Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Portman Road Stadium (30311 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Ipswich Town holding 24th place and Birmingham City lying 17th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

With 2 wins, 10 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Ipswich Town are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The fans are hoping that Ipswich Town will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Championship game against Brentford. Before that match, a win away at Bolton Wanderers.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ipswich Town here at Portman Road Stadium, with less than one goal per game on average (18 from 20 games). 27 goals have been conceded.

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Birmingham City form and stats

As the visiting team Birmingham City have produced an overall stat of 6-6-8 so far. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Birmingham City are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

There were no winners in Birmingham City's previous match, a Championship home game that ended 1-1 vs Sheffield United. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Leeds United.

Birmingham City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 29 goals from 20 away fixtures. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Birmingham City have conceded 32 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Birmingham City - Ipswich Town 2-2, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Ipswich Town, 4 draws and 3 wins for Birmingham City.

Ipswich Town missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Ipswich Town Birmingham City
Total Home Statistic Away Total
41 20 Played 20 41
32 18 Scored 29 57
67 27 Conceded 32 53
98% 95% Over 0.5 95% 90%
88% 80% Over 1.5 75% 71%
34% 25% Over 2.5 55% 49%
15% 15% Over 3.5 40% 34%
7% 10% Over 4.5 20% 12%
54% 65% Both teams to score 60% 54%
7% 15% Clean Sheet 20% 27%
41% 25% Failed To Score 25% 29%
Key stats this season:
  • Birmingham City is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 41 25 10 6 84 50 21 14 3 4 47 31 20 11 7 2 37 19 34 85
2 Leeds United 41 24 7 10 68 42 20 13 3 4 35 18 21 11 4 6 33 24 26 79
3 Sheffield United 41 23 9 9 68 38 20 13 3 4 37 16 21 10 6 5 31 22 30 78
4 West Bromwich Albion 41 20 10 11 77 55 20 9 7 4 44 27 21 11 3 7 33 28 22 70
5 Aston Villa 41 17 15 9 75 57 20 9 8 3 46 33 21 8 7 6 29 24 18 66
6 Bristol City 40 18 11 11 54 44 21 8 7 6 27 23 19 10 4 5 27 21 10 65
7 Middlesbrough 41 16 13 12 43 36 20 7 6 7 19 16 21 9 7 5 24 20 7 61
8 Derby County 40 16 12 12 55 50 20 10 7 3 31 19 20 6 5 9 24 31 5 60
9 Hull City 41 17 9 15 61 58 21 11 5 5 36 20 20 6 4 10 25 38 3 60
10 Sheffield Wednesday 41 15 14 12 52 54 21 9 8 4 31 25 20 6 6 8 21 29 -2 59
11 Nottingham Forest 41 14 15 12 55 50 20 11 4 5 29 19 21 3 11 7 26 31 5 57
12 Preston North End 41 15 12 14 59 55 21 7 9 5 34 27 20 8 3 9 25 28 4 57
13 Swansea City 40 16 8 16 55 50 20 11 4 5 35 22 20 5 4 11 20 28 5 56
14 Brentford 41 14 12 15 65 56 21 12 4 5 45 23 20 2 8 10 20 33 9 54
15 Stoke City 41 11 18 12 39 45 20 8 6 6 20 18 21 3 12 6 19 27 -6 51
16 Blackburn Rovers 41 13 11 17 55 63 21 9 6 6 28 19 20 4 5 11 27 44 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 13 15 13 57 53 21 7 9 5 28 21 20 6 6 8 29 32 4 45
18 Queens Park Rangers 41 12 9 20 46 65 20 8 3 9 28 28 21 4 6 11 18 37 -19 45
19 Millwall 40 10 11 19 45 58 20 7 7 6 24 24 20 3 4 13 21 34 -13 41
20 Reading 41 9 14 18 45 62 20 7 4 9 27 30 21 2 10 9 18 32 -17 41
21 Wigan Athletic 41 10 11 20 44 61 20 9 7 4 25 19 21 1 4 16 19 42 -17 41
22 Rotherham United 41 8 15 18 44 70 21 7 8 6 30 33 20 1 7 12 14 37 -26 39
23 Bolton Wanderers 41 8 8 25 29 68 21 4 4 13 13 32 20 4 4 12 16 36 -39 32
24 Ipswich Town 41 4 15 22 32 67 20 2 10 8 18 27 21 2 5 14 14 40 -35 27

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