Norwich City FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Norwich City FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Ipswich Town FC

Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Carrow Road 26,826 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 11' Jaden Philogene-Bidace pen

0–2 45+1' George Hirst

Y 13' Anis Mehmeti

Y 19' Jacob Greaves

Mathias Kvistgaarden 21' Y

Y 26' George Hirst

Jack Stacey 32' Y

Kenny McLean 60' Y

Y 69' Marcelino Nunez

Harry Darling 69' Y

Y 74' Leif Davis

Jose Cordoba 76' Y

Overview

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Norwich City FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

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

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
Assistant 2 Matt Wilkes (England)

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

Norwich City FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Ipswich Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-11 Norwich City FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC 2025-10-05 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2024-04-06 Norwich City FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC 2023-12-16 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Norwich City FC 2019-02-10 Norwich City FC 3–0 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–2	L
06 Apr	Millwall FC	A	2–1	W
03 Apr	Portsmouth FC	H	1–1	D
21 Mar	Charlton Athletic FC	A	1–0	W
18 Mar	Southampton FC	A	0–1	L
14 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
06 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
14 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–0	W
10 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	3–3	D
07 Mar	Leicester City FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Norwich City FC		Ipswich Town FC
#24	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)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Norwich City FC host Ipswich Town FC — let the battle begin!
5' Anis Ben Slimane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Ipswich Town FC so far.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
11' GOAL! Jaden Philogene-Bidace fires home to make it 0-1!
13' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Anis Mehmeti on 13 minutes.
18' Ipswich Town FC have won 470 goals from 358 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
19' The referee shows Ipswich Town FC player a card on 19.
21' Mathias Kvistgaarden was booked on 21.
26' That looks like a foul for a card for George Hirst.
31' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Azor Matusiwa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' That is a card for Norwich City FC. Jack Stacey will be fuming at that decision.
37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
42' Ipswich Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' George Hirst has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
46' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Mohamed Toure on, Mathias Kvistgaarden off on 46 minutes.
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
56' Jack Stacey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 382 appearances.
60' That looks like a foul for a card for Kenny McLean.
61' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. George Hirst is replaced by Ivan Azon on 61 minute.
63' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Anis Ben Slimane departs to be replaced by Edmond-Paris Maghoma.
68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
69' Marcelino Nunez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
71' Jack Clarke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jaden Philogene-Bidace at the 71 minute mark.
74' A moment of madness from Leif Davis on 74 minutes earns him a card. Ipswich Town FC will be frustrated.
74' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Chrisene. He replaces Jack Stacey on 74 minute.
76' Poor challenge from Jose Cordoba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Clement will be considering his options from the bench.
84' Marcelino Nunez makes way for Dan Neil at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
85' The Ipswich Town FC manager makes a substitution. Leif Davis departs to be replaced by Cedric Kipre.
90' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
0-2 the final result. Norwich City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

26
Sam Field ↓ Oscar Schwartau 46'
23
Kenny McLean
6
Harry Darling
3
Jack Stacey ↓ Benjamin Chrisene 74'
20
Anis Ben Slimane ↓ Edmond-Paris Maghoma 63'
30
Mathias Kvistgaarden ↓ Mohamed Toure 46'
21
Ali Ahmed
7
Pelle Mattsson
35
Kellen Fisher
33
Jose Cordoba
1
Vladan Kovacevic

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

26
Dara O'Shea
19
Darnell Furlong
28
Christian Walton
14
Jack Taylor
5
Azor Matusiwa
3
Leif Davis ↓ Cedric Kipre 85'
18
Ben Johnson
9
George Hirst ↓ Ivan Azon 61'
24
Jacob Greaves
33
Anis Mehmeti ↓ Marcelino Nunez 61'
11
Jaden Philogene-Bidace ↓ Jack Clarke 71'

Bench

47
Jack Clarke ↑ 71'
4
Cedric Kipre ↑ 85'
29
Chuba Akpom
1
Alex Palmer
32
Marcelino Nunez ↑ 61'
6
Dan Neil
20
Kasey McAteer
8
Sindre Egeli
31
Ivan Azon ↑ 61'

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	3
Jonathan Rowe	2
Marcelino Nunez	1
George Hirst	1
Moritz Leitner	1
Jaden Philogene-Bidace	1
Gwion Edwards	1
Moritz Leitner	1

Head to Head

Norwich City FC Form

2026-04-11 Norwich City FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-04-06 Millwall FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2026-04-03 Norwich City FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-03-21 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2026-03-18 Southampton FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W

Ipswich Town FC Form

2026-04-11 Norwich City FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-04-06 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2026-03-21 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2026-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-03-10 Stoke City FC 3–3 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-03-07 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.52 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Ipswich Town FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Ipswich Town FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC24% Draw38% Ipswich Town FC38%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	72%	28%
± 1.5	40%	60%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Ipswich Town FC

76%

Norwich City FC or Ipswich Town FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC12% Draw65% Ipswich Town FC23%

Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

28.4%

0 – 1

19.9%

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

11.7%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

3.1%

2 – 1

0 – 3

2.3%

1 – 3

1.4%

2 – 2

1.4%

3 – 0

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	15%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	25%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	10%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

60% ✓

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