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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 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

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

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' The game is set. Ipswich Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Ipswich Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 7' Lukas Jutkiewicz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
  • 12' It’s high time Paul Lambert made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for Ipswich Town FC. Gwion Edwards will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' Ipswich Town FC is showing some good football. However, Ipswich Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Ipswich Town FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for James Collins.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cole Skuse on 44 minutes.
  • 45' Luke Chambers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Gwion Edwards gets on the scoresheet on 46 minutes.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Ipswich Town FC. Andre Dozzell is replaced by Kayden Jackson.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aristote Nsiala is hanging James Collins on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Ipswich Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jota Peleteiro is replaced by Connor Mahoney.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alan Judge, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road Stadium with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 80' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. David Davis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' That is a Yellow card for Ipswich Town FC. Aristote Nsiala will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ipswich Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Jacques Maghoma comes on to replace Kerim Mrabti.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Marcus Harness 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 2
Gwion Edwards 1
Jay Stansfield 1
Jordan James 1
Conor Chaplin 1
Jeremy Sarmiento 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
2 / 4
1.31 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Ipswich Town FC or Birmingham City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC41% Draw28% Birmingham City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
59%
Ipswich Town FC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC27% Draw49% Birmingham City FC24%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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