Ipswich Town FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Ipswich Town FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 24 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Portman Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Conor Chaplin 31' 1–0

1–1 45+1' Jordan James

Jeremy Sarmiento 81' 2–1

Omari Hutchinson 90+2' 3–1

Cameron Burgess 44' Y

Massimo Luongo 50' Y

Sam Morsy 54' Y

Y 75' Ivan Sunjic

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 Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 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

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 2018-09-29 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	3–1	W
20 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	4–3	W
17 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
14 Feb	Millwall FC	A	4–0	W
10 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–2	D
03 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	2–3	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–3	L
17 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W
13 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
09 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–2	L
03 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
27 Jan	Leicester City FC	A	0–3	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' In just a few seconds Portman Road will turn into a battlefield for Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Omari Hutchinson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wes Burns on 20 minute.
25' Koji Miyoshi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' Conor Chaplin doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
36' John Ruddy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Burgess on 44.
46' Jordan James makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Massimo Luongo on 50.
54' The referee calls foul for Sam Morsy. He receives a card.
59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ipswich Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Another change for Ipswich Town FC made on 61 minute. Nathan Broadhead leaves to be changed by Jeremy Sarmiento.
63' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Siriki Dembele comes on to replace Tyler Roberts.
68' England international Gary Gardner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
73' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' Poor challenge from Ivan Sunjic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
80' Leif Davis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ipswich Town FC tonight.
81' The Ecuador Jeremy Sarmiento breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 2-1!
85' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Cody Drameh departs to be replaced by Gary Gardner.
90' Conor Chaplin makes way for Marcus Harness at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

24
Kieffer Moore
25
Massimo Luongo
40
Axel Tuanzebe
7
Wes Burns ↓ Omari Hutchinson 20'
5
Sam Morsy
15
Cameron Burgess
6
Luke Woolfenden
10
Conor Chaplin ↓ Marcus Harness 90'
3
Leif Davis
31
Vaclav Hladky
33
Nathan Broadhead ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 61'

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Juninho Bacuna ↑ 63'
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 90'
20
Gary Gardner ↑ 85'
9
Scott Hogan
17
Siriki Dembele ↑ 63'
34
Ivan Sunjic ↑ 63'
44
Emanuel Aiwu
3
Lee Buchanan

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Ipswich Town FC Form

2024-02-24 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W 2024-02-20 Ipswich Town FC 4–3 Rotherham United FC W 2024-02-17 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-02-14 Millwall FC 0–4 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-02-10 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-02-03 Preston North End FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-02-24 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-01-27 Leicester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.92 Ipswich Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC55% Draw23% Birmingham City FC22%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

45%

Ipswich Town FC or Birmingham City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC39% Draw42% Birmingham City FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap	Ipswich Town FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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