England - Championship31/01/2026, 15:00Data current as of 23 July 2026

Ipswich Town vs Preston North End: match statistics

Ipswich Town

1 : 1half-time 0:0

Preston North End

165%(1.38)

X22%(4.80)

213%(7.50)

BTTS Over/Under HT/FT

Pick: 1Lost

Pick score:74.53

Value:-10.30%

Ipswich Town are in significantly better form, having earned 12 points in their last 5 matches (4 wins), while Preston North End have managed only 3 points (1 win) and are on a run of 4 defeats in their last 5 games. The hosts are 3rd in the table with a +18 goal difference at home, where they win 67% of their matches and keep clean sheets in 47% of games. Preston's away statistics are considerably weaker – only 36% wins, they concede an average of 1.21 goals per game, and their xG (1.20) is significantly lower than their xGA (1.49). Ipswich also dominate in terms of possession (55% vs 45%) and average shots (17.33 vs 10.36), which confirms their offensive superiority. The excellent home form of the hosts combined with the visitors' away crisis points to a certain victory for Ipswich Town.

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Ipswich Town vs Preston North End: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Ipswich Town play Preston North End in Championship (England). The match date is 31 January 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Ipswich Town: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Preston North End: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ipswich Town scores 1.74 and concedes 1.02 goals per match. Preston North End scores 1.20 and concedes 1.35. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ipswich Town 57%, Preston North End 59%. Over 2.5: Ipswich Town 52%, Preston North End 48%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Ipswich Town has higher xG: 1.66 vs 1.26. Ipswich Town: 15.1 shots per match, Preston North End: 10.9.

Match halves

Ipswich Town: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 1.02. Preston North End: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Ipswich Town: 76-90+ (23 goals). Preston North End: 76-90+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Half-by-half

0 : 0

1st half

1 : 1

2nd half

Match statistics

68Possession (%)32

Ipswich TownPreston North End

16Shots11

Ipswich TownPreston North End

5Shots on target4

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.82xG1.18

Ipswich TownPreston North End

9Corners3

Ipswich TownPreston North End

63Dangerous attacks29

Ipswich TownPreston North End

11Fouls10

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1Cards2

Ipswich TownPreston North End

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.83Points per match1.3

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.74Goals scored / match1.2

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.02Goals conceded / match1.35

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.66xG for1.26

Ipswich TownPreston North End

56%Average possession46%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

5.09Shots on target / match3.59

Ipswich TownPreston North End

37%Clean sheets20%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

57%Both teams scored59%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.07Shots per match10.91

Ipswich TownPreston North End

5.09Shots on target3.59

Ipswich TownPreston North End

11.5%Shot conversion11%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

56%Possession46%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.66xG for1.26

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.18xG against1.57

Ipswich TownPreston North End

Shooting quality

Ipswich Town: DominantPreston North End: Balanced

	Ipswich Town	Preston North End
Accuracy (shots on target)	34%	33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)	0.11	0.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)	0.34	0.33

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Ipswich Town is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Ipswich Town · 1.2 pts / match - Preston North End

Ipswich Town

DWDDW

Unbeaten in the last 5 matches

Season result split

50% W33% R17% P

Season (W-D-L)

23-15-8

1.83 pts / match · goal difference +33

Last 5 (W-D-L)

2-3-0

1.80 pts / match

Record at home (W-D-L)

14-8-1

Last 5 at home

2-3-0

DDWDW

Last 5 matches - averages

Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Preston North End

WLLWL

Season result split

33% W33% R35% P

Season (W-D-L)

15-15-16

1.30 pts / match · goal difference -7

Last 5 (W-D-L)

2-0-3

1.20 pts / match

Record away (W-D-L)

7-8-8

Last 5 away

2-1-2

LDWLW

Last 5 matches - averages

Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how 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.

Ipswich Town is 45% better for: goals scored per match.

1.74 goals / match - Ipswich Town · 1.2 goals / match - Preston North End

Ipswich Town is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.02 goals / match - Ipswich Town · 1.35 goals / match - Preston North End

Ipswich Town scoring profile: very strong

Ipswich Town scores in 87% of matches (40 of 46 matches), while Preston North End keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

Preston North End scoring profile: strong

Preston North End scores in 74% of matches (34 of 46 matches), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 37% (17 of 46 matches).

80Goals scored (season)55

Ipswich TownPreston North End

47Goals conceded (season)62

Ipswich TownPreston North End

2.76Average goals in match2.54

Ipswich TownPreston North End

9Goals scored (last 5)7

Ipswich TownPreston North End

5Goals conceded (last 5)10

Ipswich TownPreston North End

Ipswich Town

37%

Clean sheets17 of 46 matches

13%

No goal6 of 46 matches

Preston North End

20%

Clean sheets9 of 46 matches

26%

No goal12 of 46 matches

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal74%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

54%2 goals35%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

24%3 goals11%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

7%4 goals0%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal80%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

24%2 goals41%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

11%3 goals11%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

2%4 goals2%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%

Ipswich Town - BTTS26 of 46 matches

59%

Preston North End - BTTS27 of 46 matches

57%

League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time22%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

4%BTTS in both halves0%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

35%Scored in both halves28%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

60%BTTS - last 580%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

93%Min. 1 goal (Over 0.5)96%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

85%Min. 2 goals (Over 1.5)80%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

52%Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)48%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

26%Min. 4 goals (Over 3.5)24%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

11%Min. 5 goals (Over 4.5)7%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

Over / Under â€” Ipswich Town

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 93%Under 7%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 85%Under 15%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 52%Under 48%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 26%Under 74%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 11%Under 89%

Over / Under â€” Preston North End

Line 0.5 (min. 1 goal)

Over 96%Under 4%

Line 1.5 (min. 2 goals)

Over 80%Under 20%

Line 2.5 (min. 3 goals)

Over 48%Under 52%

Line 3.5 (min. 4 goals)

Over 24%Under 76%

Line 4.5 (min. 5 goals)

Over 7%Under 93%

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

39%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

9%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

48%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

20%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Ipswich Town is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.59 pts / match - Ipswich Town · 1.3 pts / match - Preston North End

Ipswich Town - half-time state

39% leading41% draw20% trailing

Preston North End - half-time state

33% leading33% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.59Points per match (1st half)1.3

Ipswich TownPreston North End

0.72Goals scored (1st half)0.59

Ipswich TownPreston North End

0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.67

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.22Average goals (1st half)1.26

Ipswich TownPreston North End

61%Clean sheet before half-time50%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

48%No goal before half-time48%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

After half-time (2nd half)

1.76Points per match (2nd half)1.09

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.02Goals scored (2nd half)0.61

Ipswich TownPreston North End

0.52Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67

Ipswich TownPreston North End

1.54Average goals (2nd half)1.28

Ipswich TownPreston North End

61%Clean sheet after half-time46%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

30%No goal after half-time50%

Ipswich TownPreston North End

Ipswich Town - second-half results

43% W46% R11% P

Half-time points

Half-time goals

+10

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

+23

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.59

PPG before half-time

Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Preston North End - second-half results

22% W43% R35% P

Half-time points

Half-time goals

-4

Goal difference (1st half)

Second-half points

-3

Goal difference (2nd half)

1.30

PPG before half-time

Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ipswich Town - last 5 matches by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per match	1.40	1.80
Goals scored / match	0.8	1.0
Goals conceded / match	0.4	0.6
Average goals in match	1.2	1.6
1 goal	60%	80%
2 goals	60%	40%
3 goals	0%	20%
Clean sheet	60%	60%
No goal	40%	20%
Goal difference	+2	+2

Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing

2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

Preston North End - last 5 matches by half
	1st half	2nd half
Points per match	0.80	0.80
Goals scored / match	0.8	0.6
Goals conceded / match	1.0	1.0
Average goals in match	1.8	1.6
1 goal	100%	80%
2 goals	60%	40%
3 goals	20%	40%
Clean sheet	20%	40%
No goal	40%	40%
Goal difference	-1	-2

Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing

2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost

BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Ipswich Town

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (23 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +17 - wins late phases.

Preston North End

ScoredConceded

0-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.65

Estimated goals

attack vs opponent defence

1.5 : 1.1

Estimated goal split

home : away

103%

Pace vs league

100% = league average

58%

Both teams scored (BTTS)

average from both teams' seasons

-62%

Derby effect

H2H goals vs typical matches

64%

BTTS estimate

from both teams' scoring frequency

0:0 risk

about 1 in 33 matches

2-3

Most common goal range

attack vs defence on both sides

Ipswich Town

Net xG balance

Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.

+0.48

Results compared with xG

Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.

+0.24

Points compared with goal balance

Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.

-18.6 pts

Finishing efficiency

Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.

+0.08

Defensive efficiency

Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.

+0.16

Attack vs league

How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.

125%

Defence vs league

How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.

85%

Form trend

Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.

-0.03

Stronger second half?

How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.

+0.3

Late goals

29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.

29%

Preston North End

Net xG balance

Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.

-0.31

Results compared with xG

Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.

+0.16

Points compared with goal balance

Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.

-0.8 pts

Finishing efficiency

Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.

-0.06

Defensive efficiency

Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.

+0.22

Attack vs league

How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.

100%

Defence vs league

How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.

97%

Form trend

Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.

-0.10

Stronger second half?

How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.

+0.0

Late goals

22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.

22%

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

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

	Ipswich Town	Liga	Preston North End
Average goals in match	▲ 2.76	2.59	• 2.54
Both teams scored	• 57%	57%	▲ 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)	▲ 52%	50%	▼ 48%
Clean sheets	▲ 37%	25%	▼ 20%
Goal before half-time	• 72%	71%	▲ 80%
Goal after half-time	• 76%	76%	• 76%

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

2.59

Average goals per match

57%

Both teams scored

50%

Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)

25%

Clean sheets

1.39

Home goals / match

1.20

Away goals / match

+16%

Home attack advantage

+14%

Home defence advantage

+10%

Total home advantage

Goals in 1st half (whole league)

71%

1 goal

35%

2 goals

11%

3 goals

4 goals

Goals in 2nd half (whole league)

76%

1 goal

43%

2 goals

16%

3 goals

4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Ipswich Town 0 - 0 - 1 Preston North End. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Preston North End FC

1 : 023/08/2025

Ipswich Town FC

FAQ

What was the result of Ipswich Town vs Preston North End?

The Championship match finished Ipswich Town 1:1 Preston North End. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Ipswich Town vs Preston North End?

Ipswich Town score 1.74 goals per game on average and Preston North End 1.20. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Ipswich Town's matches and 59% of Preston North End's.

What form are Ipswich Town and Preston North End in?

Over the last 5 games Ipswich Town have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Preston North End 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ipswich Town vs Preston North End?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Ipswich Town vs Preston North End: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.