Match Report
Ipswich Town, 2nd with 96 points, sat 51 points above Huddersfield Town (23rd, 45). Ipswich Town's recent output lagged their position: 6th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ipswich Town 2 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Huddersfield Town 1.04 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.34.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 3 Ipswich Town wins, 3 for Huddersfield Town, 5 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 27% of those meetings. Where history says 2 goals per meeting, the last five say 1.2.
Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,311. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ipswich Town led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.