Championship 25/26 · 31 Jan 2026

Ipswich Town 1–1 Preston North End

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 72%.

Ipswich Town deserved more from the draw, creating 2.3 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ben Johnson, 52.9 in 12′.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Ben Johnson Defender	12	0	–	52.9
Christian Walton Goalkeeper	90	0	–	49.7
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder	90	0	–	45.1
Chuba Akpom Forward	12	0	0.12	44.0
Jack Taylor Midfielder	25	0	–	39.3
Dara O'Shea Defender	90	0	0.04	39.1
Cédric Kipré Defender	90	0	0.17	39.1
George Hirst Forward	45	0	0.80	35.8
Sindre Walle Egeli Midfielder	25	0	–	32.8
Anis Mehmeti Forward	78	0	0.07	30.8
Wes Burns Midfielder	65	0	–	29.9
Ivan Azón Forward	45	0	0.06	28.8
Darnell Furlong Defender	78	0	–	26.4
Jack Clarke Midfielder	90	1	0.84	26.4
Jens-Lys Cajuste Midfielder	65	0	0.10	23.0
Leif Davis Defender	90	0	0.07	19.5

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
David Cornell Goalkeeper	90	0	–	52.0
Lewis Gibson Defender	90	1	0.33	51.4
Liam Lindsay Defender	90	0	–	51.0
Daniel Jebbison Forward	90	0	0.30	46.6
Alfie Devine Midfielder	81	0	0.25	46.2
Pol Valentín Defender	90	0	0.05	45.4
Ali McCann Midfielder	90	0	–	40.7
Ben Whiteman Midfielder	90	0	0.04	40.3
Odeluga Offiah Defender	90	0	–	39.6
Thierry Small Midfielder	90	0	–	38.4
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	90	0	0.08	38.0
Mads Frøkjær Midfielder	9	0	–	32.6