Ipswich Town FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Ipswich Town FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Portman Road 29,381 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 32' Carlos Vicente

Ben Johnson 41' 1–1

Kasey McAteer 45' 2–1

Y 38' Demarai Gray

Jack Taylor 76' Y

Overview

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Ipswich Town FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Portman Road.

Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg
Assistant 1 Callum Gough (England)
Assistant 2 Lee Venamore

5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

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

Ipswich Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2025-08-08 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC 2024-02-24 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC 2019-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
14 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–0	W
10 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	3–3	D
07 Mar	Leicester City FC	H	1–1	D
03 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	1–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–2	L
03 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
21 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
14 Mar	Sheffield United FC	H	1–1	D
11 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L

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' And we are off! Ipswich Town FC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Bright Osayi-Samuel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 386 appearances.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 363 games and scored 478 goals.
30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
32' Carlos Vicente makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
37' Ipswich Town FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
38' That looks like a foul for a card for Demarai Gray.
39' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anis Mehmeti is hanging Azor Matusiwa on the field on 39 minute.
41' Goal! Ben Johnson scores his 5 goal in 349 matches.
45' A stunning finish from Kasey McAteer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Seung-Ho Paik exits the field as Tomoki Iwata enters on 46.
51' Ipswich Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
56' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jonathan Panzo has done his job and it is now time for Ethan Laird to step up.
61' Ipswich Town FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
66' Christoph Klarer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ipswich Town FC tonight.
71' Jonathan Panzo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
75' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Marcelino Nunez is replaced by Jack Taylor on 75 minute.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jack Taylor.
81' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Carlos Vicente by Patrick Roberts on 81 minute.
86' Kasey McAteer makes way for Cedric Kipre at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

26
Dara O'Shea
19
Darnell Furlong
47
Jack Clarke ↓ Jaden Philogene-Bidace 75'
28
Christian Walton
5
Azor Matusiwa ↓ Anis Mehmeti 39'
18
Ben Johnson
9
George Hirst ↓ Chuba Akpom 75'
24
Jacob Greaves
32
Marcelino Nunez ↓ Jack Taylor 75'
6
Dan Neil
20
Kasey McAteer ↓ Cedric Kipre 86'

Bench

4
Cedric Kipre ↑ 86'
14
Jack Taylor ↑ 75'
29
Chuba Akpom ↑ 75'
12
Jens Cajuste
1
Alex Palmer
25
Elkan Baggott
33
Anis Mehmeti ↑ 39'
11
Jaden Philogene-Bidace ↑ 75'
8
Sindre Egeli

Coach Kieran McKenna

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

6
Jack Robinson
21
Ryan Allsop
33
Marvin Ducksch ↑ 81'
16
Patrick Roberts ↑ 81'
27
Kanya Fujimoto
24
Tomoki Iwata ↑ 46'
2
Ethan Laird ↑ 56'
7
Tommy Doyle
17
Ibrahim Osman ↑ 56'

Coach Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Marcus Harness	2
Kasey McAteer	1
Gwion Edwards	1
Jay Stansfield	1
Jordan James	1
Conor Chaplin	1

Head to Head

Ipswich Town FC Form

2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2026-03-21 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2026-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-03-07 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-03 Ipswich Town FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-03-21 Derby County FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2026-03-14 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2026-03-11 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2026-03-07 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.46 Ipswich Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.97 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC52% Draw27% Birmingham City FC21%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

48%

Ipswich Town FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Ipswich Town FC33% Draw49% Birmingham City FC18%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

11.8%

0 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

4.3%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap	Ipswich Town FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	23%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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