Middlesbrough 2-0 Ipswich Town: result and report

Championship · Saturday 29 December 2018

Result

Middlesbrough 2-0 Ipswich Town

Championship · Saturday 29 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Middlesbrough · Ipswich Town · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 2-0 Ipswich Town: match report

Middlesbrough won against Ipswich Town 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 29 December 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Jordan Hugill opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Jordan Hugill (37', penalty) and Marcus Tavernier (72'). Ipswich Town did not score.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Ipswich Town received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 5th on 39 points from 24 and Ipswich Town 24th on 15 points from 24. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 73 points, and Ipswich Town 24th with 31.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-5-1-1 and Ipswich Town in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to George Saville of Middlesbrough (8.0), level with Jordan Hugill (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Middlesbrough wins, 2 draws and 3 for Ipswich Town.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-W-L-D-L and Ipswich Town's L-D-W-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Yellow card · T. ChalobahIpswich Town
  • 37'Penalty goal · Jordan HugillMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 39'Yellow card · Flynn DownesIpswich Town
  • 65'Yellow card · Marcus TavernierMiddlesbrough
  • 72'Goal · Marcus TavernierMiddlesbrough · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 5, draws 2, Ipswich Town 3.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (3-5-1-1)

Darren Randolph, Dael Fry, Aden Flint, Yuki Takahashi, Jonathan Howson, Lewis Wing, M. Bešić, George Saville, George Friend, Stewart Downing, Jordan Hugill

Ipswich Town line-up (4-3-3)

Dean Gerken, Jordan Spence, Luke Chambers, Matthew Pennington, Myles Kenlock, Abdelhak Belaid, Trevoh Chalobah, Flynn Downes, Gwion Edwards, Kayden Jackson, Freddie Sears