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Ipswich
FT
2 - 1
Birmingham
Portman Road
Referee: A. Herczeg
Ipswich
Match Timeline
Birmingham
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
⚽
32'
C. Vicente
Birmingham
🟨
38'
Demarai Gray
Birmingham
🔄
39'
A. Matusiwa ↔ A. Mehmeti
Ipswich
⚽
41'
B. Johnson · Assist: D. Furlong
Ipswich
⚽
45'
K. McAteer · Assist: G. Hirst
Ipswich
🔄
46'
Paik Seung-Ho ↔ T. Iwata
Birmingham
🔄
56'
J. Panzo ↔ E. Laird
Birmingham
🔄
56'
D. Gray ↔ I. Osman
Birmingham
🔄
75'
J. Clarke ↔ J. Philogene
Ipswich
🔄
75'
G. Hirst ↔ C. Akpom
Ipswich
🔄
75'
M. Nunez ↔ J. Taylor
Ipswich
🟨
76'
Jack Taylor
Ipswich
🔄
81'
J. Stansfield ↔ M. Ducksch
Birmingham
🔄
81'
C. Vicente ↔ P. Roberts
Birmingham
🔄
86'
K. McAteer ↔ C. Kipre
Ipswich

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Ipswich Win 0%
Draw 0%
Birmingham Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Ipswich1.54
Birmingham1.16
Recent Form (Last 5)
Ipswich Ipswich
WWDLW
69 GF / 41 GA
Birmingham Birmingham
WLDWL
52 GF / 53 GA
Key Stats
1.73
Average Goals Scored
1.24
1.03
Average Goals Conceded
1.26
23
BTTS Yes
23
20
Over 2.5
19
5.05
Shots on Goal
3.98

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Ipswich Ipswich 40 matches
Birmingham Birmingham 42 matches
Ipswich Statistic Birmingham
20 Wins 15
12 Draws 12
8 Losses 15
69 Goals For 52
41 Goals Against 53
1.73 Avg Goals Scored 1.24
1.03 Avg Goals Conceded 1.26
23 BTTS Yes 23
33 Over 1.5 32
20 Over 2.5 19
10 Over 3.5 9
14 Clean Sheets 9
5 Failed To Score 11
5.05 Shots On Goal 3.98
15.68 Total Shots 13.74
5.95 Corners 5.81
57.1% Ball Possession 54.5%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Ipswich won 5 times, Birmingham won 3 times, while 7 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 22:20 from Ipswich's perspective. 8 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 11 matches, with an average of 2.8 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Ipswich 4-2-3-1 / Birmingham 4-2-3-1
Missing players: Ipswich 5, Birmingham 3
H2H summary: Ipswich wins 5, draws 7, Birmingham wins 3
Stats
Ipswich Ipswich
Birmingham Birmingham
Shots on Goal
5
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
4
Shots off Goal
1
Blocked Shots
2
Blocked Shots
4
6 Corner Kicks 4
11 Fouls 19
2 Offsides 1
54% Ball Possession 46%
11 Total Shots 9
5 Shots on Goal 4
4 Shots off Goal 1
2 Blocked Shots 4
9 Shots insidebox 7
2 Shots outsidebox 2
3 Goalkeeper Saves 3
401 Total passes 331
288 Passes accurate 217
1.89 expected_goals 0.46
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Ipswich
Formation
Birmingham
C. Walton
C. Walton
D. Furlong
🎯
D. Furlong
D. O'Shea
D. O'Shea
J. Greaves
J. Greaves
B. Johnson
⚽
B. Johnson
A. Matusiwa
↓
A. Matusiwa
D. Neil
D. Neil
K. McAteer
⚽ ↓
K. McAteer
M. Nunez
↓
M. Nunez
J. Clarke
↓
J. Clarke
G. Hirst
🎯 ↓
G. Hirst
J. Beadle
J. Beadle
B. Osayi-Samuel
B. Osayi-Samuel
P. Neumann
P. Neumann
C. Klarer
C. Klarer
J. Panzo
↓
J. Panzo
J. E. Solis Romero
J. E. Solis Romero
Paik Seung-Ho
↓
Paik Seung-Ho
C. Vicente
⚽ ↓
C. Vicente
J. Stansfield
↓
J. Stansfield
D. Gray
↓
D. Gray
A. Priske
A. Priske
Ipswich 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
28
C. Walton
G
19
D. Furlong
🎯 41'
D
26
D. O'Shea
D
24
J. Greaves
D
18
B. Johnson
⚽ 41'
D
5
A. Matusiwa
↓ 39'
M
6
D. Neil
M
20
K. McAteer
⚽ 45' ↓ 86'
M
32
M. Nunez
↓ 75'
M
47
J. Clarke
↓ 75'
M
9
G. Hirst
🎯 45' ↓ 75'
F
Substitutes
1
A. Palmer
G
12
J. Cajuste
M
4
C. Kipre
↑ 86'
D
11
J. Philogene
↑ 75'
F
33
A. Mehmeti
↑ 39'
M
8
S. W. Egeli
F
29
C. Akpom
↑ 75'
F
14
J. Taylor
↑ 75' 🟨 76'
M
25
E. Baggott
D
Birmingham 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
25
J. Beadle
G
26
B. Osayi-Samuel
D
5
P. Neumann
D
4
C. Klarer
D
37
J. Panzo
↓ 56'
D
14
J. E. Solis Romero
M
8
Paik Seung-Ho
↓ 46'
M
23
C. Vicente
⚽ 32' ↓ 81'
M
28
J. Stansfield
↓ 81'
M
10
D. Gray
↓ 56' 🟨 38'
M
29
A. Priske
F
Substitutes
21
R. Allsop
G
7
T. Doyle
M
6
J. Robinson
D
33
M. Ducksch
↑ 81'
F
16
P. Roberts
↑ 81'
M
24
T. Iwata
↑ 46'
M
2
E. Laird
↑ 56'
D
27
K. Fujimoto
M
17
I. Osman
↑ 56'
F
Last matches: Ipswich
08.08.26
Fri
Ipswich
Rayo Vallecano
3
0
W
04.08.26
Fri
Ipswich
Le Havre
1
0
W
01.08.26
Fri
Ipswich
Wycombe
2
1
W
01.08.26
Fri
Ipswich
Oxford United
0
2
L
29.07.26
Fri
Ipswich
Osasuna
1
2
L
02.05.26
Cha
Ipswich
QPR
3
0
W
28.04.26
Cha
Ipswich
Southampton
2
2
D
25.04.26
Cha
Ipswich
West Brom
0
0
D
22.04.26
Cha
Ipswich
Charlton
2
1
W
19.04.26
Cha
Ipswich
Middlesbrough
2
2
D
14.04.26
Cha
Ipswich
Portsmouth
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Ipswich
Norwich
2
0
W
21.03.26
Cha
Ipswich
Millwall
1
1
D
14.03.26
Cha
Ipswich
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
W
10.03.26
Cha
Ipswich
Stoke City
3
3
D
07.03.26
Cha
Ipswich
Leicester
1
1
D
03.03.26
Cha
Ipswich
Hull City
1
0
W
28.02.26
Cha
Ipswich
Swansea
3
0
W
24.02.26
Cha
Ipswich
Watford
2
0
W
21.02.26
Cha
Ipswich
Wrexham
3
5
L
Last matches: Birmingham
31.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Barcelona
2
2
D
25.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Crewe
2
1
W
22.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Burton Albion
1
0
W
15.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Solihull Moors
3
0
W
10.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Huddersfield
3
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Birmingham
Portsmouth
1
1
D
25.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Bristol City
2
1
W
22.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Preston
2
1
W
18.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Hull City
1
1
D
12.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Wrexham
2
0
W
03.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Blackburn
0
1
L
21.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Derby
0
1
L
14.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
QPR
1
0
W
07.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Charlton
0
1
L
02.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
1
3
L
25.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Millwall
0
3
L
21.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Norwich
2
1
W
15.02.26
FA
Birmingham
Leeds
1
1
D
10.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
West Brom
0
0
D
H2H: Ipswich vs Birmingham
06.04.26
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
2
1
W
08.08.25
H2H
Birmingham
Ipswich
1
1
D
24.02.24
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
3
1
W
04.11.23
H2H
Birmingham
Ipswich
2
2
D
13.04.19
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
29.09.18
H2H
Birmingham
Ipswich
2
2
D
31.03.18
H2H
Birmingham
Ipswich
1
0
L
05.08.17
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
0
W
01.04.17
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
13.12.16
H2H
Birmingham
Ipswich
2
1
L
23.01.16
H2H
Birmingham
Ipswich
3
0
L
18.09.15
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
24.02.15
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
4
2
W
19.08.14
H2H
Birmingham
Ipswich
2
2
D
01.03.14
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
0
W
Last matches: Ipswich
08.08.26
Fri
Ipswich
Rayo Vallecano
3
0
W
04.08.26
Fri
Ipswich
Le Havre
1
0
W
29.07.26
Fri
Ipswich
Osasuna
1
2
L
02.05.26
Cha
Ipswich
QPR
3
0
W
19.04.26
Cha
Ipswich
Middlesbrough
2
2
D
21.03.26
Cha
Ipswich
Millwall
1
1
D
07.03.26
Cha
Ipswich
Leicester
1
1
D
03.03.26
Cha
Ipswich
Hull City
1
0
W
28.02.26
Cha
Ipswich
Swansea
3
0
W
31.01.26
Cha
Ipswich
Preston
1
1
D
20.01.26
Cha
Ipswich
Bristol City
2
0
W
17.01.26
Cha
Ipswich
Blackburn
3
0
W
10.01.26
FA
Ipswich
Blackpool
2
1
W
01.01.26
Cha
Ipswich
Oxford United
2
1
W
20.12.25
Cha
Ipswich
Sheffield Wednesday
3
1
W
10.12.25
Cha
Ipswich
Stoke City
1
0
W
06.12.25
Cha
Ipswich
Coventry
3
0
W
22.11.25
Cha
Ipswich
Wrexham
0
0
D
04.11.25
Cha
Ipswich
Watford
1
1
D
25.10.25
Cha
Ipswich
West Brom
1
0
W
H2H at home: Ipswich
06.04.26
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
2
1
W
24.02.24
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
3
1
W
13.04.19
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
05.08.17
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
0
W
01.04.17
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
18.09.15
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
24.02.15
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
4
2
W
01.03.14
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
0
W
Last matches: Birmingham
25.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Crewe
2
1
W
22.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Burton Albion
1
0
W
15.07.26
Fri
Birmingham
Solihull Moors
3
0
W
02.05.26
Cha
Birmingham
Portsmouth
1
1
D
18.04.26
Cha
Birmingham
Hull City
1
1
D
21.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Derby
0
1
L
07.03.26
Cha
Birmingham
Charlton
0
1
L
25.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Millwall
0
3
L
21.02.26
Cha
Birmingham
Norwich
2
1
W
31.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Oxford United
2
0
W
20.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
W
17.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Swansea
1
1
D
10.01.26
FA
Birmingham
Cambridge United
3
2
W
01.01.26
Cha
Birmingham
Watford
0
3
L
20.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
Sheffield Utd
0
3
L
09.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
QPR
1
2
L
06.12.25
Cha
Birmingham
Southampton
1
3
L
26.11.25
Cha
Birmingham
West Brom
1
1
D
08.11.25
Cha
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
1
2
L
25.10.25
Cha
Birmingham
Bristol City
0
1
L
H2H away: Birmingham
06.04.26
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
2
1
L
24.02.24
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
3
1
L
13.04.19
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
05.08.17
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
0
L
01.04.17
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
18.09.15
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
1
D
24.02.15
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
4
2
L
01.03.14
H2H
Ipswich
Birmingham
1
0
L

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1
Coventry
46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2
Ipswich Home
46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3
Millwall
46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4
Southampton
46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5
Middlesbrough
46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6
Hull City
46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7
Wrexham
46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8
Derby
46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9
Norwich
46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10
Birmingham Away
46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11
Swansea
46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12
Bristol City
46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13
Sheffield Utd
46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14
Preston
46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15
QPR
46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16
Watford
46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17
Stoke City
46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18
Portsmouth
46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19
Charlton
46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20
Blackburn
46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21
West Brom
46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22
Oxford United
46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23
Leicester
46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24
Sheffield Wednesday
46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
Promotion
Promotion Playoffs
Relegation

Missing Players

Ipswich 5 missing
-
M. Nunez
Questionable Hamstring Injury
OUT
-
W. Burns
Questionable Calf Injury
OUT
-
D. Button
Missing Fixture Calf Injury
OUT
-
C. Townsend
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
-
A. Young
Missing Fixture Hip Injury
OUT
Birmingham 3 missing
-
L. Buchanan
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
-
A. Cochrane
Missing Fixture Ankle Injury
OUT
-
K. Wagner
Missing Fixture Shoulder Injury
OUT