A key match in Professional Development League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 1st position and the visitors placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ipswich U23 form and stats
Ipswich U23, who have the most points (35) at home in Professional Development League, have been very solid at home so far, with 35 points collected from 14 matches (11-2-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the league table. Ipswich U23 are steadily winning games and points here. 11 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 14 games.The Ipswich U23 fans got no joy from their last match, a Professional Development League game also here: A 1-4 defeat against Nottingham U23. Ahead of that match, Ipswich U23 won a home game hosting Watford U23 (2-1).
Ipswich U23 always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 47 goals in 14 games. 17 goals have been conceded.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.Two travels in a row for Birmingham U23, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Professional Development League win against Hull City U23. A 1-2 defeat away at Bristol City U23 before that.
Birmingham U23 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games. It's not easy to score on Birmingham U23 as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ipswich U23 - Birmingham U23 2-0. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Ipswich U23, 0 draws and 0 wins for Birmingham U23.Ipswich U23 missing players
Birmingham U23 missing players
| Ipswich U23 | Birmingham U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Played | 1 | 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | Won | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 67 | 47 | 9 | Scored | 0 | 20 | 47 |
| 38 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 93% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 79% |
| 64% | 79% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 54% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 36% | 57% | 100% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 57% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 43% |
| 32% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 100% | 43% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 100% | 29% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | 6 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 5 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | 7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 04-02-19 | | Crystal Palace U23 | 4 - 3 | Ipswich U23 |
| 18-02-19 | | Coventry U23 | 1 - 0 | Ipswich U23 |
| 25-02-19 | | Ipswich U23 | 4 - 1 | Colchester U23 |
| 04-03-19 | | Ipswich U23 | 2 - 0 | Burnley U23 |
| 08-03-19 | | Barnsley U23 | 2 - 2 | Ipswich U23 |
| 26-03-19 | | Ipswich U23 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield Wed U23 |
| 08-04-19 | | Leeds U23 | 3 - 0 | Ipswich U23 |
| 11-04-19 | | Ipswich U23 | 2 - 1 | Watford U23 |
| 15-04-19 | | Ipswich U23 | 1 - 4 | Nottingham U23 |
| 30-04-19 | | Ipswich U23 | 18:00 | Birmingham U23 |
| 16-02-19 | | Birmingham U23 | 0 - 0 | Crewe U23 |
| 22-02-19 | | Birmingham U23 | 2 - 1 | Colchester U23 |
| 25-02-19 | | Sheffield Wed U23 | 0 - 2 | Birmingham U23 |
| 01-03-19 | | Coventry U23 | 0 - 0 | Birmingham U23 |
| 16-03-19 | | Birmingham U23 | 0 - 2 | Millwall U23 |
| 22-03-19 | | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 1 - 4 | Birmingham U23 |
| 06-04-19 | | Birmingham U23 | 3 - 1 | Cardiff U23 |
| 15-04-19 | | Bristol City U23 | 2 - 1 | Birmingham U23 |
| 19-04-19 | | Hull City U23 | 0 - 2 | Birmingham U23 |
| 30-04-19 | | Ipswich U23 | 18:00 | Birmingham U23 |
| 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 | Ipswich U23 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 52 |
| 2 | Coventry U23 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U23 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 36 | 6 | 42 |
| 4 | Charlton U23 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Bristol City U23 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | -4 | 38 |
| 6 | Millwall U23 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Cardiff U23 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers U23 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 31 |
| 9 | Watford U23 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -18 | 24 |
| 10 | Colchester U23 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 47 | -47 | 20 |
