Ipswich vs Bristol City match stats & report

2–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 28 · Portman Road, Ipswich · Ref Dean Whitestone, England

Ipswich stats & fixtures · Bristol City stats & fixtures

Ipswich beat Bristol City 2–0 in the Championship on 20 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.08–0.71. Ipswich had 51% of the ball.

Ipswich vs Bristol City match statistics

IpswichBristol City

51% Ball possession 49%
1.08 Expected goals (xG) 0.71
11 Total shots 8
3 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 5
9 Corners 2
19 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 6
472 Passes 460
81% Pass accuracy 82%
3 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

8' Goal J. Clarke (assist J. Cajuste) Ipswich
40' Yellow card Neto Borges Bristol City
55' Goal J. Clarke (assist I. Azon) Ipswich
60' Yellow card Sam Morsy Bristol City
62' Yellow card R. Dickie Bristol City
71' Yellow card D. Furlong Ipswich
74' Yellow card G. Tanner Bristol City
87' Yellow card A. Randell Bristol City
89' Yellow card Sinclair Armstrong Bristol City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Ipswich

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Kieran McKenna

28 C. Walton

3 L. Davis 4 C. Kipré 26 D. O'Shea 19 D. Furlong

12 J. Cajuste 5 A. Matusiwa

47 J. Clarke 32 M. Núñez 7 W. Burns

31 I. Azon

Bench A. Palmer , J. Greaves , Ashley Young , B. Johnson , J. Taylor , S. Egeli , K. McAteer , S. Szmodics , G. Hirst

Bristol City

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Gerhard Struber

23 R. Vítek

5 R. Atkinson 16 R. Dickie 19 G. Tanner

21 Neto Borges 14 Z. Vyner 4 A. Randell 17 M. Sykes

11 A. Mehmeti 10 S. Twine

18 E. Riis

Bench J. Lumley , C. Pring , J. Knight , H. Roberts , Sam Morsy , L. Pecover , S. Bell , George Earthy , Sinclair Armstrong

Form guide

Ipswich at home

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bristol City away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

44% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Ipswich vs Bristol City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
30 Sep 25	Bristol City v Ipswich	1–1
5 Mar 24	Ipswich v Bristol City	3–2
25 Oct 23	Bristol City v Ipswich	0–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Ipswich vs Bristol City head-to-head record