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Ipswich v Liverpool

Friday, 4 September 2026, 19:00 · Gameweek 3 · 2026/27
Ipswich0.60 xG
02
Liverpool0.74 xG

How it went

0.00.51.045′90′
Ipswich 0.60Liverpool 0.74A filled mark is a goal
  1. 5′Alexander Isak0.12 xG chance
  2. 8′Alexander Isak0.13 xG chance

Ipswich 14 shots

7% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 1 shot21% of shots, 3 shots7% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 1 shot7%14%7%7%7%21%7%14%7%7%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Ipswich, Ipswich v Liverpool, final 35m.

Liverpool 10 shots

10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot20% of shots, 2 shots10% of shots, 1 shot30% of shots, 3 shots10% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 1 shot10%10%20%10%30%10%10%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Liverpool, Ipswich v Liverpool, final 35m.

The chances that got away

  • 0.12Florian Wirtz, 46' for Liverpool, set up by Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 0.12Cody Gakpo, 76' for Liverpool, set up by Bradley Barcola
  • 0.11Emersonn, 25' for Ipswich, set up by Leif Davis

Where they stood

ScherpenDiopGreavesO'SheaPalaciosMaedaLukicDavisEmersonnEncisoFatawu
Ipswich held a line 28m deep, from 31m to 59m. The dot grows with touches.
AlissonDijkJacquetAraújoSzoboszlaiAllisterKerkezGakpoWirtzIsakMuñoz
Liverpool held a line 32m deep, from 40m to 71m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

IpswichMeasureLiverpool
0Goals2
0.60Expected goals0.74
0.60Non-penalty xG0.74
1.14Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three1.47
0Half time2
14Shots10
5On target7
4Corners3
14.9Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press12.9
5Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal6
6Fouls13
1YCards3Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 4.86 Ipswich, 4.34 the draw, 1.62 Liverpool, which is a 21, 23 and 62 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: D England.