England - Premier LeaguePortman Road StadiumData current as of 01 September 2026

Ipswich Town vs Liverpool: match statistics

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Ipswich Town vs Liverpool: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Ipswich Town play Liverpool in Premier League (England). The match date is 4 September 2026. Venue: Portman Road Stadium.

Current form

Ipswich Town: 1-0-1, 1.50 points/match. Liverpool: 0-2-0, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ipswich Town scores 2.00 and concedes 3.00 goals per match. Liverpool scores 2.00 and concedes 2.00. League average: 3.10 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ipswich Town 100%, Liverpool 100%. Over 2.5: Ipswich Town 100%, Liverpool 100%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Liverpool has higher xG: 2.17 vs 1.11. Ipswich Town: 9.5 shots per match, Liverpool: 20.0.

Match halves

Ipswich Town: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00. Liverpool: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Ipswich Town: 16-30 (2 goals). Liverpool: 46-60 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 3.10 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

2Goals scored / match2
Ipswich TownLiverpool
3Goals conceded / match2
Ipswich TownLiverpool
39%Average possession65%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
4Shots on target / match5.5
Ipswich TownLiverpool

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.5Shots per match20
Ipswich TownLiverpool
4Shots on target5.5
Ipswich TownLiverpool
21.1%Shot conversion10%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
39%Possession65%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
1.11xG for2.17
Ipswich TownLiverpool
2.34xG against1.23
Ipswich TownLiverpool

Shooting quality

Ipswich Town: Counter-attackingLiverpool: Dominant
Ipswich TownLiverpool
Accuracy (shots on target)42%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.500.36

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 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.5 pts / match - Ipswich Town · 1 pts / match - Liverpool

Ipswich Town
WL
Season result split
50% W0% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-1
1.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 2.34BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Liverpool
DD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-0
1.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-0
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 2.17Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Liverpool is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

3 goals / match - Ipswich Town · 2 goals / match - Liverpool

Ipswich Town scoring profile: very strong

Ipswich Town scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Liverpool keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Liverpool scoring profile: very strong

Liverpool scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Ipswich Town keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

4Goals scored (season)4
Ipswich TownLiverpool
6Goals conceded (season)4
Ipswich TownLiverpool
5Average goals in match4
Ipswich TownLiverpool
4Goals scored (last 5)4
Ipswich TownLiverpool
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Ipswich TownLiverpool

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
100%2 goals100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
0%3 goals0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
0%4 goals0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
50%2 goals100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
50%3 goals0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
50%4 goals0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

100%BTTS at half-time0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
50%BTTS in both halves0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
100%Scored in both halves0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool

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 - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Liverpool - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)0
Ipswich TownLiverpool
1Goals scored (1st half)0
Ipswich TownLiverpool
1Goals conceded (1st half)1
Ipswich TownLiverpool
2Average goals (1st half)1
Ipswich TownLiverpool
0%Clean sheet before half-time0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
0%No goal before half-time100%
Ipswich TownLiverpool

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)3
Ipswich TownLiverpool
1Goals scored (2nd half)2
Ipswich TownLiverpool
2Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Ipswich TownLiverpool
3Average goals (2nd half)3
Ipswich TownLiverpool
50%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool
0%No goal after half-time0%
Ipswich TownLiverpool

Ipswich Town - second-half results

50% W0% R50% P
2
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Liverpool - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ipswich Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.50
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.02.0
Average goals in match2.03.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet0%50%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 2
Liverpool - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.003.00
Goals scored / match0.02.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.03.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Liverpool
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

4.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.0 : 2.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
145%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
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.
-1.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.89
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.66
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
240%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

Liverpool

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.94
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.94
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.77
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
160%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+2.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* 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 (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Ipswich TownLigaLiverpool
Average goals in match 5.003.10 4.00
Both teams scored 100%50% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%55% 100%
Clean sheets 0%25% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%75% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%90% 100%

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

3.10
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.85
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+48%
Home attack advantage
+32%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
10%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
90%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Ipswich Town and Liverpool play?

Ipswich Town face Liverpool on 4 September 2026 in Premier League at Portman Road Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Ipswich Town vs Liverpool?

Ipswich Town score 2.00 goals per game on average and Liverpool 2.00. The Premier League average is 3.10 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Ipswich Town's matches and 100% of Liverpool's.

What form are Ipswich Town and Liverpool in?

Over the last 5 games Ipswich Town have a 1-0-1 record (1.50 points per game) and Liverpool 0-2-0 (1.00 points per game).

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

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.