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Ipswich Town FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Ipswich Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 13 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Portman Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Gwion Edwards 31' Y
James Collins 42' Y
Cole Skuse 44' Y
Luke Chambers 45' Y
Y 80' David Davis
Aristote Nsiala 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson

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

2
4
Ipswich Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
10 Apr Brentford FC A 0–2 L
06 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
30 Mar Hull City AFC H 0–2 L
16 Mar Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
12 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
06 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–3 L
16 Mar Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
13 Mar Millwall FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Ipswich Town FC Birmingham City FC
#2 Position #10
84 Points 64
46 Played 46
23 / 15 / 8 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
80 Scored 57
47 Conceded 56
+33 GD +1
1.83 PPG 1.39
50% Win % 37%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Portman Road Stadium as Ipswich Town FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Connor Mahoney has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Lukas Jutkiewicz gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 17' It looks surprising Ipswich Town FC does not make any changes. David Davis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 22' Ipswich Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' Teddy Bishop, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Ipswich Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Ipswich Town FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! James Collins argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cole Skuse.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luke Chambers on 45 minutes.
  • 46' What a strike from Gwion Edwards! The score is 1-1.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Ipswich Town FC. Andre Dozzell is replaced by Kayden Jackson.
  • 51' Kerim Mrabti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' 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 Bartosz Bialkowski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Aristote Nsiala is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Collins at the 60 minute mark.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Connor Mahoney on, Jota Peleteiro off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Scotland international Che Adams has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Ipswich Town FC player. Aristote Nsiala gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Kerim Mrabti exits the field as Jacques Maghoma enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Marcus Harness 2
Conor Chaplin 1
Jeremy Sarmiento 1
Matthew Pennington 1
Omari Hutchinson 1
Jon Nolan 1

Head to Head

2019-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Ipswich Town FC Form

2019-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-04-10 Brentford FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-04-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2019-03-30 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L 2019-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-03-12 Bristol City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-04-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2019-04-06 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2019-03-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2019-03-16 Preston North End FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC47% Draw27% Birmingham City FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
53%
Ipswich Town FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC34% Draw46% Birmingham City FC20%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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