Match Report
Ipswich Town, 2nd with 84 points, sat 84 points above Sheffield Wednesday (24th, 0). Recent form flatters Sheffield Wednesday's table spot — 16th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 24th. Scoring rates set the scale: Sheffield Wednesday 0.63 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Ipswich Town 1.74 and 1.02, with the league averaging 1.3.
Sheffield Wednesday had gone 15 games without a win. Ipswich Town had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Sheffield Wednesday had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Ipswich Town, 11.
23 meetings are on record — 5 won by Sheffield Wednesday, 9 by Ipswich Town, 9 drawn, at 2.52 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 30% of the meetings went to the host. 65% of these meetings featured a goal for each side. The recent trend is more open — 3.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.52 all-time.
Hillsborough Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,835. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Ipswich Town: Iván Azón (78'), Jack Clarke (83')
Key stats
Possession: Sheffield Wednesday 32% · Ipswich Town 68% · Total shots: 5-16 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 4-4