Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Ipswich Town 2nd on 84, Portsmouth 18th on 55. Portsmouth had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall.
Ipswich Town were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Portsmouth against 11/15 for Ipswich Town.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Portsmouth 6, draws 4, Ipswich Town 5, at 2.53 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture.
Goal scorers
Portsmouth: Conor Shaughnessy (42'), Colby Bishop (44')
Key stats
Possession: Portsmouth 40% · Ipswich Town 60% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 3-7


