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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 11.9 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

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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Ipswich Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' GOAL! Carlos Vicente scores on 32.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' That looks like a foul for a card for Demarai Gray.
39' Anis Mehmeti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Azor Matusiwa at the 39 minute mark.
41' Ben Johnson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Ipswich Town FC are in front.
45' GOAL! Kasey McAteer scores on 45. Assisted by George Hirst
46' Seung-Ho Paik makes way for Tomoki Iwata at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ipswich Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' Ethan Laird gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jonathan Panzo and will look to change the dynamic.
61' Ipswich Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' 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.
71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' A tactical swap from Ipswich Town FC — Jack Taylor on, Marcelino Nunez off on 75 minutes.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Taylor on 76.
81' Patrick Roberts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Vicente at the 81 minute mark.
86' Ipswich Town FC ring the changes. Kasey McAteer has done his job and it is now time for Cedric Kipre to step up.
Birmingham City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Ipswich Town FC were simply the better side today.

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.