Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ipswich Town 2nd with 84 points, Stoke City 17th with 55, 29 apart. Stoke City's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 17th in the table. Per game in the league, Stoke City were scoring 1.11 and conceding 1.22, Ipswich Town 1.74 and 1.02, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Stoke City had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Ipswich Town, 10.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Stoke City, 2 by Ipswich Town, 2 drawn, at 1.4 goals per meeting. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Bet365 Stadium, capacity 30,089, hosted the game. T. Kirk officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.4 yellow cards each. Stoke City led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Stoke City: Milan Smit (35'), Jun-ho Bae (44'), Milan Smit (90') · Ipswich Town: Eric-Junior Bocat (49' og), Jack Taylor (64'), George Hirst (82')
Key stats
Possession: Stoke City 40% · Ipswich Town 60% · Total shots: 15-17 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 5-9