Championship 25/26 · 10 Dec 2025

Ipswich Town 1–0 Stoke City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Ipswich Town favourites at 73%.

Ipswich Town won and made the better chances: 1.0 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Maksym Talovierov, 61.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Viktor Johansson +9.5, Lamine Cissé +8.4.

Well below it: Marcelino Núñez −18.6, Dara O'Shea −14.1, Sorba Thomas −10.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

6 Dec 2025	W 3–0	v Coventry City Championship
2 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Blackburn Rovers Championship
28 Nov 2025	L 1–2	at Oxford United Championship
25 Nov 2025	W 2–0	at Hull City Championship
22 Nov 2025	D 0–0	v Wrexham Championship

6 Dec 2025	L 0–4	at Sheffield United Championship
29 Nov 2025	L 1–2	v Hull City Championship
25 Nov 2025	W 3–0	v Charlton Athletic Championship
22 Nov 2025	L 1–2	at Leicester City Championship
8 Nov 2025	L 0–1	v Coventry City Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christian Walton Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.0	−1.8
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Midfielder	90	1	0	0.11	44.9	+4.7
Jens-Lys Cajuste Midfielder	15	0	0	0.07	44.1	–
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder	90	0	0	–	40.4	−2.6
Cédric Kipré Defender	90	0	0	–	38.4	−6.4
Darnell Furlong Defender	90	0	0	–	37.1	+6.8
Ivan Azón Forward	75	0	0	0.34	35.5	−0.2
Dara O'Shea Defender	90	0	0	–	34.3	−14.1
Jack Taylor Midfielder	75	0	0	0.03	32.3	−10.0
Chuba Akpom Forward	15	0	0	–	31.9	–
Leif Davis Defender	90	0	0	0.07	31.8	−3.3
Marcelino Núñez Midfielder	84	0	1	0.27	31.5	−18.6
Jack Clarke Midfielder	15	0	0	–	29.5	–
Sindre Walle Egeli Midfielder	75	0	0	0.05	27.8	−8.7
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder	10	0	0	0.03	4.7	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Maksym Talovierov Defender	90	0.19	61.6	–
Viktor Johansson Goalkeeper	90	–	61.2	+9.5
Million Manhoef Midfielder	23	–	58.7	–
Lamine Cissé Forward	67	–	49.0	+8.4
Ben Pearson Midfielder	10	–	47.8	–
Jun-Ho Bae Midfielder	84	0.06	44.4	+3.5
Bosun Lawal Defender	61	–	43.8	+0.7
Ben Wilmot Defender	90	–	43.1	−1.1
Sam Gallagher Forward	23	–	39.3	–
Aaron Cresswell Defender	90	–	39.1	+4.2
Divin Mubama Forward	67	–	39.0	−3.8
Steven N'Zonzi Midfielder	84	–	38.6	−6.5
Róbert Boženík Forward	10	–	37.5	–
Tomáš Rigo Midfielder	29	–	37.0	–
Sorba Thomas Midfielder	90	0.16	34.0	−10.9
Junior Tchamadeu Defender	90	–	32.8	+2.0