Championship 25/26 · 2 May 2026

Ipswich Town 3–0 Queens Park Rangers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Ipswich Town favourites at 65%.

Ipswich Town won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christian Walton, 60.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jaden Philogene-Bidace +11.4, George Hirst +10.7, Paul Smyth +10.5.

Well below it: Dara O'Shea −15.7, Darnell Furlong −13.2, Ilias Chair −10.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

28 Apr 2026	D 2–2	at Southampton Championship
25 Apr 2026	D 0–0	at West Bromwich Albion Championship
22 Apr 2026	W 2–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship
19 Apr 2026	D 2–2	v Middlesbrough Championship
14 Apr 2026	L 0–2	at Portsmouth Championship

25 Apr 2026	L 2–3	v Derby County Championship
21 Apr 2026	L 1–2	v Swansea City Championship
18 Apr 2026	L 0–2	at Millwall Championship
11 Apr 2026	D 0–0	v Bristol City Championship
6 Apr 2026	D 1–1	at Preston North End Championship

1 Nov 2025	Queens Park Rangers 1–4 Ipswich Town Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christian Walton Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.8	+9.9
Kasey McAteer Midfielder	27	1	0	0.21	59.1	–
George Hirst Forward	70	1	1	0.99	47.4	+10.7
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Midfielder	62	1	0	0.44	46.1	+11.4
Jacob Greaves Defender	90	0	0	–	42.9	−0.5
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder	90	0	0	–	42.5	+3.0
Wes Burns Midfielder	63	0	0	0.02	40.8	+6.0
Ivan Azón Forward	20	0	0	–	39.0	–
Dan Neil Midfielder	9	0	0	0.04	37.7	–
Jack Taylor Midfielder	86	0	0	–	36.0	−2.5
Jack Clarke Midfielder	28	0	0	0.04	32.3	–
Dara O'Shea Defender	90	0	0	0.08	29.8	−15.7
Marcelino Núñez Midfielder	71	0	0	–	29.0	−1.2
Leif Davis Defender	90	0	0	0.04	26.4	−5.6
Anis Mehmeti Forward	19	0	0	0.08	23.9	–
Darnell Furlong Defender	90	0	0	0.13	16.4	−13.2

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Paul Smyth Midfielder	45	0.10	46.0	+10.5
Ronnie Edwards Defender	90	–	45.9	+4.1
Leon Scarlett Forward	10	–	42.4	–
Isak Alemayehu Mulugeta Midfielder	10	–	40.2	–
Joe Walsh Goalkeeper	90	–	39.7	−9.9
Daniel Bennie Forward	85	0.12	39.6	+3.2
Jonathan Varane Midfielder	90	0.05	38.2	+3.9
Nicolas Madsen Midfielder	45	0.04	38.1	−0.0
Kieran Morgan Midfielder	80	–	37.6	+4.2
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender	90	–	36.0	+9.9
Harvey Vale Midfielder	90	0.10	34.9	+4.7
Jake Clarke-Salter Defender	45	–	34.7	−4.9
Ilias Chair Midfielder	62	0.15	33.9	−10.8
Tylon Smith Defender	45	–	32.7	–
Koki Saito Midfielder	28	0.03	28.6	–
Amadou Salif Mbengue Defender	90	0.04	24.3	−0.6