Match Report
Rotherham United, 24th on 27 points, faced a 69-point deficit to Ipswich Town (2nd, 96). On the form table Rotherham United stood 19th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ipswich Town 2 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Rotherham United 0.8 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.34.
Rotherham United arrived off four straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Ipswich Town held 7 points of 15 and Rotherham United 1.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Ipswich Town, 2 draws and 8 for Rotherham United, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
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 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-3.




