Championship 25/26 · 20 Jan 2026

Ipswich Town 2–0 Bristol City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Ipswich Town favourites at 69%.

Ipswich Town won a close one on the chances: 1.1 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christian Walton, 60.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Neto Borges +10.1.

Well below it: Marcelino Núñez −29.4, Radek Vitek −15.5, Cédric Kipré −15.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Jan 2026	W 3–0	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
1 Jan 2026	W 2–1	v Oxford United Championship
29 Dec 2025	W 2–0	at Coventry City Championship
26 Dec 2025	D 0–0	at Millwall Championship
20 Dec 2025	W 3–1	v Sheffield Wednesday Championship

17 Jan 2026	D 0–0	at Oxford United Championship
4 Jan 2026	L 0–2	v Preston North End Championship
1 Jan 2026	W 5–0	v Portsmouth Championship
29 Dec 2025	L 1–2	at Millwall Championship
26 Dec 2025	W 2–1	at West Bromwich Albion Championship

30 Sep 2025	Bristol City 1–1 Ipswich Town Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christian Walton Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.3	+7.6
Jack Clarke Midfielder	84	2	0	0.27	49.3	+5.0
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder	90	0	0	–	41.5	−0.2
Ivan Azón Forward	72	0	1	0.38	37.3	−0.1
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder	17	0	0	–	36.8	–
Jens-Lys Cajuste Midfielder	63	0	1	0.20	33.1	−4.4
Jack Taylor Midfielder	27	0	0	–	32.4	–
Leif Davis Defender	90	0	0	0.05	30.8	−2.7
Dara O'Shea Defender	90	0	0	0.01	29.3	−12.0
Wes Burns Midfielder	63	0	0	–	27.9	–
Cédric Kipré Defender	90	0	0	0.02	27.6	−15.5
Kasey McAteer Midfielder	27	0	0	0.14	23.7	–
Darnell Furlong Defender	90	0	0	–	21.4	−10.2
Ashley Young Defender	12	0	0	–	17.6	–
George Hirst Forward	18	0	0	–	17.2	–
Marcelino Núñez Midfielder	73	0	0	0.01	13.3	−29.4

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Zak Vyner Defender	27	–	52.2	–
Robert Atkinson Defender	80	–	50.7	+2.6
Rob Dickie Defender	90	–	49.3	+1.9
Haydon Roberts Defender	10	–	49.0	–
Neto Borges Defender	59	0.04	47.9	+10.1
George Tanner Defender	90	–	45.5	+6.1
Adam Randell Midfielder	90	–	43.7	+4.7
Sam Morsy Midfielder	63	0.05	42.9	–
George Earthy Midfielder	31	0.09	42.8	–
Anis Mehmeti Forward	90	0.16	41.2	+0.4
Mark Sykes Midfielder	59	–	40.6	+1.2
Scott Twine Forward	90	0.03	40.3	−4.2
Emil Riis Jacobsen Forward	59	0.31	40.0	+1.0
Sinclair Armstrong Forward	31	–	39.1	–
Radek Vitek Goalkeeper	90	–	38.5	−15.5
Cameron Pring Defender	31	–	32.5	–