Ipswich vs Plymouth

28 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Ward

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Bali Mumba 45+1’ (og)
George Hirst 54’
Marcus Harness 86’

Morgan Whittaker 7’
Joe Edwards 90+1’

Match summary

Ipswich came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Plymouth. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Morgan Whittaker put Plymouth ahead in the 7th minute and Mumba's own goal equalised from a corner in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, George Hirst put Ipswich in front in the 54th minute, Marcus Harness made it 3-1 in the 86th minute, and Joe Edwards pulled one back to make it 3-2 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Ipswich created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Plymouth's 1.61 from 9.

Match stats

15 Shots 10

4 Shots on Target 6

11 Corners 3

4 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.05 xG 1.61

2.05 Non-penalty xG 1.61

Key events

Ipswich Plymouth

Kick-off

7’

Morgan Whittaker0-1

Bali Mumba
Own goal

1-1

45+1’

Half-time1-1

George Hirst

2-1

54’

Marcus Harness

3-1

86’

90+1’

Joe Edwards3-2

Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Ipswich

Brandon Williams
Luke Woolfenden
George Edmundson
Massimo Luongo

Plymouth

Mickel Miller
Bali Mumba

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 2.05 xGPlymouth 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Plymouth 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

Players16 players


Václav Hladký	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brandon Williams	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Woolfenden	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
George Edmundson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Leif Davis	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sam Morsy	90′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Massimo Luongo Taken off	65′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–
Omari Hutchinson Taken off	77′	–	–	3	0.31	–	–	–
Conor Chaplin Taken off	83′	–	–	3	0.25	–	–	–
Nathan Broadhead Taken off	65′	–	–	2	0.16	–	–	–
George Hirst Taken off	77′	1	–	3	0.77	–	–	–
Marcus Harness Came on as a substitute	25′	1	–	2	0.40	–	–	–
Jack Taylor Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kayden Jackson Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dane Scarlett Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Clarke Came on as a substitute	7′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Players14 players


Michael Cooper	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaine Kesler-Hayden	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dan Scarr	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Lewis Gibson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mickel Miller Taken off	60′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Cundle	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adam Randell	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Finn Azaz Taken off	77′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Morgan Whittaker	90′	1	–	4	0.12	–	–	–
Ryan Hardie Taken off	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bali Mumba	90′	–	–	1	0.07	–	–
Mustapha Bundu Came on as a substitute	71′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ben Waine Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joe Edwards Came on as a substitute	13′	1	–	2	1.33	–	–	–

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 70% Avg odds 1.36

Draw 17% Avg odds 5.53

Plymouth win 13% Avg odds 7.47

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

Form going into the game

Ipswich W D W W W

Plymouth D L L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Plymouth 0-2 Ipswich, 02 Mar 24 All Ipswich vs Plymouth 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.

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