Watford vs Ipswich
Ref: B. TonerVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Ipswich beat Watford 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Egeli and Hirst scored for Ipswich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.68 for Watford versus 1.12 for Ipswich. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Ipswich are 2nd.
First Half
Abankwah
Yellow Card
Irankunda
Yellow Card
37'
⚽
Egeli
Second Half
⇄
Chakvetadze
⇄
Pétris
56'
Kipré
Yellow Card
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
66'
⇄
Egeli
66'
⇄
Neil
⇄
Abankwah
74'
⇄
Azón
74'
⇄
Núñez
77'
⚽
Hirst
Assist: Greaves
⇄
Louza
83'
Furlong
Yellow Card
85'
Walton
Yellow Card
89'
⇄
Clarke
Match Statistics
WatfordIpswich
4Won
Statistical edge
4–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.68VS1.12
Attack1 · 2 won
11
Shots
11
2
Shots on target
3
5
Shots in the box
5
6
Shots outside box
6
6
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
48%
Possession
52%
369
Total passes
409
301
Accurate passes
329
82%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 0 won
14
Fouls
16
2
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
3
1.01
Goals prevented
1.01
Watford
5-4-1
Ipswich
4-2-3-1
Watford
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 6M. PollockD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 21S. MfuniD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 29J. PétrisD
- 66N. IrankundaM
Substitutes
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 15E. BoveM
- 17P. EkwahM
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 27F. MendyD
- 39E. KayembeM
Ipswich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KipréD
- 5A. MatusiwaM
- 6D. NeilM
- 8S. EgeliM
- 19D. FurlongD
- 24J. GreavesD
- 26D. O'SheaD
- 28C. WaltonG
- 31Iván AzónF
- 32M. NúñezM
- 47J. ClarkeM
Substitutes
- 1A. PalmerG
- 7W. BurnsF
- 9G. HirstF
- 12J. CajusteM
- 14J. TaylorM
- 18B. JohnsonD
- 20K. McAteerM
- 29C. AkpomF
- 33A. MehmetiM
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mfuni | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jeremy Petris | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| James Abankwah | D | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Edo Kayembe | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Formose Mendy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Pierre Ekwah | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Edoardo Bove | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
Ipswich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Walton | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sindre Walle Egeli | M | 66 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Jacob Greaves | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Marcelino Núñez | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dara O'Shea(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Azor Matusiwa | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Cédric Kipré | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dan Neil | M | 66 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jack Clarke | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ivan Azón | F | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Darnell Furlong | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Chuba Akpom | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Taylor | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Palmer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey McAteer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hirst | F | 16 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Wes Burns | F | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Anis Mehmeti | M | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Cajuste | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Johnson | D | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |