Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Jay Stansfield 13' 1–0
Cameron Burgess og 51' 2–0
2–1 79' Marcus Harness
2–2 89' Marcus Harness
Y 25' Cameron Burgess
Emanuel Aiwu 28' Y
Cody Drameh 49' Y
Krystian Bielik 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
2
Birmingham City FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC 2019-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
28 Oct Southampton FC A 1–3 L
25 Oct Hull City AFC H 0–2 L
21 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
06 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–1 W
03 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 4–1 W
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
28 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–2 W
25 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
07 Oct Preston North End FC H 4–2 W
03 Oct Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
30 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Ipswich Town FC get us underway at St Andrew's Ground.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 13' Jay Stansfield doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 18' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Ipswich Town FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Cameron Burgess argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Emanuel Aiwu is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' With 0 assists to his name this season, John Ruddy is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Ipswich Town FC.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Cody Drameh gets a Yellow card.
  • 51' Against the run of play, Cameron Burgess has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kieran McKenna might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 73' The crowd applauds Conor Chaplin as he leaves the pitch. Marcus Harness steps in for Ipswich Town FC.
  • 78' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Ethan Laird by Emmanuel Longelo on 78 minute.
  • 79' Goal! Marcus Harness scores his 51 goal in 377 matches.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Krystian Bielik.
  • 85' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Koji Miyoshi is withdrawn and Lukas Jutkiewicz gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Ipswich Town FC ring the changes. Leif Davis has done his job and it is now time for Cameron Humphreys to step up.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Marcus Harness gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

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

2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC 2019-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-10-25 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-10-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Ipswich Town FC Form

2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-10-28 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-10-25 Bristol City FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-10-07 Ipswich Town FC 4–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-10-03 Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2023-09-30 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Ipswich Town FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC38% Draw28% Ipswich Town FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
62%
Birmingham City FC or Ipswich Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC29% Draw46% Ipswich Town FC25%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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