Ipswich Town VS Queens Park Rangers

2025/2026 Championship, England

Portman Road Stadium Sat, 2 May - 11:30 AM

Championship

Ipswich Town IPS

Queens Park Rangers QPR

KICKOFF : Sat, 2 May - 11:30 AM

Round 46 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Ipswich Town host Queens Park Rangers at Portman Road Stadium in a Championship regular season fixture from the 2025/2026 campaign. The Tractor Boys sit second in the table, wielding a potent power score of 30.78 that eclipses QPR's 19.08 by 11.7 points, marking them as the clear stronger outfit. Form metrics further tilt the scales, with Ipswich's 23.17 rating dwarfing the visitors' 11.94, signaling sharper recent momentum despite absent last-outing details. QPR linger in 14th, grappling for consistency away from home. Advanced insights like efficiency and set pieces draw blanks due to unavailable xG data and low-confidence proxies, leaving the spotlight on raw structural edges and squad potency. This matchup pits promotion chasers against mid-table battlers, promising intensity in Suffolk's crisp air.

TL;DR

Structural: Ipswich Town hold structural dominance as 2nd-placed hosts with an 11.7-point power advantage over 14th-placed QPR.
Form: Ipswich's form score of 23.17 surpasses QPR's 11.94.
Squad: Ipswich's squad power at 30.78 outstrips QPR's 19.08.
Efficiency: Efficiency data unavailable for both teams.
Transition: Transition metrics not provided in available data.
Set pieces: Set piece stats unavailable due to absent xG and low confidence.
xVariable: xG variable data not accessible for this fixture.
Market: Projection split: Ipswich Town 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Queens Park Rangers 0% (Δ+0%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

K. McKenna

J. Stéphan

1.88

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.25

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

10 - 5 - 10

No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)

Ipswich Town

Draw

Queens Park Rangers

Team Power Ranking

30.78

19.08

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Ipswich Town

Queens Park Rangers

Power Score

30.78

19.08

League Position

Global Rank

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Ipswich Town — Opponent-weighted form score

Queens Park Rangers — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Ipswich Town Queens Park Rangers

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 25 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Ipswich Town IPS Home

25 matches

Queens Park Rangers QPR Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

Goal Difference

-2

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-04-27T00:28:19+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

May 02, 2026, 11:30 AM

Competition

2025/2026 Championship, England · Round 46 · Regular Season

Stadium

Portman Road Stadium

Capacity

29673

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

K. McKenna Coach

Squad ▼

David Button Goalkeeper

Christian Walton Goalkeeper

Alex Palmer Goalkeeper

Ashley Young Defender

Darnell Furlong Defender

Conor Townsend Defender

Cedric Kipre Defender

Dara O'Shea Defender

Benjamin Johnson Defender

Leif Davis Defender

Jacob Greaves Defender

Elkan Baggott Defender

Wes Burns Midfielder

Jack Taylor Midfielder

Azor Matusiwa Midfielder

Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste Midfielder

Daniel Neill Midfielder

Anis Mehmeti Midfielder

Kasey McAteer Midfielder

Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza Midfielder

Chuba Akpom Attacker

George Hirst Attacker

Jack Clarke Attacker

Jaden Philogene-Bidace Attacker

Ivan Azón Monzón Attacker

Sindre Walle Egeli Attacker

Manager ▼

J. Stéphan Coach

Squad ▼

Ben Hamer Goalkeeper

Paul Nardi Goalkeeper

Joe Walsh Goalkeeper

Steve Cook Defender

Jake Clarke-Salter Defender

Jimmy Dunne Defender

Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender

Ziyad Larkeche Defender

Ronnie Edwards Defender

Amadou Salif Mbengue Defender

Kealey Adamson Defender

João Henrique Mendes da Silva Defender

Isaac Hayden Midfielder

Ilias Chair Midfielder

Nicolas Martin Hautorp Madsen Midfielder

Karamoko Kader Dembélé Midfielder

Harvey Vale Midfielder

Jonathan Varane Midfielder

Kieran Morgan Midfielder

Paul Smyth Attacker

Koki Saito Attacker

Rumarn Burrell Attacker

Kwame Poku Attacker

Justin Obikwu Attacker

Rayan Kolli Attacker

Daniel Bennie Attacker

Richard Kone Attacker

CONCLUSION

Ipswich Town enter as firm favorites, leveraging superior power, form, and league standing to target a convincing home win against a QPR side outmatched across key indices. The 11.7-point gulf underscores Tractor Boys' promotion credentials, while Hoops must conjure a defensive masterclass to counter. Absent granular efficiency and set-piece intel heightens intrigue, but structural realities point to home dominance. Expect Ipswich to dictate tempo and capitalize on edges for vital points in their ascent.

STANDINGS

CONTEXT