Hull City 2-2 Ipswich Town: result and report

The Pundit picked Hull City (40%): wrong

Report

Hull City and Ipswich Town shared the points in a 2-2 draw, but Ipswich Town created the better chances and could easily have left with all three.

Ipswich Town went ahead on 22 minutes when Florentino scored from Abdoul Ouattara's assist. That lead lasted until the 58th minute, when Tim Iroegbunam equalised from Oli McBurnie's pass. Ten minutes later McBurnie scored himself to put Hull City 2-1 up, yet the turnaround held for only six minutes. Julio Enciso levelled on 74 minutes, with Azor Matusiwa providing the assist.

Both sides surrendered a lead and both came from behind, though neither found a winner after Enciso's goal.

The chances were not shared as evenly as the scoreline suggests. Ipswich Town had four big chances to Hull City's one, but they missed three of them. They also finished with more xG, 1.12 to 0.68, and more shots, nine to six.

The rest of the picture fits, because Ipswich Town had 61% of the ball and made 12 key passes to Hull City's five. They also sustained more pressure on average through the match, while Hull City's attacking spells were shorter and less frequent.

Hull City still deserve some credit. They matched Ipswich Town with three shots on target each and edged the dangerous attacks 34 to 32. They were not simply hanging on. They made more of fewer openings, and McBurnie was central to that, with a goal and an assist in the ten-minute spell that turned the game.