Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 17 Oct 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 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

Middlesbrough FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Ipswich Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC 2024-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC 2023-12-09 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC 2018-12-29 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC 2018-10-02 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–1	W
04 Oct	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
30 Sep	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
27 Sep	Southampton FC	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
13 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
05 Oct	Norwich City FC	H	3–1	W
30 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
27 Sep	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
12 Sep	Sheffield United FC	H	5–0	W
30 Aug	Derby County FC	H	2–2	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcus Tavernier	1
Jordan Hugill	1
Conor Chaplin	1
Omari Hutchinson	1
Massimo Luongo	1
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1
Jack Clarke	1
Muhamed Besic	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-10-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-09-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2025-09-27 Southampton FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D

Ipswich Town FC Form

2025-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-10-05 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2025-09-30 Bristol City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-09-27 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-09-12 Ipswich Town FC 5–0 Sheffield United FC W 2025-08-30 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Derby County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.4 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Ipswich Town FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC48% Draw28% Ipswich Town FC24%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Ipswich Town FC

52%

Middlesbrough FC or Ipswich Town FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC32% Draw50% Ipswich Town FC18%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 0

11.7%

2 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 1

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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