Ipswich vs Coventry

2 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • George Hirst 6’
  • Wes Burns 41’
  • Brandon Williams 90+6’ (og)

Match summary

Ipswich beat Coventry 2-1. Ipswich led 2-0 at half-time.

George Hirst put Ipswich ahead in the 6th minute, Wes Burns made it 2-0 in the 41st minute, and Williams's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Ipswich created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Coventry's 1.38 from 15. Matt Godden hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Coventry.

Match stats

Ipswich Coventry
13 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 1
1 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.72 xG 1.38
1.72 Non-penalty xG 0.59

Key events

Ipswich Coventry
Kick-off
George Hirst1-0 (Ipswich)
6’
Wes Burns2-0 (Ipswich)
41’
Half-time2-0
90+6’
Brandon Williams
Own goal
2-1 (Coventry)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Ipswich
  • Massimo Luongo
  • Brandon Williams
Coventry
  • Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.38 6’ George Hirst (Ipswich), 1-0 6’ 41’ Wes Burns (Ipswich), 2-0 41’ 90+6’ Brandon Williams (Coventry) own goal, 2-1 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 1.38 6’ George Hirst (Ipswich), 1-0 Hirst 6’ 41’ Wes Burns (Ipswich), 2-0 Burns 41’ 90+6’ Brandon Williams (Coventry) own goal, 2-1 Williams 90+6’
Ipswich 1.72 xGCoventry 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Ipswich attacking 
73’ Matt Godden (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ George Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 15’ Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 53’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 14’ Conor Chaplin (Ipswich), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 4’ Conor Chaplin (Ipswich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Harry Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 34’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Leif Davis (Ipswich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Conor Chaplin (Ipswich), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Wes Burns (Ipswich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Wes Burns (Ipswich), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 58’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ George Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Massimo Luongo (Ipswich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Harry Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+6’ Brandon Williams (Ipswich), own goal 73’ Matt Godden (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ George Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 15’ Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 53’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 14’ Conor Chaplin (Ipswich), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 4’ Conor Chaplin (Ipswich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Harry Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 34’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Leif Davis (Ipswich), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 26’ Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Conor Chaplin (Ipswich), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Wes Burns (Ipswich), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 80’ George Hirst (Ipswich), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Wes Burns (Ipswich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Massimo Luongo (Ipswich), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Harry Clarke (Ipswich), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Brandon Williams (Ipswich), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Václav Hladký
90′ – – – – – – –
Harry Clarke Taken off
78′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Wes Burns Taken off
65′ 1 – 2 0.06 – – –
Conor Chaplin Taken off
78′ – – 3 0.25 – – –
Nathan Broadhead Taken off
65′ – – 2 0.49 – – –
George Hirst Taken off
85′ 1 – 2 0.73 – – –
Omari Hutchinson Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Marcus Harness Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Brandon Williams Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – –
Jack Taylor Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Kayden Jackson Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 53% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.95
Coventry win 23% Avg odds 4.18

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

Form going into the game

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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.