Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Preston North End FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship .

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

3
2
1
Preston North End FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-11-03 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 1–0 W
16 Aug Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
09 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
03 May Bristol City FC A 2–2 D
26 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–2 L
21 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Southampton FC H 1–1 D
08 Aug Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
25 May West Ham United FC H 1–3 L
18 May Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
10 May Brentford FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Preston North End FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Nmecha 2
Callum Robinson 2
Will Keane 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Ben Whiteman 1
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 1
Kayden Jackson 1
Conor Chaplin 1

Head to Head

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 2018-11-03 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2025-08-23 Preston North End FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2025-08-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-05-03 Bristol City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Ipswich Town FC Form

2025-08-23 Preston North End FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-08-17 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-08-08 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2025-05-25 Ipswich Town FC 1–3 West Ham United FC L 2025-05-18 Leicester City FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-05-10 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Brentford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC52% Draw26% Ipswich Town FC22%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
48%
Preston North End FC or Ipswich Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC33% Draw48% Ipswich Town FC19%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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