Match Report
Ipswich Town, 11th on 70 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Wigan Athletic (1st, 92). On recent form Wigan Athletic sat only 15th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ipswich Town 1.46 scored and 1 conceded per game, Wigan Athletic 1.78 and 0.96, with the league averaging 1.35.
11 meetings are on record — 5 won by Ipswich Town, 2 by Wigan Athletic, 4 drawn, at 2.18 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 36% of the wins in this matchup.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, W. Finnie was the man in the middle. Portman Road Stadium, capacity 29,673, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Wigan Athletic led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Ipswich Town: Conor Chaplin (61'), Samy Morsy (73') · Wigan Athletic: Will Keane (45'), Will Keane (86')
Key stats
Possession: Ipswich Town 63% · Wigan Athletic 37% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-2