Stoke City vs Ipswich
Ref: T. Kirkbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Stoke City and Ipswich drew 3–3 in their Championship fixture. Smit, Bae Jun-Ho, and Smit scored for Stoke City; Bocat, Taylor, and Hirst replied for Ipswich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.43 for Stoke City versus 1.48 for Ipswich. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Ipswich are 2nd.
First Half
⚽
Smit
Assist: Rigo
42'
Clarke
Yellow Card
⚽
Bae Jun-Ho
Second Half
49'
⚽
Bocat (OG)
58'
Taylor
Yellow Card
64'
⚽
Taylor
69'
⇄
Taylor
69'
⇄
Azón
⇄
Bocat
⇄
Tchamadeu
75'
⇄
Burns
82'
⚽
Hirst
Assist: Kipré
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
86'
⇄
Matusiwa
86'
⇄
Clarke
90+2'
Mehmeti
Yellow Card
90+5'
Kipré
Yellow Card
⚽
Smit
Penalty
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CityIpswich
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.43VS1.48
Attack2 · 4 won
15
Shots
17
6
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
13
6
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
8
5
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
282
Total passes
425
193
Accurate passes
339
68%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
13
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
4
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
0.49
Goals prevented
0.49
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Ipswich
4-2-3-1
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 21J. Rak-SakyiM
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefM
- 49M. SmitF
Substitutes
- 15S. NzonziM
- 23B. GibsonD
- 29L. CisséF
- 34F. FieldingG
- 50Sydney AginaM
- 54R. OtegbayoM
- 58C. ChibuezeF
- 59G. KellyM
- 60J. Osei KyremehF
Ipswich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3L. DavisD
- 4C. KipréD
- 5A. MatusiwaM
- 7W. BurnsM
- 14J. TaylorM
- 19D. FurlongD
- 26D. O'SheaD
- 28C. WaltonG
- 31Iván AzónF
- 33A. MehmetiM
- 47J. ClarkeM
Substitutes
- 1A. PalmerG
- 6D. NeilM
- 8S. EgeliF
- 9G. HirstF
- 12J. CajusteM
- 18B. JohnsonD
- 20K. McAteerM
- 24J. GreavesD
- 29C. AkpomF
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Smit | F | 90 | 7.9 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 84 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashley Phillips(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | 70 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chinonso Chibueze | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerome Osei Kyremeh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pijus Otegbayo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sydney Agina | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | D | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ipswich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azor Matusiwa | M | 86 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jack Taylor | M | 69 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Ivan Azón | F | 69 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Cédric Kipré | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dara O'Shea(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Wes Burns | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jack Clarke | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Christian Walton | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anis Mehmeti | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Darnell Furlong | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leif Davis | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Chuba Akpom | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Palmer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Greaves | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sindre Walle Egeli | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hirst | F | 21 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jens Cajuste | M | 21 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dan Neil | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Johnson | D | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey McAteer | M | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |