Sunday , 16 August 2026

Ipswich Town FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Ipswich Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

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Ipswich Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2025-08-23 Preston North End FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC 2024-02-03 Preston North End FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC 2023-10-07 Ipswich Town FC 4–2 Preston North End FC 2019-04-19 Preston North End FC 4–0 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
24 Jan Sheffield United FC A 1–3 L
20 Jan Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
17 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
10 Jan Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
01 Jan Oxford United FC H 2–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
24 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 0–4 L
20 Jan Hull City AFC H 0–3 L
17 Jan Derby County FC H 0–1 L
09 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L
04 Jan Bristol City FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Ipswich Town FC Preston North End FC
#2 Position #25
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

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Will Keane 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Lukas Nmecha 2
Callum Robinson 2
Nathan Broadhead 1
Brandon Williams 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Freddie Sears 1

Head to Head

2026-01-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2025-08-23 Preston North End FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC 2024-02-03 Preston North End FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC 2023-10-07 Ipswich Town FC 4–2 Preston North End FC 2019-04-19 Preston North End FC 4–0 Ipswich Town FC

Ipswich Town FC Form

2026-01-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2026-01-24 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-01-20 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2026-01-17 Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-01-10 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-01-01 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2026-01-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-01-20 Preston North End FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L 2026-01-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.89 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Ipswich Town FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC40% Draw35% Preston North End FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Preston North End FC
60%
Ipswich Town FC or Preston North End FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC23% Draw61% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
23.7%
1 – 0
17.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
2.3%
2 – 2
2%
3 – 1
1.7%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 23% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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