Thursday , 2 July 2026

Ipswich Town FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' We are underway at Portman Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Darnell Furlong has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Ipswich Town FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' 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.
  • 32' What a strike from Carlos Vicente! The score is 0-1.
  • 37' It looks surprising Ipswich Town FC does not make any changes. Kasey McAteer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' Birmingham City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 39' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anis Mehmeti is hanging Azor Matusiwa on the field on 39 minute.
  • 41' What a strike from Ben Johnson! The score is 1-1.
  • 45' What a strike from Kasey McAteer! The score is 2-1.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Tomoki Iwata. He replaces Seung-Ho Paik on 46 minute.
  • 51' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Ethan Laird. He replaces Jonathan Panzo on 56 minute.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seung-Ho Paik, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' It’s high time Kieran McKenna made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Ipswich Town FC. Marcelino Nunez is replaced by Jack Taylor.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Jack Taylor. He receives a card.
  • 81' The whistle greets Carlos Vicente as he departs to be replaced by Patrick Roberts.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Kasey McAteer is replaced by Cedric Kipre on 86 minute.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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 Chris Davies

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.74 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Ipswich Town FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC58% Draw24% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
42%
Ipswich Town FC or Birmingham City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC39% Draw46% Birmingham City FC15%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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