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Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City — result, stats & head-to-head, 6 Apr 2026

Ipswich Town vs Birmingham CityChampionship · Round 41 · Portman Road Stadium2–1
Matches
Ipswich Town 2–1 Full time Birmingham City

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Ipswich Town1 out
Ashley YoungInjurysince 26 Jan · 24 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 32'
    Carlos Vicente · 0–1Left foot shot
  2. 38'
    Demarai Grayyellow card
  3. 39'
    Azor Matusiwa ↑ Anis Mehmeti ↓substitution
  4. 41'
    Ben Johnson · 1–1assist: Darnell Furlong
  5. 45'
    Kasey McAteer · 2–1assist: George Hirst
  6. 46'
    Seung-ho Paik ↑ Tomoki Iwata ↓substitution
  7. 56'
    Demarai Gray ↑ Ibrahim Osman ↓substitution
  8. 56'
    Jonathan Panzo ↑ Ethan Laird ↓substitution
  9. 75'
    George Hirst ↑ Chuba Akpom ↓substitution
  10. 75'
    Jack Clarke ↑ Jaden Philogene ↓substitution
  11. 75'
    Marcelino Núñez ↑ Jack Taylor ↓substitution
  12. 76'
    Jack Tayloryellow card
  13. 81'
    Jay Stansfield ↑ Marvin Ducksch ↓substitution
  14. 81'
    Carlos Vicente ↑ Patrick Roberts ↓substitution
  15. 86'
    Kasey McAteer ↑ Cédric Kipré ↓substitution

Ipswich Town left · Birmingham City right

Periods

Ipswich Town
1st half2
2nd half0
Extra time0
Birmingham City
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

11Shots9
5Shots on target4
6Corners4
11Fouls19
23Tackles18
1Yellow cards1

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
41Round
Mon 6 Apr · 14:00 UTCKickoff
Portman Road StadiumVenue
29,673Capacity
29,381 (99% full)Attendance
Adam HerczegReferee
9°C · overcast cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
54% · 46%
Duels won
60% · 40%
Pass accuracy
72% · 66%

Breakdown

Shooting
9Shots inside box7
2Shots outside box2
2Shots blocked4
0Hit woodwork1
3Big chances created2
1Big chances missed2
Passing
401Passes331
9Crosses23
3Accurate crosses4
73Long passes69
28Accurate long passes16
Defence
8Interceptions13
3Keeper saves3
Duels & dribbles
72Duels won48
13Dribble attempts19
6Successful dribbles5

Goalscorers

Jack Clarke 16Ipswich Town
Jaden Philogene 12Ipswich Town
George Hirst 11Ipswich Town
Anis Mehmeti 10Ipswich Town

Bench

Ipswich Town · bench

1PalmerGK
4Kipre↑ 86'
8EgeliFW
11Bidace6.7↑ 75'
12CajusteMF
14Taylor6.6↑ 75'
25BaggottDF
29Akpom6.5↑ 75'
33Mehmeti6.4↑ 39'

Birmingham City · bench

2Laird7.0↑ 56'
6RobinsonDF
7DoyleMF
16Roberts6.4↑ 81'
17Osman6.5↑ 56'
21AllsopGK
24Iwata6.7↑ 46'
27FujimotoMF
33Ducksch6.5↑ 81'

Managers

K
C

Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, Ipswich Town have won 0 and Birmingham City 0 — 1 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipBirmingham City vs Ipswich Town 1–1

Recent form

Ipswich Town WDDWD
Birmingham City LWDLL

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
2
Ipswich Town
WDDWD
 6.93 84
10
Birmingham City
LWDLL
 6.49 64
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Ipswich TownWDDWD
Birmingham CityLWDLL
Match stats
54Possession46
11Shots9
5On target4
6Corners4
1Yellow cards1