Ipswich Town vs Sheffield Wednesday: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Ipswich Town play Sheffield Wednesday in Championship (England). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 3:1.

Current form

Ipswich Town: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Sheffield Wednesday: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ipswich Town scores 1.74 and concedes 1.02 goals per match. Sheffield Wednesday scores 0.63 and concedes 1.93. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ipswich Town 57%, Sheffield Wednesday 48%. Over 2.5: Ipswich Town 52%, Sheffield Wednesday 52%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Ipswich Town has higher xG: 1.66 vs 0.99. Ipswich Town: 15.1 shots per match, Sheffield Wednesday: 8.7.

Match halves

Ipswich Town: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 1.02. Sheffield Wednesday: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.30.

Goals by minute

Ipswich Town: 76-90+ (23 goals). Sheffield Wednesday: 16-30 (7 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
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20Shots11
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8Shots on target3
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2.08xG1.08
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5Corners3
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36Dangerous attacks23
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9Fouls9
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1Cards1
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Pre-match profilewhat 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.

Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
1.74Goals scored / match0.63
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1.02Goals conceded / match1.93
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56%Average possession45%
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5.09Shots on target / match2.5
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

15.07Shots per match8.67
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
5.09Shots on target2.5
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
11.5%Shot conversion7.3%
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
56%Possession45%
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1.66xG for0.99
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1.18xG against1.77
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Shooting quality

Ipswich Town: DominantSheffield Wednesday: Balanced
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
Accuracy (shots on target)34%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.25

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

Ipswich Town is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Ipswich Town · 1 pts / match - Sheffield Wednesday

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%
Sheffield Wednesday
DDLLW
Season result split
4% W26% R70% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-12-32
0.39 pts / match · goal difference -60
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-17
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.02Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Ipswich Town is 176% better for: goals scored per match.

1.74 goals / match - Ipswich Town · 0.63 goals / match - Sheffield Wednesday

Ipswich Town is 89% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.02 goals / match - Ipswich Town · 1.93 goals / match - Sheffield Wednesday

Ipswich Town scoring profile: very strong

Ipswich Town scores in 87% of matches (40 of 46 matches), while Sheffield Wednesday keeps a clean sheet in 9% (4 of 46 matches).

Sheffield Wednesday scoring profile: mixed

Sheffield Wednesday scores in 50% of matches (23 of 46 matches), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 37% (17 of 46 matches).

80Goals scored (season)29
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47Goals conceded (season)89
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
2.76Average goals in match2.57
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
9Goals scored (last 5)4
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5Goals conceded (last 5)7
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How often they score at least...

87%1 goal50%
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54%2 goals13%
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24%3 goals0%
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7%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal91%
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24%2 goals63%
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11%3 goals30%
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2%4 goals7%
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* 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.

48%
Sheffield Wednesday - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.22 of 46 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time13%
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4%BTTS in both halves4%
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35%Scored in both halves7%
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BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
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13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
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60%BTTS - last 560%
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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.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
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39%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
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9%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
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2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
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48%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
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20%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
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Match halveswhen 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 87% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.59 pts / match - Ipswich Town · 0.85 pts / match - Sheffield Wednesday

Ipswich Town - half-time state
39% leading41% draw20% trailing
Sheffield Wednesday - half-time state
17% leading33% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.59Points per match (1st half)0.85
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
0.72Goals scored (1st half)0.33
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0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.87
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
1.22Average goals (1st half)1.2
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61%Clean sheet before half-time43%
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48%No goal before half-time72%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.76Points per match (2nd half)0.63
Ipswich TownSheffield Wednesday
1.02Goals scored (2nd half)0.3
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0.52Goals conceded (2nd half)1.07
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1.54Average goals (2nd half)1.37
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61%Clean sheet after half-time30%
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30%No goal after half-time72%
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Ipswich Town - second-half results

43% W46% R11% P
73
Half-time points
33
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
81
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.

Sheffield Wednesday - second-half results

11% W30% R59% P
39
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-25
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-35
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding24%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 4%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Ipswich Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%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
Sheffield Wednesday - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Ipswich Town
ScoredConceded
12
4
0-15
5
6
16-30
16
13
31-45
14
9
46-60
10
9
61-75
23
6
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.

Sheffield Wednesday
ScoredConceded
5
16
0-15
7
9
16-30
3
15
31-45
7
13
46-60
4
16
61-75
3
20
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (20). Late-goal balance (76-90): -17 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.66
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 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%

Sheffield Wednesday

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.78
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
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.
53%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
139%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Ipswich TownLigaSheffield Wednesday
Average goals in match 2.762.59 2.57
Both teams scored 57%57% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%50% 52%
Clean sheets 37%25% 9%
Goal before half-time 72%71% 72%
Goal after half-time 76%76% 80%

^ 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
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Ipswich Town 1 - 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Ipswich Town vs Sheffield Wednesday?

The Championship match finished Ipswich Town 3:1 Sheffield Wednesday. 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 Sheffield Wednesday?

Ipswich Town score 1.74 goals per game on average and Sheffield Wednesday 0.63. 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 48% of Sheffield Wednesday's.

What form are Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday in?

Over the last 5 games Ipswich Town have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Sheffield Wednesday 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ipswich Town vs Sheffield Wednesday?

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.