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Birmingham City FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Birmingham City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' Matthew Pennington
R 88' Matthew Pennington
Y 90' Cole Skuse

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee Adam Crysell
  • Referee John Brooks
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
2
Birmingham City FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
22 Sep Leeds United FC A 2–1 W
19 Sep Sheffield United FC A 0–0 D
14 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
25 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
22 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
18 Sep Brentford FC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
02 Sep Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
25 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! birmingham city fc welcome ipswich town fc for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' birmingham city fc are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' birmingham city fc seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both birmingham city fc and ipswich town fc are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' Ipswich Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jon Nolan on 26.
  • 31' ipswich town fc fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' With 1 assists to his name this season, Maxime Colin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for ipswich town fc.
  • 41' GOAL! Matthew Pennington fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 46' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Gary Gardner is replaced by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
  • 48' Assisted by Jota Peleteiro with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lukas Jutkiewicz makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 52' Ipswich Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' birmingham city fc is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' Connor Mahoney gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Charlie Lakin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' GOAL! Lukas Jutkiewicz scores on 68.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. ipswich town fc is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 78' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 81' Freddie Sears has so much to prove this time. He replaces Grant Ward on 81 minute.
  • 86' Lee Camp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Ipswich Town FC player. Matthew Pennington gets a Red card.
  • 89' Janoi Donacien gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Gwion Edwards and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Ipswich Town FC. Cole Skuse will be fuming at that decision.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Hurst

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Marcus Harness 2
Jeremy Sarmiento 1
Matthew Pennington 1
Omari Hutchinson 1
Jon Nolan 1
Carlos Vicente 1

Head to Head

2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2018-09-22 Leeds United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2018-09-19 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2018-09-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2018-09-01 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D

Ipswich Town FC Form

2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2018-09-22 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2018-09-18 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2018-09-15 Hull City AFC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2018-09-02 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2018-08-25 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Ipswich Town FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC44% Draw26% Ipswich Town FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
56%
Birmingham City FC or Ipswich Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC31% Draw45% Ipswich Town FC24%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.