Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City Prediction, Odds & Tips | Championship | April 6, 2026

Jack Clarke has scored in each of Ipswich’s last two matches and finds the net in 40% of their home Championship games this season. He leads the club with 14 goals, third highest in the division, five of which opened the scoring. Opta gives Ipswich 60% to win Monday at Portman Road. Birmingham have lost three away games in a row and have not won on the road since February 21 against Norwich.

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Ipswich sit fourth on 69 points, three behind Millwall in second and six ahead of Southampton in seventh. Seven games unbeaten going into Monday, including a 1-1 draw with Millwall last time out, keeps them firmly in the automatic promotion conversation even if they have not quite managed to string wins together recently. Three wins and three draws from their last six tells you a side that does not lose but has found it hard to put teams away.

Birmingham arrive in 14th on 53 points with nothing meaningful left to play for. One win, one draw and four losses in their last six, three straight away defeats, and their last road point came nearly six weeks ago against Norwich. At Portman Road this season Ipswich have taken 43 points from 60 available across 20 home games, a record Birmingham’s away form cannot match. They have five away wins from 20 league games on the road.

One Opta insight complicates the prediction slightly. Ipswich have drawn four of their last six against Birmingham and have won just one of their last five in this fixture. That draw tendency in head-to-head meetings is worth noting even if the overall balance of the tie points clearly towards the home side. Ipswich have outscored Birmingham nine to seven across those five unbeaten games, which is not the kind of dominant record that suggests comfortable wins.

Birmingham’s attack – Ducksch with 10 goals and Stansfield with nine – gives them enough to score here. But Opta also notes fewer than three goals in each of Birmingham’s last four games, and fewer than three in each of their last five against Ipswich. Low-scoring, tight, another draw is a real possibility.

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Team News

Clarke leads Ipswich’s attack and starts after scoring in each of the last two matches. No significant absences reported for the home side.

Ducksch and Stansfield carry Birmingham’s goalscoring burden. The Blues travel on a three-match away losing streak with limited confidence going forward.

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Our Prediction: Ipswich Town 1-0 Birmingham City

The draw has appeared four times in the last six meetings but Ipswich’s home record and Birmingham’s away form tip the balance. Clarke in this kind of form at Portman Road is enough to settle it. One goal, three points, promotion push stays alive.

Tip: Under 2.5 Goals. Fewer than three goals in each of Birmingham’s last four games and in each of their last five meetings with Ipswich. Both sides play tight. The goals are not coming in volume here.

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