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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
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Aiwu (28'), Drameh (49'), Bielik (82')
Harness (79', 89')
Burgess (25')
> Preview
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Edwards (46')
Edwards (31'), Collins (42'), Skuse (44'), Chambers (45'), Nsiala (81')
Jutkiewicz (7')
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> Match Report
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Jutkiewicz (48', 68')
Nolan (26'), Pennington (41')
Pennington (52'), Skuse (90')
Pennington (88')
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Jota (21' pen.)
Dean (61'), Davis (80')

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> Match Report
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227
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