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'

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Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue

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

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

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Ipswich Town FC
#10	Position	#2
0	Points	84
0	Played	46
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	23 / 15 / 8
0	Scored	80
0	Conceded	47
+0	GD	+33
–	PPG	1.83
–	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Middlesbrough FC to score. At the same time, Ipswich Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Ipswich Town FC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Muhamed Besic	1
Tommy Conway	1
Stewart Downing	1
Marcus Tavernier	1
Jordan Hugill	1
Conor Chaplin	1
Omari Hutchinson	1
Massimo Luongo	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

0.75 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.43 Ipswich Town FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Middlesbrough FC or Draw 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC43% Draw39% Ipswich Town FC18%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	34%	66%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Ipswich Town FC

57%

Middlesbrough FC or Ipswich Town FC

61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC21% Draw69% Ipswich Town FC10%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

33.6%

1 – 0

21.4%

0 – 1

11.4%

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

2.4%

1 – 2

2.2%

3 – 0

1.9%

3 – 1

1.1%

2 – 2

4 – 0

0.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	26%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	14%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

65% ✗

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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