Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Ipswich Town 2nd on 84, Portsmouth 18th on 55. The last five rounds placed Portsmouth 5th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Portsmouth ran at 1.07 scored and 1.39 conceded, Ipswich Town at 1.74 and 1.02.
Ipswich Town were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Portsmouth held 5 points of 15 and Ipswich Town 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 6 Portsmouth wins, 5 for Ipswich Town, 4 draws, at 2.53 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture.
Fratton Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,688. On the scoreboard, Portsmouth led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
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