Southampton FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Southampton FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at St. Mary's Stadium.
- Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
26 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D 25 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L 21 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–2 D 18 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W 14 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W 11 Apr Derby County FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Apr Southampton FC A 2–2 D 25 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D 22 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W 19 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D 14 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L 11 Apr Norwich City FC A 2–0 W Season Stats
Southampton FC Ipswich Town FC #4 Position #2 80 Points 84 46 Played 46 22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 23 / 15 / 8 82 Scored 80 56 Conceded 47 +26 GD +33 1.74 PPG 1.83 48% Win % 50% Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season37% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this seasonSouthampton FC are 4th (80 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Southampton FC0-152/116-303/131-452/246-603/261-754/176+7/1■ Scored ■ ConcededIpswich Town FC0-153/116-301/131-454/346-602/161-75–/176+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Southampton FCFinn Azaz 11 G 7 A Adam Armstrong 11 G 4 A Ryan Manning 8 G 6 A Ipswich Town FCJack Clarke 16 G 1 A Jaden Philogene-Bidace 12 G 2 A George Hirst 11 G 3 A Anis Mehmeti 10 G 7 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Southampton FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Ipswich Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Ipswich Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' Southampton FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nathan Wood-Gordon suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' The travelling Ipswich Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Dan Neil needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' It’s high time Kieran McKenna made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 48' What a strike from Wes Burns! The score is 0-1.
- 53' Ipswich Town FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jack Clarke scoring 1 goals.
- 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacob Greaves on 57.
- 58' What a strike from Ryan Manning! The score is 1-1.
- 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 67' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Jaden Philogene-Bidace is replaced by Jack Clarke on 67 minute.
- 69' Samuel Edozie is replacing Tom Fellows for the Southampton FC side.
- 74' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Taylor Harwood-Bellis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 75' The referee calls foul for Ivan Azon. He receives a card.
- 75' George Hirst is replacing Ivan Azon for the Ipswich Town FC side.
- 80' What a strike from Cyle Larin! The score is 2-1.
- 81' The whistle greets Cyle Larin as he departs to be replaced by Ross Stewart.
- 82' The Ipswich Town FC manager makes a substitution. Azor Matusiwa departs to be replaced by Chuba Akpom.
- 87' GOAL! Jack Clarke scores on 87.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Southampton FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 14
- 3
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9
Cyle Larin ↓ Ross Stewart 81'
- 41
- 6
- 10
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18
Tom Fellows ↓ Samuel Edozie 69'
- 20
- 13
- 24
Bench
- 28
- 25
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11
Ross Stewart ↑ 81'
- 19
- 34
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23
Samuel Edozie ↑ 69'
- 38
- 17
- 48
Coach Tonda EckertIpswich Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 19
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7
Wes Burns ↓ Kasey McAteer 67'
- 28
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5
Azor Matusiwa ↓ Chuba Akpom 82'
- 3
- 24
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32
Marcelino Nunez ↓ Jens Cajuste 75'
- 6
- 11
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31
Ivan Azon ↓ George Hirst 75'
Bench
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47
Jack Clarke ↑ 67'
- 4
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29
Chuba Akpom ↑ 82'
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12
Jens Cajuste ↑ 75'
- 1
- 18
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9
George Hirst ↑ 75'
- 33
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20
Kasey McAteer ↑ 67'
Coach Kieran McKenna -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nathan Broadhead 1 Ryan Manning 1 Jeremy Sarmiento 1 Cyle Larin 1 Che Adams 1 Adam Armstrong 1 Sam Morsy 1 Tyler Dibling 1 Head to Head
Southampton FC Form
Ipswich Town FC Form
2026-04-28 Southampton FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-04-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-04-22 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC W 2026-04-19 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-04-14 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-04-11 Norwich City FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.65 Southampton FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.52 Ipswich Town FC xGI would bet for: Southampton FC or Ipswich Town FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.17Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Southampton FC or Draw 67%Draw or Ipswich Town FC 58%Southampton FC or Ipswich Town FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.4%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 7.7%2 – 2 Actual1 – 0 6.1%0 – 0 5.8%2 – 0 5.7%0 – 1 5.6%0 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.6%1 – 3 3.9%3 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — Southampton FC
Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 19% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 17% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.