Cardiff 1-0 Ipswich — EFL Championship, 12 Mar 2016
Cardiff beat Ipswich 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 12 March 2016 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. B. Écuélé Manga scored for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 2 and Ipswich 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-018'assist: P. Whittingham
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 72'out: L. Varney
- 73'
- 83'
- 88'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.4
Top rated
Cardiff
- 8.4Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 7.5Joe RallsM
- 7.5Lee PeltierD
- 7.4Peter WhittinghamM
- 7.4Matthew ConnollyD
- 7.3Scott MaloneD
- 7.1Simon MooreG
- 7.0Lex ImmersM
- 6.9Stuart O'KeefeM
- 6.8Aron GunnarssonM
- 6.6Kagisho DikgacoiM
- 6.4Anthony PilkingtonF
- 6.1Craig NooneM
Ipswich
- 7.3Christophe BerraD
- 7.0Cole SkuseM
- 7.0Jonas KnudsenD
- 6.8Thomas SmithD
- 6.8Ben PringleM
- 6.7Luke VarneyF
- 6.6Bartosz BiałkowskiG
- 6.6Brett PitmanF
- 6.5Luke HyamD
- 6.5Daryl MurphyF
- 6.3Kevin BruM
- 6.3Luke ChambersD
- 6.2Freddie SearsF
Line-ups
- 16M. ConnollyD7.4
- 5B. Écuélé Manga18'D8.4
- 2L. PeltierD7.5
- 8J. RallsM7.5
- 21S. MooreG7.1
- 28S. MaloneD7.3
- 13A. Pilkington83'F6.4
- 11C. NooneM6.1
- 27L. ImmersM7.0
- 7P. Whittingham73'M7.4
- 22S. O'KeefeM6.9
Substitutes
- 17Aron Gunnarsson73'M6.8
- 4S. MorrisonD
- 26K. ZohorèF
- 37T. LawrenceM
- 38Sammy AmeobiM
- 30B. WilsonG
- 15K. Dikgacoi83'6.6
- 17K. Bru46'M6.3
- 3J. KnudsenD7.0
- 15B. Pringle72'M6.8
- 9D. MurphyF6.5
- 33B. BialkowskiG6.6
- 4L. ChambersD6.3
- 8C. SkuseM7.0
- 20F. SearsF6.2
- 19L. HyamD6.5
- 6C. BerraD7.3
- 5Thomas Smith88'D6.8
Substitutes
- 7Ainsley Maitland-Niles88'M
- 37Paul DigbyM
- 42L. Varney72'F6.7
- 38M. CroweG
- 11B. Pitman46'F6.6
- 22J. DouglasM
- 18J. TabbM
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.4 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Peter Whittingham | 73 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Simon Moore | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Lex Immers | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Kagisho Dikgacoi | 7 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 83 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Craig Noone | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Ipswich
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Berra | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Cole Skuse | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jonas Knudsen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Thomas Smith | 88 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Ben Pringle | 72 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Luke Varney | 18 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Bartosz Białkowski | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Brett Pitman | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Luke Hyam | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Daryl Murphy | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Kevin Bru | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Luke Chambers | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Freddie Sears | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
CardiffLWWLW
- L08 Mar 16HLeeds0-2
- W05 Mar 16ABristol City2-0
- W27 Feb 16HPreston2-1
- L23 Feb 16AMiddlesbrough1-3
- W20 Feb 16HBrighton4-1
IpswichDWWLL
- D08 Mar 16ABolton2-2
- W05 Mar 16HNottingham Forest1-0
- W27 Feb 16AHuddersfield1-0
- L23 Feb 16HHull City0-1
- L13 Feb 16ABristol City1-2
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Derby | 46 | +23 | 78 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +21 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 46 | +2 | 69 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +5 | 68 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | +5 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | +4 | 63 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 0-2 Leeds, 8 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Reading 1-1 Cardiff, 19 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Ipswich
- Previous: Bolton 2-2 Ipswich, 8 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Ipswich 2-0 Blackburn, 15 Mar 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated