Ipswich Town vs Birmingham CityLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Ipswich Town

Johnson41'

McAteer45'

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Apr 06, 2026

Portman Road Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Kasey McAteer

Ipswich Town

Goals

7.7

86'Substitution

Cédric Kipré· In

Kasey McAteer· Out

Ipswich Town

81'Substitution

Patrick Roberts· In

Carlos Vicente· Out

Birmingham City

81'Substitution

Marvin Ducksch· In

Jay Stansfield· Out

Birmingham City

76'Yellow Card

Jack Taylor

Ipswich Town

75'Substitution

Chuba Akpom· In

George Hirst· Out

Ipswich Town

75'Substitution

Jaden Philogene· In

Jack Clarke· Out

Ipswich Town

75'Substitution

Jack Taylor· In

Marcelino Núñez· Out

Ipswich Town

56'Substitution

Ibrahim Osman· In

Demarai Gray· Out

Birmingham City

56'Substitution

Ethan Laird· In

Jonathan Panzo· Out

Birmingham City

46'Substitution

Tomoki Iwata· In

Seung-ho Paik· Out

Birmingham City

Goal!

2-1

Kasey McAteer

45'·Ipswich Town

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Goal!

1-1

Ben Johnson

41'·Ipswich Town

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39'Substitution

Anis Mehmeti· In

Azor Matusiwa· Out

Ipswich Town

38'Yellow Card

Demarai Gray

Birmingham City

Goal!

0-1

Carlos Vicente

32'·Birmingham City

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Statistics of the Game

Ipswich Town

Birmingham City

54%Ball Possession46%

11Shots Total9

5Shots On Target4

6Corners4

11Fouls19

1Yellow Cards1

2Offsides1

3Saves3

401Passes331

4Shots Off Target1

84Attacks119

31Dangerous Attacks48

9Shots Inside Box7

2Shots Outside Box2

2Goals1

19Free Kicks11

2Shots Blocked4

5Substitutions5

0Hit Woodwork1

23Tackles17

2Assists0

288Accurate Passes217

2Injuries1

9Total Crosses23

3Accurate Crosses4

8Interceptions13

72Duels Won48

3Big Chances Created2

1Big Chances Missed2

Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Starting XI

6.7

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.6

7.7

7.1

6.7

7.5

Substitutes

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

Manager: Chris Davies

Starting XI

6.7

6.2

6.1

6.7

6.2

6.3

6.5

6.9

6.1

6.6

6.7

Substitutes

7.0

6.4

6.5

6.7

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Kasey McAteer MF	7.7	86'	1	0	2/4	19(70%)	4	6/8
Ben Johnson DF	7.5	90'	1	0	1/1	32(68%)	3	4/7
George Hirst FW	7.5	75'	0	1	1/2	19(65%)	-	5/13
Jacob Greaves DF	7.5	90'	0	0	-	65(82%)	2	17/22
Dara O'Shea DF	7.2	90'	0	0	0/1	55(85%)	-	6/7
Marcelino Núñez MF	7.1	75'	0	0	0/2	30(73%)	3	5/9
Darnell Furlong DF	6.9	90'	0	1	-	30(57%)	1	2/7
Jaden Philogene FW	6.7	15'	0	0	-	6(67%)	3	4/5
Christian Walton GK	6.7	90'	0	0	-	32(53%)	-	-
Jack Clarke MF	6.7	75'	0	0	-	29(86%)	2	5/10
Dan Neil MF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	47(71%)	3	5/9
Azor Matusiwa MF	6.6	39'	0	0	-	24(79%)	1	5/6
Jack Taylor MF	6.6	15'	0	0	-	1(100%)	1	3/4
Chuba Akpom FW	6.5	15'	0	0	-	3	-	1/3
Anis Mehmeti MF	6.4	51'	0	0	1/1	7(75%)	-	3/9
Cédric Kipré DF	-	4'	0	0	-	2	-	1/1

Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Ipswich Town	D1	7	1	8	1	9/15	8-5
Birmingham City	L2	0	3	0	3	4/15	2-4

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Ipswich Town — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Hull City2026-03-03
D1-1 vs Leicester City2026-03-07
D3-3 @ Stoke City2026-03-10
W2-0 @ Sheffield Wednesday2026-03-14
D1-1 vs Millwall2026-03-21

Birmingham City — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Charlton Athletic2026-03-07
W1-0 vs Queens Park Rangers2026-03-11
D1-1 vs Sheffield United2026-03-14
L0-1 @ Derby County2026-03-21
L0-1 vs Blackburn Rovers2026-04-03

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 19
Ipswich Town wins: 6
Draws: 9
Birmingham City wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 2.68
Over 2.5 goals: 47%
Both teams scored: 74%
Home side won: 47%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 4D 0L (Ipswich Town view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.2 vs 2.68

Aggregated from 19 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-08-08	Birmingham City	1-1	Ipswich Town
2024-02-24	Ipswich Town	3-1	Birmingham City
2023-11-04	Birmingham City	2-2	Ipswich Town
2019-04-13	Ipswich Town	1-1	Birmingham City
2018-09-29	Birmingham City	2-2	Ipswich Town

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Ipswich Town	2	46	84	33	DWDDW	7	-5
Birmingham City	10	46	64	1	WDWWD	1	+9

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 20 ptsIpswich Town 84 · Birmingham City 64
Positions: #2 vs #10

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-04-06

Recent matches

Match•

3-0

vs Queens Park Rangers

@ West Bromwich Albion

Previous Meetings

Last 4 matches

Won 50%

(2/4)

Draw 50%

(2/4)

Won 0%

(0/4)

Goals

8-5

Total matches

Recent matches

Championship•Apr 6, 2026

Ipswich Town

2-1

Birmingham City

Championship•Aug 8, 2025

Birmingham City

1-1

Ipswich Town

Championship•Feb 24, 2024

Ipswich Town

3-1

Birmingham City

Championship•Nov 4, 2023

Birmingham City

2-2

Ipswich Town

Head to Head

Last 20 matches

Ipswich Town wins

Draws

Birmingham City wins

Goals Scored

29 - 25

Apr 6, 2026 • Championship

Ipswich Town

2-1

Birmingham City

Aug 8, 2025 • Championship

Birmingham City

1-1

Ipswich Town

Feb 24, 2024 • Championship

Ipswich Town

3-1

Birmingham City

Match Report

On the table this was a mismatch: Ipswich Town (2nd, 84 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Birmingham City (10th, 64 pts). Birmingham City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall.

Ipswich Town were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 8 consecutive games.

GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 6 for Ipswich Town, 4 for Birmingham City and 9 drawn, at 2.68 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 74% of the meetings.

Goal scorers

Ipswich Town: Ben Johnson (41'), Kasey McAteer (45') · Birmingham City: Carlos Vicente (32')

Key stats

Possession: Ipswich Town 54% · Birmingham City 46% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-4

More details:

Ipswich Town — live results and schedule Birmingham City — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City?

Ipswich Town 2-1 Birmingham City. Championship (England) match played on 6 Apr 2026.

What league is Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match takes place at Portman Road Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Ipswich Town and Birmingham City?

In 19 meetings between 2012 and 2026: Ipswich Town has 6 wins, 9 draws, and 4 losses against Birmingham City.

Where is Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City being played?

The match is being played at Portman Road Stadium.

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Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City — computed insights

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