-time state
35% leading43% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.87Points per game (1st half)1.48
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1.13Goals scored (1st half)0.57
Coventry CityIpswich Town
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1.57Average goals (1st half)1
Coventry CityIpswich Town
65%Clean sheet before half-time61%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
39%No goal before half-time52%
Coventry CityIpswich Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.91Points per game (2nd half)1.65
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1.22Goals scored (2nd half)1.09
Coventry CityIpswich Town
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
Coventry CityIpswich Town
1.78Average goals (2nd half)1.65
Coventry CityIpswich Town
57%Clean sheet after half-time57%
Coventry CityIpswich Town
30%No goal after half-time35%
Coventry CityIpswich Town

Coventry City - second-half results

57% W22% D22% L
43
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.87
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at halftime in 52% of games and wins 65%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Ipswich Town - second-half results

39% W48% D13% L
34
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.48
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Coventry City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.61.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Ipswich Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.80
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Coventry City
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
6
3
16-30
12
4
31-45
8
5
46-60
9
3
61-75
11
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Ipswich Town
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
2
5
16-30
7
3
31-45
8
7
46-60
6
3
61-75
11
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
72%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Coventry City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.67
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
164%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Ipswich Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-12.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
138%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Coventry CityLigaIpswich Town
Average goals per game 3.352.63 2.65
Both teams scored 57%59% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%51% 52%
Clean sheets 39%23% 30%
Goal before half-time 74%74% 70%
Goal after half-time 87%78% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.63
Average goals per game
59%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Coventry CityYellow cardLiam Kitching
  2. Ipswich TownYellow cardJack Taylor
  3. Coventry CitySubstitutionOn: Ellis SimmsOff: Haji Amir Wright
  4. Ipswich TownYellow cardDarnell Furlong

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Anthony BackhouseMatches officiated: 24
4.63Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 267%Home wins4%Draws28%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Coventry City's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Ipswich Town. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Coventry City vs Ipswich Town?

The Championship match finished Coventry City 0:2 Ipswich Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Coventry City vs Ipswich Town?

Coventry City score 2.35 goals per game on average and Ipswich Town 1.65. The Championship average is 2.63 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Coventry City's matches and 61% of Ipswich Town's.

What form are Coventry City and Ipswich Town in?

Over the last 5 games Coventry City have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Ipswich Town 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Coventry City vs Ipswich Town?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.