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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 20 Dec 2025

Ipswich Town 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.9 – 0.7
Actual xG
2.9 – 0.8
Goals
3 – 1

Footybot made Ipswich Town favourites at 81%.

Ipswich Town won and made the better chances: 2.9 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Liam Cooper, 58.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Liam Palmer +16.3, Svante Ingelsson +16.0, Liam Cooper +11.7.

Well below it: Sindre Walle Egeli −18.5, Darnell Furlong −17.4, Azor Matusiwa −9.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Ipswich Town

13 Dec 2025L 1–3at Leicester City Championship
10 Dec 2025W 1–0v Stoke City Championship
6 Dec 2025W 3–0v Coventry City Championship
2 Dec 2025D 1–1at Blackburn Rovers Championship
28 Nov 2025L 1–2at Oxford United Championship

Sheffield Wednesday

15 Dec 2025L 0–3v Derby County Championship
9 Dec 2025D 1–1at Watford Championship
29 Nov 2025L 2–3v Preston North End Championship
26 Nov 2025L 0–1at Millwall Championship
23 Nov 2025L 0–3v Sheffield United Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Ipswich Town

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jack Clarke Midfielder14100.50100.0–
Cédric Kipré Defender90100.2052.8+10.1
Christian Walton Goalkeeper9000–44.9−7.0
George Hirst Forward9000.1144.4–
Marcelino Núñez Midfielder89010.0843.6−1.5
Dara O'Shea Defender90000.1043.5−0.6
Ivan Azón Forward81000.4041.6+5.8
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Midfielder76100.6641.4+3.0
Jack Taylor Midfielder1400–37.7–
Jens-Lys Cajuste Midfielder76000.2836.1−2.1
Leif Davis Defender9001–33.6−0.9
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder9001–32.5−9.8
Sindre Walle Egeli Midfielder76000.1615.8−18.5
Kasey McAteer Midfielder14000.2513.3–
Darnell Furlong Defender90000.1912.5−17.4
Ashley Young Defender1100–9.4–

Sheffield Wednesday

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Liam Cooper Defender90100.0558.9+11.7
Dominic Iorfa Defender50000.0251.7+0.4
Jarvis Thornton Midfielder900–50.2–
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder81000.0949.0+16.0
Bailey Cadamarteri Forward81000.4847.6+8.4
Liam Palmer Defender90000.0247.4+16.3
Ike Ugbo Forward900–46.3–
Gabriel Otegbayo Defender4000–45.6–
Harry Amass Midfielder90000.0345.3+7.1
Pierce Charles Goalkeeper9000–43.2−7.6
Charlie McNeill Forward81000.0243.2+2.5
Max Lowe Defender6600–42.9+7.8
Jamal Lowe Forward90000.0938.5−5.6
Reece Johnson Defender900–38.0–
George Brown Forward2400–33.3–
Barry Bannan Midfielder9000–32.7−8.6