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

Key match information

Ipswich Town played Coventry City in Championship (England). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Ipswich Town: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Coventry City: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ipswich Town scores 1.67 and concedes 1.06 goals per match. Coventry City scores 2.78 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ipswich Town 67%, Coventry City 61%. Over 2.5: Ipswich Town 50%, Coventry City 72%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Coventry City has higher xG: 2.00 vs 1.72. Ipswich Town: 16.0 shots per match, Coventry City: 18.1.

Match halves

Ipswich Town: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 1.11. Coventry City: half-time lead 56%, second-half goals 1.44.

Goals by minute

Ipswich Town: 76-90+ (9 goals). Coventry City: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

38Possession (%)62
Ipswich TownCoventry City
10Shots11
Ipswich TownCoventry City
6Shots on target5
Ipswich TownCoventry City
1.29xG1.38
Ipswich TownCoventry City
2Corners5
Ipswich TownCoventry City
33Dangerous attacks44
Ipswich TownCoventry City
14Fouls9
Ipswich TownCoventry City
5Cards2
Ipswich TownCoventry City

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 TownCoventry City
1.67Goals scored / match2.78
Ipswich TownCoventry City
1.06Goals conceded / match1
Ipswich TownCoventry City
58%Average possession54%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
4.94Shots on target / match6.22
Ipswich TownCoventry City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

16Shots per match18.11
Ipswich TownCoventry City
4.94Shots on target6.22
Ipswich TownCoventry City
10.4%Shot conversion15.3%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
58%Possession54%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
1.72xG for2
Ipswich TownCoventry City
1.13xG against1.22
Ipswich TownCoventry City

Shooting quality

Ipswich Town: DominantCoventry City: Attacking
Ipswich TownCoventry City
Accuracy (shots on target)31%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.45

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.

Coventry City is 88% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Ipswich Town · 3 pts / match - Coventry City

Ipswich Town
WDWLD
Season result split
39% W39% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-4
1.56 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WLWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.77Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Coventry City
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
72% W22% D6% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-4-1
2.39 pts / match · goal difference +32
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-1
Last 5 away
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.31Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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 66% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Ipswich Town · 2.78 goals / match - Coventry City

Coventry City is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.06 goals / match - Ipswich Town · 1 goals / match - Coventry City

Ipswich Town scoring profile: strong

Ipswich Town scores in 83% of matches (15 of 18 matches), while Coventry City keeps a clean sheet in 39% (7 of 18 matches).

Coventry City scoring profile: very strong

Coventry City scores in 89% of matches (16 of 18 matches), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 22% (4 of 18 matches).

30Goals scored (season)50
Ipswich TownCoventry City
19Goals conceded (season)18
Ipswich TownCoventry City
2.72Average goals in match3.78
Ipswich TownCoventry City
8Goals scored (last 5)14
Ipswich TownCoventry City
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
Ipswich TownCoventry City

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal89%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
39%2 goals78%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
22%3 goals56%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
17%4 goals28%
Ipswich TownCoventry City

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal61%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
22%2 goals28%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
6%3 goals11%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
0%4 goals0%
Ipswich TownCoventry City

* 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.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time28%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
0%BTTS in both halves11%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
28%Scored in both halves56%
Ipswich TownCoventry City

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
60%BTTS - last 580%
Ipswich TownCoventry City

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time44%
Ipswich TownCoventry City

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Ipswich TownCoventry City

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.

Coventry City is 46% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - Ipswich Town · 1.94 pts / match - Coventry City

Ipswich Town - half-time state
28% leading50% draw22% trailing
Coventry City - half-time state
56% leading28% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1.94
Ipswich TownCoventry City
0.56Goals scored (1st half)1.33
Ipswich TownCoventry City
0.44Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Ipswich TownCoventry City
1Average goals (1st half)1.83
Ipswich TownCoventry City
56%Clean sheet before half-time61%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
56%No goal before half-time33%
Ipswich TownCoventry City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.61Points per match (2nd half)2.17
Ipswich TownCoventry City
1.11Goals scored (2nd half)1.44
Ipswich TownCoventry City
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Ipswich TownCoventry City
1.72Average goals (2nd half)1.94
Ipswich TownCoventry City
56%Clean sheet after half-time61%
Ipswich TownCoventry City
33%No goal after half-time22%
Ipswich TownCoventry City

Ipswich Town - second-half results

39% W44% D17% L
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding139%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

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

Coventry City - second-half results

67% W17% D17% L
35
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
+17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding129%

Leads at half-time in 56% of matches and wins 72%. 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 half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.21.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.42.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Coventry City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.403.00
Goals scored / match1.01.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.2
Average goals in match2.02.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals60%40%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference0+8
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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
3
1
0-15
2
5
16-30
5
2
31-45
6
6
46-60
5
2
61-75
9
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Coventry City
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
6
3
16-30
10
3
31-45
8
3
46-60
7
3
61-75
11
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
123%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
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.
+0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.5 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Coventry City

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.
+1.00
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.
+0.78
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.
219%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
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.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Ipswich TownLigaCoventry City
Average goals in match 2.722.65 3.78
Both teams scored 67%59% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%52% 72%
Clean sheets 22%23% 39%
Goal before half-time 67%74% 78%
Goal after half-time 78%76% 89%

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

2.65
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+8%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
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. Ipswich TownYellow cardGeorge Hirst
  2. Coventry CityYellow cardJosh Eccles
  3. Coventry CityYellow cardMatt Grimes
  4. Ipswich TownYellow cardChristian Walton
  5. Ipswich TownYellow cardSindre Walle Egeli
  6. Ipswich TownYellow cardCedric Kipre
  7. Coventry CitySubstitutionOn: Jamie AllenOff: Josh Eccles
  8. Ipswich TownYellow cardDarnell Furlong
  9. Ipswich TownSubstitutionOn: Samuel SzmodicsOff: Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza
  10. Ipswich TownGoalIvan Azón Monzón

Referee and managers

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

FAQ

What was the result of Ipswich Town vs Coventry City?

The Championship match finished Ipswich Town 3:0 Coventry City. 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 Coventry City?

Ipswich Town score 1.67 goals per game on average and Coventry City 2.78. The Championship average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Ipswich Town's matches and 61% of Coventry City's.

What form are Ipswich Town and Coventry City in?

Over the last 5 games Ipswich Town have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Coventry City 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Ipswich Town vs Coventry City — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.