Oxford United vs Ipswich Town: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Oxford United played against Ipswich Town in Championship (England). The game was played on November 28, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Oxford United has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Ipswich Town has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Oxford United scores 1.06 goals per game and allows 1.41. Ipswich Town scores 1.75 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 59% of Oxford United's games and 63% of Ipswich Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 53% and 50%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ipswich Town has the higher season xG average, 1.73 to 1.37 per game. Oxford United takes 12.9 shots per game, while Ipswich Town takes 16.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Oxford United leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.29 goals per game after halftime. Ipswich Town leads at halftime in 31% and scores 1.13 after halftime.

When the teams score

Oxford United's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). For Ipswich Town, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.57 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

27Possession (%)73
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13Shots17
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8Shots on target7
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1.54xG1.98
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3Corners6
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23Dangerous attacks56
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13Fouls5
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0Cards0
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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.

Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
1.06Goals scored / game1.75
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
1.41Goals allowed / game1
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
43%Average possession57%
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3.53Shots on target / game5
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.94Shots per game16.25
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
3.53Shots on target5
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
8.2%Shot conversion10.8%
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
43%Possession57%
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
1.37xG for1.73
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
1.6xG against1.06
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town

Shooting quality

Oxford United: BalancedIpswich Town: Dominant
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
Accuracy (shots on target)27%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.35

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 267% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Oxford United · 2.2 pts / game - Ipswich Town

Oxford United
DLLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
18% W35% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-8
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-4-3
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LWDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Ipswich Town
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
44% W38% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-3
1.69 pts / game · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
DLWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 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 65% better for: goals scored per game.

1.06 goals / game - Oxford United · 1.75 goals / game - Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town is 41% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.41 goals / game - Oxford United · 1 goals / game - Ipswich Town

Oxford United scoring profile: strong

Oxford United scores in 65% of games (11 of 17 meczów), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 25% (4 of 16 meczów).

Ipswich Town scoring profile: very strong

Ipswich Town scores in 81% of games (13 of 16 meczów), while Oxford United keeps a clean sheet in 12% (2 of 17 meczów).

18Goals scored (season)28
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
24Goals conceded (season)16
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
2.47Average goals per game2.75
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
5Goals scored (last 5)11
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9Goals conceded (last 5)3
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How often they score at least...

65%1 goal81%
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35%2 goals44%
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6%3 goals25%
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0%4 goals19%
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How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal75%
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41%2 goals19%
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12%3 goals6%
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0%4 goals0%
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* 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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time25%
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6%BTTS in both halves0%
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18%Scored in both halves31%
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BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
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6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
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80%BTTS - last 560%
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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

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
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47%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
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24%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
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2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
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18%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
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6%Min. 3 goals after half-time31%
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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.

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

1.18 pts / game - Oxford United · 1.44 pts / game - Ipswich Town

Oxford United - half-time state
29% leading29% draw41% trailing
Ipswich Town - half-time state
31% leading50% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per game (1st half)1.44
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.63
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0.82Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
1.59Average goals (1st half)1.06
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41%Clean sheet before half-time56%
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47%No goal before half-time50%
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After half-time (2nd half)

0.82Points per game (2nd half)1.69
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
0.29Goals scored (2nd half)1.13
Oxford UnitedIpswich Town
0.59Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
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0.88Average goals (2nd half)1.69
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47%Clean sheet after half-time63%
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71%No goal after half-time38%
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Oxford United - second-half results

12% W47% D41% L
20
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding62%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 18%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ipswich Town - second-half results

44% W38% D19% L
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 44%. 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.

Oxford United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Ipswich Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.20
Goals scored / game0.61.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+7
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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.

Oxford United
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
5
2
16-30
4
6
31-45
1
6
46-60
1
3
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Ipswich Town
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
2
4
16-30
5
2
31-45
5
6
46-60
5
2
61-75
8
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - 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

2.61
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Oxford United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Ipswich Town

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.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
142%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.51
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

Oxford UnitedLigaIpswich Town
Average goals per game 2.472.57 2.75
Both teams scored 59%56% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%50% 50%
Clean sheets 12%25% 25%
Goal before half-time 82%73% 69%
Goal after half-time 65%75% 75%

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

2.57
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.33
Home goals / game
1.23
Away goals / game
+8%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
17%
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. Oxford UnitedGoalMark Thomas Harris
  2. Ipswich TownSubstitutionOn: Jack ClarkeOff: Jaden Philogene-Bidace

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.

Matt DonohueMatches officiated: 23
4.43Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 239%Home wins39%Draws22%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Oxford United vs Ipswich Town?

The Championship match finished Oxford United 2:1 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 Oxford United vs Ipswich Town?

Oxford United score 1.06 goals per game on average and Ipswich Town 1.75. The Championship average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Oxford United's matches and 63% of Ipswich Town's.

What form are Oxford United and Ipswich Town in?

Over the last 5 games Oxford United have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Ipswich Town 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Oxford United 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.