ENGLAND › CHAMPIONSHIP
31.01.2026 15:00
Portman Road
Referee: J. Busby
Ipswich
Match Timeline
Preston
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
33'
Jordan Thompson
Preston
🔄
46'
I. Azon ↔ G. Hirst
Ipswich
🟨
50'
Alistair McCann
Preston
🔄
65'
J. Cajuste ↔ J. Taylor
Ipswich
🔄
65'
W. Burns ↔ S. W. Egeli
Ipswich
⚽
72'
L. Gibson
Preston
🔄
78'
D. Furlong ↔ B. Johnson
Ipswich
🔄
78'
A. Mehmeti ↔ C. Akpom
Ipswich
🔄
81'
A. Devine ↔ M. Frokjaer-Jensen
Preston
🟨
82'
Jack Clarke
Ipswich
⚽
90'
J. Clarke
Ipswich

Ipswich vs Preston Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Ipswich Win 0%
Draw 0%
Preston Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Ipswich1.48
Preston1.11
Recent Form (Last 5)
Ipswich Ipswich
WWDLW
50 GF / 28 GA
Preston Preston
WLDWL
36 GF / 34 GA
Key Stats
1.72
Average Goals Scored
1.2
0.97
Average Goals Conceded
1.13
17
BTTS Yes
16
16
Over 2.5
13
5.21
Shots on Goal
3.63

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Ipswich Ipswich 29 matches
Preston Preston 30 matches
Ipswich Statistic Preston
15 Wins 11
8 Draws 10
6 Losses 9
50 Goals For 36
28 Goals Against 34
1.72 Avg Goals Scored 1.2
0.97 Avg Goals Conceded 1.13
17 BTTS Yes 16
24 Over 1.5 22
16 Over 2.5 13
8 Over 3.5 5
10 Clean Sheets 8
4 Failed To Score 8
5.21 Shots On Goal 3.63
16.21 Total Shots 11.23
5.83 Corners 4.23
56.9% Ball Possession 46.2%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Ipswich won 6 times, Preston won 4 times, while 5 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 22:20 from Ipswich's perspective. 7 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 10 matches, with an average of 2.8 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Ipswich 4-2-3-1 / Preston 3-4-2-1
H2H summary: Ipswich wins 6, draws 5, Preston wins 4

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2 46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3 46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4 46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5 46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6 46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7 46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8 46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9 46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10 46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11 46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12 46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13 46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14 46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15 46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16 46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17 46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18 46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19 46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20 46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21 46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22 46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23 46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24 46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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