Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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

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' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at St Andrew's Ground.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Ivan Sunjic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 13' Jay Stansfield makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
  • 18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Cameron Burgess catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
  • 28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emanuel Aiwu.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' Conor Chaplin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cody Drameh.
  • 51' Magnificent from Cameron Burgess! That is 12 goals in 51 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Ipswich Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ipswich Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sam Morsy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Marcus Harness is replacing Conor Chaplin for the Ipswich Town FC side.
  • 78' Emmanuel Longelo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ethan Laird at the 78 minute mark.
  • 79' What a strike from Marcus Harness! The score is 1-2.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Krystian Bielik.
  • 85' Birmingham City FC make a change. Koji Miyoshi trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 85 minutes.
  • 87' The whistle greets Leif Davis as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Humphreys.
  • 89' What a strike from Marcus Harness! The score is 1-3.
  • The points are shared — Birmingham City FC 2-2 Ipswich Town FC. Honours even.

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
Matthew Pennington 1
Ben Johnson 1
Jon Nolan 1
Kasey McAteer 1
Gwion Edwards 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
1.39 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Ipswich Town FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC34% Draw27% Ipswich Town FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
66%
Birmingham City FC or Ipswich Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC25% Draw44% Ipswich Town FC31%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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