Ipswich vs Birmingham

Ipswich

2 - 1

Birmingham

🕒 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Portman Road 🧑‍⚖️ Adam Herczeg 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 41

Regular Season Table

Ipswich 2 · Birmingham 10

Referee Stats

Adam Herczeg

23 matches · 1.04 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.04
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	43%
Draws	17%
Away wins	39%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-9).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Ipswich (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-8-1

Goals For / Against

43 / 17

Avg: 1.87 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 34

Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.17

PPG

0.87

1.87

0.78

0.74

1.48

57%

O2.5

43%

52%

BTTS

48%

22%

Score 1st

13%

League-position context

Ipswich rank2nd

Birmingham rank10th

Ipswich points84

Birmingham points64

Ipswich: #2 · 84 pts · GD +33

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Birmingham: #10 · 64 pts · GD +1

20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ipswich last 5 home

W D W D D

Points9/15

Weighted index69

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Birmingham last 5 away

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals3-6

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Ipswich trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Ipswich score at home91%

Ipswich clean sheet at home43%

Birmingham score away61%

Birmingham clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Ipswich score first22%

Ipswich win after scoring first80%

Birmingham score first13%

Birmingham win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ipswich 100% · Birmingham 57%

Avg first goal minute: Ipswich 25.2' · Birmingham 40.0'

Vs league average

Ipswich score at home1.87 vs 1.40

Ipswich concede at home0.74 vs 1.20

Birmingham score away0.78 vs 1.20

Birmingham concede away1.48 vs 1.40

Ipswich score 34% above league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.

Defensive side: Ipswich are 39% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Ipswich goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

31-45 4

61-75 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

Birmingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

402

331

Passes Accurate

292

220

Passes %

73%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Carlos Vicente

Normal Goal

38'

38' D. Gray

39' ↑↓

↑↓

39' ⇄ A. Matusiwa

1st substitution · For: A. Mehmeti

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Johnson

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Furlong

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. McAteer

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Hirst

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Paik Seung-Ho

1st substitution · For: T. Iwata

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ J. Panzo

2nd substitution · For: E. Laird

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ D. Gray

3rd substitution · For: I. Osman

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Clarke

2nd substitution · For: J. Philogene

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ G. Hirst

3rd substitution · For: C. Akpom

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Núñez

4th substitution · For: J. Taylor

76'

76' J. Taylor

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Carlos Vicente

4th substitution · For: P. Roberts

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Stansfield

5th substitution · For: M. Ducksch

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ K. McAteer

5th substitution · For: C. Kipré

Ipswich vs Birmingham 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ipswich beat Birmingham 2-1 on Monday, 06 April 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Adam Herczeg. It was played at Portman Road.

First half: Birmingham took the lead at 32' when Carlos Vicente scored, making the score 0-1. D. Gray received a yellow card for Birmingham at 38'. Ipswich made their 1st substitution at 39', with A. Matusiwa replacing A. Mehmeti. Ipswich leveled the score at 41' when B. Johnson scored, with the assist credited to D. Furlong, making the score 1-1. Ipswich took the lead at 45' when K. McAteer scored, with the assist credited to G. Hirst, making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Birmingham made their 1st substitution at 46', with Paik Seung-Ho replacing T. Iwata. Birmingham made their 2nd substitution at 56', with J. Panzo replacing E. Laird. Birmingham made their 3rd substitution at 56', with D. Gray replacing I. Osman. Ipswich made their 2nd substitution at 75', with J. Clarke replacing J. Philogene. Ipswich made their 3rd substitution at 75', with G. Hirst replacing C. Akpom. Ipswich made their 4th substitution at 75', with M. Núñez replacing J. Taylor. J. Taylor received a yellow card for Ipswich at 76'. Birmingham made their 4th substitution at 81', with Carlos Vicente replacing P. Roberts. Birmingham made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Stansfield replacing M. Ducksch. Ipswich made their 5th substitution at 86', with K. McAteer replacing C. Kipré.

Ipswich used 5 substitutions while Birmingham used 5 substitutions. Ipswich got 1 yellow card, while Birmingham got 1 yellow card.