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Derby County v Ipswich Town : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Feb, 12:31 BST, Pride Park Stadium, Derby

Ipswich Town pay Championship competitors Derby County a visit on Saturday lunch time, as Kieran McKenna guides his team into an away clash with John Eustace & co. at the Pride Park Stadium. Below you'll find unique stats for all of the main betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Derby and Ipswich will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 mins. It's a prediction based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 74%. Bookies have it available at 1.36.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Ipswich coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derby
31%
3.60
3%
3.50
10%
Draw
26%
3.40
6%
3.40
6%
Ipswich
44%
2.05
3%
2.10
2%
Draw 1-1
12%
6.50
8%
6.00
4%
Ipswich 1-0
10%
7.00
8%
6.50
Ipswich 2-1
9%
9.008.00
Derby 1-0
8%
10.008.50
6%
Ipswich 2-0
8%
9.50
6%
8.50
Derby 2-1
7%
13.0010.00
9%
Draw 0-0
7%
9.00
6%
8.00
14%
Draw 2-2
5%
15.0013.00
Derby 2-0
5%
19.0015.00
Ipswich 3-1
4%
17.0015.00
15%
Ipswich 3-0
4%
17.0013.00
13%
Derby 3-1
3%
34.0021.00
19%
Ipswich 3-2
3%
29.0023.00
10%
Derby 3-2
2%
41.0029.00
Derby 3-0
2%
41.0026.00
24%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
2.10
5%
2.05
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
1.73
4%
1.70
3%
Home 1st Goal
45%
2.38
1%
2.40
4%
Away 1st Goal
51%
1.731.75
1%
No 1st Goal
4%
9.00
6%
8.00
14%
BTTS - Yes
54%
1.83
4%
1.91
BTTS - No
46%
1.83
2%
1.83
BTTS - Home Win
15%
7.50
6%
6.50
7%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.504.50
4%
BTTS - Away Win
20%
4.50
5%
4.50
4%
Home/draw
56%
1.73
4%
1.70
3%
Away/draw
69%
1.291.30
4%
Home/away
74%
1.30
4%
1.30
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1.361.35
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
3.203.00
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
3.75
6%
3.70
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1.29
3%
1.25
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
8.007.50
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1.081.07
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
17.0015.00
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.031.02
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.071.06
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9.00
6%
8.00
7%
Home DNB
49%
2.632.45
6%
Away DNB
62%
1.441.50
4%
Derby win to nil
16%
6.00-
Ipswich win to nil
23%
3.40
5%
-
Derby / Derby
14%
6.005.25
13%
Derby / Ipswich
3%
26.0021.00
Derby / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Derby
10%
8.007.50
6%
Draw / Ipswich
16%
5.005.00
Draw / Draw
17%
5.00
5%
4.60
6%
Ipswich / Derby
3%
34.0026.00
10%
Ipswich / Ipswich
25%
3.253.20
3%
Ipswich / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
12.00
Win / draw / win Championship table

Derby have played 30 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Derby have conceded 14 goals, scored 12, scored in every game and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Derby have played 15 games at home, winning 4, drawing 6 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 21 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Ipswich lay in 4th place on 51 points in the Championship league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 9 and losing 5 games. They have scored 41 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Ipswich have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Ipswich have played 13 away games, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Derby
Ipswich
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3017762858 
l
 
3-5A
Apr 3
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
2
M'Boro3017761858 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
3
Hull301668854 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 24
Mar 3
w
 
0-2F
4
Ipswich2914962151 
Feb 7
d
 
2-2A
-
-
5
Millwall301488150 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 10
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
6
Wrexham3012117747 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
7
Derby301299745 
-
-
d
 
2-2F
Feb 7
8
Watford3011118444 
l
 
2-3F
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
Feb 24
9
Preston3011118344 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
10
Bristol C3012711443 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-5F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
11
QPR3012711-143 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
May 2
w
 
1-4F
12
Stoke3012612642 
Apr 6
l
 
3-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 10
13
Birmingham3011910342 
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
14
Southampton30101010240 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
15
Sheff Utd3012315039 
May 2
w
 
1-3F
w
 
5-0F
l
 
3-1A
16
Swansea3011613-339 
Feb 14
w
 
1-2F
Feb 28
w
 
1-4F
17
Charlton299812-935 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-3A
Apr 22
18
Norwich309615-533 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
19
Portsmouth288911-1033 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
w
 
2-1F
-
20
Leicester3010812-532 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-1A
Mar 7
l
 
3-1A
21
Blackburn308814-1132 
Feb 28
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-0F
Sep 20
22
West Brom309516-1532 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
23
Oxford Utd306915-1327 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
24
Sheff Wed301821-40-7 
Mar 7
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 14
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Derby 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Ipswich 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Derby since 1995
Derby
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
23
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
7 / 20
DER
3
D
7
IPS
10
League games at Ipswich since 1996
Ipswich
Derby
Goals: Scored
25
22
Games: Scored
15 / 21
15 / 21
Clean sheets
6 / 21
6 / 21
DER
8
D
2
IPS
11
Goal Statistics

Ipswich Town have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 6 consecutive Championship matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Derby County on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Derby 14th Ipswich 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Derby will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Ipswich will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Derby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+2
Ipswich’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Derby
PG (predicted goals)
Ipswich
1.2
1.5
Attack rating
8%
better
DER
IPS
view stats
Games scored28
25
Failed to score2
4
Scored first17
16
Goals scored44
49
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.7
Avg. shots per game7
11
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.9
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
DER
IPS
15%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
19
Clean sheets7
10
Conceded first13
11
Goals conceded37
28
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+15%

Derby v Ipswich Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Derby Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291067
M ClarkeC MorrisJ WardC Elder
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Clarke DEF2912
4
1
B Clark MID2932
4
-
J Zetterström GLK28
1
-
D Sanderson DEF261
6
-
P. Agyemang FWD2693
2
-
C Elder DEF2514
7
-
A Weimann  MID2513
1
-
B Díaz FWD2533
4
-
E Adams MID231
7
-
L Salvesen FWD2332
3
-
J Ward MID2216
1
1
R Brewster FWD2031
1
-
S Langas DEF1921
2
-
K Jackson FWD19
2
-
D Ozoh MID171
6
-
L Thompson MID161
4
-
C Morris FWD1610
4
-
L Travis MID121
6
-
C Forsyth DEF11
2
-
M Johnston DEF9
1
-
C Blackett-Taylor FWD91
-
D Batth DEF8
-
R Nyambe DEF7
1
-
R O'Donnell GLK2
-
C Nelson DEF2
-
Ipswich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291278
D O'SheaJ ClarkeM EspinozaA Matusiwa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D O'Shea DEF2911
-
J Clarke FWD29121
2
-
A Matusiwa MID281
8
-
L Davis DEF2712
2
-
J Cajuste MID2613
1
-
J Taylor MID2511
5
-
G Hirst FWD2561
5
-
J Philogene FWD2592
2
-
D Furlong DEF232
6
-
M Espinoza MID2337
1
-
I Azón FWD2321
-
C Akpom FWD212
1
-
S Egeli FWD2122
2
-
C Walton GLK20
2
-
C Kipré DEF2021
4
-
S Szmodics MID161
-
K McAteer MID16
2
-
A Young DEF13
-
J Greaves DEF121
2
-
A Palmer GLK10
-
B Johnson DEF9
1
-
W Burns MID711
-
C Humphreys MID3
-