Ipswich vs Cardiff

2 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Ward

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

Nathan Broadhead 60’
Freddie Ladapo 68’, 78’

Aaron Ramsey 30’
Joe Ralls 52’

Match summary

Ipswich came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 at home to Cardiff. Cardiff led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Aaron Ramsey put Cardiff ahead in the 30th minute. In the second half, Joe Ralls made it 0-2 in the 52nd minute, Nathan Broadhead pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 60th minute, Freddie Ladapo equalised from a corner in the 68th minute, and Ladapo won it in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: Ipswich created 2.68 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Cardiff's 2.13 from 13.

Match stats

19 Shots 13

7 Shots on Target 5

6 Corners 3

4 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

2.68 xG 2.13

2.68 Non-penalty xG 2.13

Key events

Ipswich Cardiff

Kick-off

30’

Aaron Ramsey

0-1

Half-time0-1

52’

Joe Ralls

0-2

Nathan Broadhead

1-2

60’

Freddie Ladapo

2-2

68’

Freddie Ladapo

3-2

78’

Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Ipswich

Harry Clarke
Wes Burns
Nathan Broadhead
Brandon Williams

Cardiff

Perry Ng
Ollie Tanner
Jonathan Panzo

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Ipswich 2.68 xGCardiff 2.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cardiff attacking Ipswich attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players15 players


Václav Hladký	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Clarke Taken off	76′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Woolfenden	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cameron Burgess	90′	–	–	1	0.21	–	–	–
Leif Davis	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sam Morsy Taken off	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Massimo Luongo Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wes Burns Taken off	76′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–
Conor Chaplin	90′	–	–	6	0.51	–	–	–
Nathan Broadhead	90′	1	–	6	0.34	–	–
George Hirst Taken off	36′	–	–	1	0.27	–	–	–
Freddie Ladapo Came on as a substitute	54′	2	–	3	1.32	–	–	–
Jack Taylor Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brandon Williams Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Omari Hutchinson Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Perry Ng	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dimitris Goutas	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Mark McGuinness	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Jamilu Collins Taken off	83′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Manolis Siopis	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joe Ralls Taken off	62′	1	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Ollie Tanner Taken off	46′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–
Aaron Ramsey	90′	1	–	2	0.32	–	–	–
Karlan Grant	90′	–	–	3	0.26	–	–	–
Yakou Méïté Taken off	63′	–	–	1	0.48	–	–	–
Ike Ugbo Came on as a substitute	44′	–	–	3	0.94	–	–	–
Jonathan Panzo Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Wintle Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Ipswich win 62% Avg odds 1.53

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.35

Cardiff win 16% Avg odds 5.88

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Ipswich W W W L

Cardiff L D L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Cardiff 2-1 Ipswich, 09 Mar 24 All Ipswich vs Cardiff meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.