Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Ipswich Town FC Birmingham City FC
#2 Position #15
84 Points 0
46 Played 0
23 / 15 / 8 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
80 Scored 0
47 Conceded 0
+33 GD +0
1.83 PPG –
50% Win % –

Key Stats

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

Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Ipswich Town FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Patrick Roberts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Ipswich Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' Carlos Vicente puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
  • 37' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' Demarai Gray is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 39' A change in the Ipswich Town FC ranks — Azor Matusiwa exits the field as Anis Mehmeti enters on 39.
  • 41' Ben Johnson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Kasey McAteer adds to his 0 season tally! Ipswich Town FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Seung-Ho Paik is replaced by Tomoki Iwata on 46 minute.
  • 51' August Priske is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Ethan Laird on, Jonathan Panzo off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Christoph Klarer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 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 Azor Matusiwa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' Jack Taylor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcelino Nunez at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' Jack Taylor was booked on 76.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Roberts. He replaces Carlos Vicente on 81 minute.
  • 86' Cedric Kipre gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Kasey McAteer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Ipswich Town FC 2-1 Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Marcus Harness 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Jay Stansfield 1
Jordan James 1
Conor Chaplin 1
Jeremy Sarmiento 1
Matthew Pennington 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.81 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC47% Draw37% Birmingham City FC16%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
53%
Ipswich Town FC or Birmingham City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC23% Draw67% Birmingham City FC10%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.3%
1 – 0
21.4%
1 – 1
11.3%
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
2.5%
1 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
1.3%
2 – 2
1.1%
4 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 26% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 13% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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