Ipswich vs Birmingham

Championship 6 Apr 2026, 14:00
Ipswich
Ipswich
2–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Birmingham
Birmingham
🏟 Portman Road 👤 A. Herczeg Round 41

Match report

Ipswich edged past Birmingham 2-1 in the Championship on 6 April 2026.

Ipswich had 11 shots to Birmingham's 9.

The match was played at Portman Road, with A. Herczeg in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Shots 11 - 9 On target 5 - 4 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 11 - 19 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Kasey McAteer
Ipswich · 1 goal
8 Jacob Greaves 66 passes (82% accurate)
7 Ben Johnson 1 goal
7 Carlos Vicente 1 goal
7 Christian Walton 3 saves
First half vs second half
Birmingham came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–1 3–8
Shots On Goal 5–1 0–3
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 4–2 2–2
Attacks 54–41 30–78
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
8 Substitution 5
84 Attacks 119
31 Dangerous Attacks 48
4 On Target 3
8 Off Target 5
11 Shots Total 9
5 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 19
6 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
54% Ball Possession 46%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 3
402 Passes Total 331
292 Passes Accurate 220
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ipswich · 4-2-3-1
28 C. Walton
19 D. Furlong 26 D. O'Shea 24 J. Greaves 18 B. Johnson
5 A. Matusiwa 6 D. Neil
20 K. McAteer 32 M. Núñez 47 J. Clarke
9 G. Hirst
Birmingham · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Beadle
26 B. Osayi-Samuel 5 P. Neumann 4 C. Klarer 37 J. Panzo
14 J. Solís 8 S. Paik
23 C. Vicente 28 J. Stansfield 10 D. Gray
29 A. Priske
Ipswich
Coach
Kieran McKenna
Substitutes
  • 33 Anis Mehmeti
  • 11 Jaden Philogene-Bidace
  • 29 Chuba Akpom
  • 14 Jack Taylor
  • 4 Cédric Kipré
  • 12 Jens Cajuste
  • 8 Sindre Walle Egeli
  • 1 Alex Palmer
  • 25 Elkan Baggott
Birmingham
Coach
Chris Davies
Substitutes
  • 24 Tomoki Iwata
  • 2 Ethan Laird
  • 17 Ibrahim Osman
  • 33 Marvin Ducksch
  • 16 Patrick Roberts
  • 6 Jack Robinson
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 27 Kanya Fujimoto
  • 7 Tommy Doyle
Substitutions
  • 39' ↑ A. Mehmeti ↓ A. Matusiwa Ipswich
  • 46' ↑ T. Iwata ↓ Paik Seung-Ho Birmingham
  • 56' ↑ E. Laird ↓ J. Panzo Birmingham
  • 56' ↑ I. Osman ↓ D. Gray Birmingham
  • 75' ↑ J. Philogene ↓ J. Clarke Ipswich
  • 75' ↑ C. Akpom ↓ G. Hirst Ipswich
  • 75' ↑ J. Taylor ↓ M. Nunez Ipswich
  • 81' ↑ M. Ducksch ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham
  • 81' ↑ P. Roberts ↓ C. Vicente Birmingham
  • 86' ↑ C. Kipre ↓ K. McAteer Ipswich
Cards
  • 38' D. Gray Birmingham
  • 76' J. Taylor Ipswich
Head-to-head
Ipswich 2 2 draws 0 Birmingham
2026-04-06 Ipswich vs Birmingham 2 - 1
2025-08-08 Birmingham vs Ipswich 1 - 1
2024-02-24 Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City 3 - 1
2023-11-04 Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town 2 - 2
Recent form
Ipswich D D W D D
Birmingham D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ipswich vs Birmingham?
Ipswich won 2-1 against Birmingham on 6 April 2026.
Who won Ipswich vs Birmingham?
Ipswich won the match 2-1.
Where was Ipswich vs Birmingham played?
The match was played at Portman Road.