Match Report
The table gap was wide: 39 points between Brighton & Hove Albion (8th, 61 pts) and Ipswich Town (19th, 22 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Ipswich Town were scoring 0.95 and conceding 2.16, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.74 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Brighton & Hove Albion carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Ipswich Town, 4 draws and 4 for Brighton & Hove Albion, at 2.38 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won.
The venue was Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich, with room for 29,673 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Brighton & Hove Albion: Kaoru Mitoma (59'), Georginio Rutter (81')