Southampton FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Southampton FC

2 – 2

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Ipswich Town FC

Tue 28 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 57' Jacob Greaves

Y 75' Ivan Azon

Overview

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Southampton FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship at St. Mary's Stadium.

Southampton FC 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.3 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

Southampton FC 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Ipswich Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-28 Southampton FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC 2025-08-17 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Southampton FC 2025-02-01 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Southampton FC 2024-09-21 Southampton FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC 2024-04-01 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC

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

Ipswich Town FC

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

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

5/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Finn Azaz	3 G	4 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to St. Mary's Stadium that hosts another battle between Southampton FC and Ipswich Town FC.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Southampton FC in their trying to find a way past Ipswich Town FC's compact .
10' Kasey McAteer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Southampton FC and Ipswich Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
35' Azor Matusiwa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ipswich Town FC tonight.
40' Ipswich Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kieran McKenna will be considering his options from the bench.
48' A goal from the Wales international Wes Burns! He fires home on 48 to make it 0-1!
53' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Dara O'Shea has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
57' Jacob Greaves picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' The Ireland Ryan Manning breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 1-1!
63' 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 Tom Fellows suffering a number of foals already.
67' Jack Clarke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jaden Philogene-Bidace at the 67 minute mark.
69' Samuel Edozie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Fellows on 69 minute.
74' Ipswich Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
75' Ipswich Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
75' George Hirst has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Azon on 75 minute.
80' Goal! Cyle Larin scores his 48 goal in 34 matches.
81' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Cyle Larin exits the field as Ross Stewart enters on 81.
82' The crowd applauds Azor Matusiwa as he leaves the pitch. Chuba Akpom steps in for Ipswich Town FC.
87' A stunning finish from Jack Clarke — that came from absolutely nowhere!
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tonda Eckert

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Dara O'Shea
19
Darnell Furlong
7
Wes Burns ↓ Kasey McAteer 67'
28
Christian Walton
5
Azor Matusiwa ↓ Chuba Akpom 82'
3
Leif Davis
24
Jacob Greaves
32
Marcelino Nunez ↓ Jens Cajuste 75'
6
Dan Neil
11
Jaden Philogene-Bidace ↓ Jack Clarke 67'
31
Ivan Azon ↓ George Hirst 75'

Bench

47
Jack Clarke ↑ 67'
4
Cedric Kipre
29
Chuba Akpom ↑ 82'
12
Jens Cajuste ↑ 75'
1
Alex Palmer
18
Ben Johnson
9
George Hirst ↑ 75'
33
Anis Mehmeti
20
Kasey McAteer ↑ 67'

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leif Davis	1
Wes Burns	1
Nathan Broadhead	1
Ryan Manning	1
Jeremy Sarmiento	1
Cyle Larin	1
Che Adams	1
Adam Armstrong	1

Head to Head

Southampton FC Form

2026-04-28 Southampton FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-04-25 Manchester City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2026-04-21 Southampton FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-04-11 Southampton FC 2–1 Derby County FC W

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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.49 Southampton FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Ipswich Town FC xG

I would bet for: Southampton FC or Ipswich Town FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Southampton FC42% Draw27% Ipswich Town FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Ipswich Town FC

58%

Southampton FC or Ipswich Town FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Southampton FC30% Draw46% Ipswich Town FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

7.3%

0 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap	Southampton FC covers	Push	Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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