Match Report
Ipswich Town, 2nd with 96 points, sat 34 points above Cardiff City (12th, 62). On recent form Ipswich Town sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Cardiff City were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.52, Ipswich Town 2 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Cardiff City had won three straight. Ipswich Town had won six straight, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 17 games: 6 Cardiff City wins, 7 for Ipswich Town, 4 draws, at 2.59 goals per meeting.
Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,828. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.