Saturday , 14 November 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
3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 24.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
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' That's the starting whistle at St Andrew's Ground. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Birmingham City FC and Ipswich Town FC.
  • 5' The 28-year-old Luke Woolfenden has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' John Ruddy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 13' GOAL! Jay Stansfield fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' Jordan James has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cameron Burgess.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Emanuel Aiwu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Burgess, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 38' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Omari Hutchinson made 428 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Ipswich Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 49' Cody Drameh catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 51' A stunning finish from Cameron Burgess — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 73' Marcus Harness has so much to prove this time. He replaces Conor Chaplin on 73 minute.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Emmanuel Longelo on, Ethan Laird off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' A goal from the Ireland international Marcus Harness! He fires home on 79 to make it 1-2!
  • 82' Krystian Bielik picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Jutkiewicz. He replaces Koji Miyoshi on 85 minute.
  • 87' The whistle greets Leif Davis as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Humphreys.
  • 89' GOAL! Marcus Harness scores on 89.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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.