Match Report
8 points and 7 places separated them: Ipswich Town U21 5th with 38, Brighton U21 12th with 30. On recent form Ipswich Town U21 sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Ipswich Town U21 were scoring 2.25 and conceding 2.25, Brighton U21 1.9 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.79 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Portman Road Stadium (capacity 29,673). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Ipswich Town U21: Tudor Mendel-Idowu (41') · Brighton U21: Josh Robertson (45'), Sean Keogh (74')
Key stats
Possession: Ipswich Town U21 51% · Brighton U21 49% · Total shots: 5-6 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-3