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Championship | Gameweek 34
Feb 24, 2024 at 3pm UK
Portman Road Stadium
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Ipswich
3 - 1
Birmingham

Chaplin (31'), Sarmiento (81'), Hutchinson (90+2')
Burgess (43'), Luongo (50'), Morsy (53')
FT(HT: 1-1)
James (45+1')
Sunjic (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Ipswich Town and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Ipswich Town

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Ipswich 4-3 Rotherham
Tuesday, February 20 at 7.45pm in Championship

Birmingham City

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Birmingham 2-1 Sunderland
Saturday, February 17 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Ipswich Town 3-1 Birmingham City

 Ipswich score plenty of goals at Portman Road, and we are not expecting that trend to be bucked as Birmingham visit East Anglia this weekend. Blues have the quality to pose the Tractor Boys problems on Saturday, but we feel that an open contest will likely lead to a victory for the hosts. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Ipswich Town win with a probability of 67.73%. A draw has a probability of 18% and a win for Birmingham City has a probability of 14.29%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win is 2-0 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9.68%) and 1-0 (8.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (8.23%), while for a Birmingham City win it is 1-2 (4.07%).

Result
Ipswich TownDrawBirmingham City
67.73% (0.048999999999992 0.05) 17.99% (0.035999999999998 0.04) 14.29% (-0.081 -0.08)
Both teams to score 56.86% (-0.374 -0.37)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.92% (-0.37 -0.37)35.08% (0.372 0.37)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.92% (-0.414 -0.41)57.08% (0.417 0.42)
Ipswich Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.5% (-0.085999999999999 -0.09)9.5% (0.089 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
68.13% (-0.20699999999999 -0.21)31.87% (0.21 0.21)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.83% (-0.351 -0.35)37.17% (0.35299999999999 0.35)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.05% (-0.35 -0.35)73.95% (0.35300000000001 0.35)
Score Analysis
    Ipswich Town 67.73%
    Birmingham City 14.29%
    Draw 17.99%
Ipswich TownDrawBirmingham City
2-0 @ 9.78% (0.107 0.11)
2-1 @ 9.68% (0.014000000000001 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.31% (0.123 0.12)
3-0 @ 7.68% (0.053999999999999 0.05)
3-1 @ 7.6% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-0 @ 4.52% (0.014 0.01)
4-1 @ 4.47% (-0.029 -0.03)
3-2 @ 3.76% (-0.046 -0.05)
4-2 @ 2.21% (-0.036 -0.04)
5-0 @ 2.13% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
5-1 @ 2.1% (-0.022 -0.02)
5-2 @ 1.04% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 4.45%
Total : 67.73%
1-1 @ 8.23% (0.044 0.04)
2-2 @ 4.79% (-0.04 -0.04)
0-0 @ 3.53% (0.066 0.07)
3-3 @ 1.24% (-0.027 -0.03)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 17.99%
1-2 @ 4.07% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
0-1 @ 3.5% (0.032 0.03)
0-2 @ 1.73%
2-3 @ 1.58% (-0.028 -0.03)
1-3 @ 1.34% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 14.29%

How you voted: Ipswich vs Birmingham

Ipswich Town
78.6%
Draw
10.0%
Birmingham City
11.4%
70
Head to Head
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Birmingham
2-2
Ipswich
Stansfield (13'), Burgess (51' og.)
Aiwu (28'), Drameh (49'), Bielik (82')
Harness (79', 89')
Burgess (25')
> Preview
Apr 13, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 42
Ipswich
1-1
Birmingham
Edwards (46')
Edwards (31'), Collins (42'), Skuse (44'), Chambers (45'), Nsiala (81')
Jutkiewicz (7')
Davis (80')
> Match Report
Sep 29, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 10
Birmingham
2-2
Ipswich
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Nolan (26'), Pennington (41')
Pennington (52'), Skuse (90')
Pennington (88')
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Ipswich
Jota (21' pen.)
Dean (61'), Davis (80')

Skuse (68'), Webster (89'), Waghorn (89')
> Match Report
Aug 5, 2017 3pm
Ipswich
1-0
Birmingham
Garner (50')
Spence (48')

Roberts (89')
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4Sunderland291510442241855
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6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom301014639271244
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8Norwich CityNorwich30119104942742
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17Swansea CitySwansea3097143242-1034
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19Cardiff CityCardiff30710133351-1831
20Portsmouth3079143652-1630
21Hull City3078153140-929
22Derby CountyDerby3076173241-927
23Luton TownLuton3076173049-1927
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