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 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Middlesbrough FC vs Ipswich Town FC — let the football do the talking.
With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jack Clarke	1
Muhamed Besic	1
Kasey McAteer	1
Stewart Downing	1
David Strelec	1
Muhamed Besic	1
Tommy Conway	1
Stewart Downing	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.