Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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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 #14
84 Points 60
46 Played 46
23 / 15 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
80 Scored 55
47 Conceded 62
+33 GD -7
1.83 PPG 1.30
50% Win % 33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Ipswich Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 2
Lukas Nmecha 2
Callum Robinson 2
Will Keane 2
Paul Gallagher 1
Freddie Sears 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 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
1.92 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC53% Draw25% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Preston North End FC
47%
Ipswich Town FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC40% Draw43% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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