Preston North End 1–0 Ipswich Town
Expected and what happened
No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.
- Expected xG
- –
- Actual xG
- 0.8 – 1.4
- Goals
- 1 – 0
Preston North End won although Ipswich Town made the better chances (1.4 xG to 0.8): a result the chances didn't back.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jacob Greaves, 57.3 in 90′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Preston North End
| 16 Aug 2025 | W 2–1 | v Leicester City |
| 9 Aug 2025 | D 1–1 | at Queens Park Rangers |
Ipswich Town
| 17 Aug 2025 | D 1–1 | v Southampton |
| 8 Aug 2025 | D 1–1 | at Birmingham City |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Preston North End
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | 53.8 | – |
| Milutin Osmajić | 90 | 48.9 | – |
| Odeluga Offiah | 17 | 48.7 | – |
| Thierry Small | 86 | 43.5 | – |
| Pol Valentín | 73 | 42.3 | – |
| Andrew Hughes | 78 | 40.7 | – |
| Michael Smith | 73 | 39.8 | – |
| Lewis Gibson | 90 | 39.7 | – |
| Ali McCann | 90 | 39.7 | – |
| Liam Lindsay | 12 | 37.7 | – |
| Ben Whiteman | 90 | 37.6 | – |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | 17 | 37.5 | – |
| Alfie Devine | 73 | 36.2 | – |
| Andrija Vukčević | 11 | 33.2 | – |
| Daniel Jebbison | 17 | 32.4 | – |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | 31.2 | – |
Ipswich Town
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jens-Lys Cajuste | 13 | 74.1 | – |
| Ashley Young | 24 | 62.0 | – |
| Jacob Greaves | 90 | 57.3 | – |
| Dara O'Shea | 90 | 56.9 | – |
| Ben Johnson | 66 | 52.3 | – |
| Azor Matusiwa | 77 | 48.5 | – |
| Chuba Akpom | 13 | 46.1 | – |
| Jaden Philogene-Bidace | 66 | 45.5 | – |
| Sammie Szmodics | 77 | 45.2 | – |
| Jack Clarke | 66 | 44.2 | – |
| Alex Palmer | 90 | 42.4 | – |
| George Hirst | 90 | 42.1 | – |
| Jack Taylor | 90 | 35.9 | – |
| Leif Davis | 90 | 33.0 | – |
| Kasey McAteer | 24 | 28.4 | – |
| Conor Chaplin | 24 | 24.4 | – |