Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Ipswich Town (2nd, 84 pts) and Charlton Athletic (19th, 53 pts). The last five rounds placed Ipswich Town no better than 7th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Charlton Athletic 0.96 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Ipswich Town 1.74 and 1.02, with the league averaging 1.3.
Charlton Athletic's winless run stood at 6. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Charlton Athletic against 8/15 for Ipswich Town.
The head-to-head ledger counts 19 games: 7 Charlton Athletic wins, 8 for Ipswich Town, 4 draws, at 2.74 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 37% of the meetings went to the host. The recent trend is more open — 4.6 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.74 all-time.
The match was played at The Valley (capacity 27,111). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Charlton Athletic: Greg Docherty (1') · Ipswich Town: Jaden Philogene (58'), Darnell Furlong (36')
Key stats
Possession: Charlton Athletic 36% · Ipswich Town 64% · Total shots: 6-13 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 1-4