Championship: Ipswich vs Birmingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Ipswich and Birmingham who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Ipswich enjoy home advantage, when visitors Birmingham swing by on Monday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ipswich approach the next Championship round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 69 points this season so far. With 38 games behind them, Birmingham amassed 53 points, placing them as number 14 before their next fixture.

Form: Ipswich vs Birmingham

Ipswich Form

Ipswich go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 3-3 draw against Stoke. They went on to beat Sheffield Wednesday 0-2, before sharing the spoils with Millwall in a 1-1 draw. Ipswich claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored nine and conceded three goals.

Birmingham Form

A draw is all that prevents Birmingham from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Sheffield United as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Derby by a 1-0 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Blackburn won the game and the exact score was 0-1. Birmingham managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored six while also conceding six times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting facts for Ipswich and Birmingham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Ipswich and Birmingham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Ipswich vs Birmingham

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, George Hirst has actually netted nine goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Birmingham should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with George Hirst to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular betting markets: Ipswich vs Birmingham

Full-time result

Ipswich won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Birmingham won four games, drew one and lost five in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Ipswich didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches. Amazingly, Ipswich are on a streak of 14 home matches without defeat. Ipswich have not lost to Birmingham in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Birmingham scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Ipswich probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Monday, as Birmingham managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Ipswich have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Birmingham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ipswich, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Birmingham, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Ipswich are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.