Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
  • Assistant 2 Adam Crysell
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' 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 Sam Morsy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Omari Hutchinson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wes Burns at the 20 minute mark.
  • 25' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Ipswich Town FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' Against the run of play, Conor Chaplin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 36' Ipswich Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' That is a card for Ipswich Town FC. Cameron Burgess will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Jordan James is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 50' Massimo Luongo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 50.
  • 54' Sam Morsy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 54.
  • 59' Ipswich Town FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Nathan Broadhead is replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento on 61 minute.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Tyler Roberts as he leaves the pitch. Siriki Dembele steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 75' Ivan Sunjic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 81' Sensational shot from Jeremy Sarmiento. Ipswich Town FC is back in the lead.
  • 85' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 85 minute. Cody Drameh leaves to be changed by Gary Gardner.
  • 90' Marcus Harness is replacing Conor Chaplin for the Ipswich Town FC side.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Ipswich Town FC players.

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 Tony Mowbray

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

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

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
2 / 4
1.28 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC53% Draw29% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
47%
Ipswich Town FC or Birmingham City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC32% Draw54% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17%
0 – 0
16.6%
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 26% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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