English
Ipswich Dominates Possession but Fails to Convert Against Resilient Wrexham
Ipswich, England – In a match held at Portman Road, Ipswich Town failed to convert their superior possession and goalscoring opportunities against a combative Wrexham side. The match, corresponding to matchday 16 of the 2025 Championship, ended with a result that did not reflect the clear difference in statistics between the two teams.
Ipswich dominated the ball with 62% possession and generated a total of 17 shots, 7 of which were on target, however, a lack of effectiveness and Wrexham’s solid defense prevented the advantage from translating into goals. Wrexham, for their part, opted for a more defensive game, with only 2 shots, none of them on target, and prioritized maintaining order at the back.
The match was also characterized by a high number of fouls, 16 for Wrexham and 8 for Ipswich, which resulted in several yellow cards. For Wrexham, G. Thomason (37th minute), B. Sheaf (48th minute) and L. O’Brien (87th minute) were booked. Ipswich received yellow cards for C. Kipre (51st minute) and A. Matusiwa (64th minute). The referee for the match, Dean Whitestone, had work to do to maintain control of the game.
In the end, Wrexham’s defensive solidity and the ineffectiveness of Ipswich’s attack sealed a match where the statistics did not tell the whole story.
Substitutions wrexham: at minute 61 G. Thomason came in and L. O’Brien went out., at minute 61 B. Sheaf came in and M. James went out., at minute 70 J. Windass came in and N. Broadhead went out., at minute 85 S. Smith came in and R. Hardie went out.
Substitutions ipswich: at minute 65 I. Azon came in and G. Hirst went out., at minute 65 J. Philogene came in and J. Clarke went out., at minute 75 J. Taylor came in and J. Cajuste went out., at minute 75 C. Akpom came in and M. Nunez went out., at minute 84 S. W. Egeli came in and K. McAteer went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Ipswich
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