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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Ipswich Town FC
#10 Position #2
64 Points 84
46 Played 46
17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 23 / 15 / 8
57 Scored 80
56 Conceded 47
+1 GD +33
1.39 PPG 1.83
37% Win % 50%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Ipswich Town FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' It’s high time Paul Hurst made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Aristote Nsiala is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Ipswich Town FC so far.
  • 26' Jon Nolan does the damage! The net is bulging and Ipswich Town FC surge ahead!
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Hurst will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' Magnificent from Matthew Pennington! That is 15 goals in 358 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maikel Kieftenbeld is hanging Gary Gardner on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' A stunning finish from Lukas Jutkiewicz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 52' A moment of madness from Matthew Pennington on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Ipswich Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 57' Ipswich Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 62' Ipswich Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 64' Connor Mahoney is ready to make an impact after coming on for Charlie Lakin at the 64 minute mark.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lukas Jutkiewicz makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 73' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Kayden Jackson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 81' Freddie Sears gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Grant Ward and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Matthew Pennington.
  • 89' Janoi Donacien is replacing Gwion Edwards for the Ipswich Town FC side.
  • 90' Cole Skuse is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Carlos Vicente 1
Matthew Pennington 1
Ben Johnson 1
Jon Nolan 1
Kasey McAteer 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
1.47 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Ipswich Town FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC39% Draw26% Ipswich Town FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
61%
Birmingham City FC or Ipswich Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC27% Draw44% Ipswich Town FC29%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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