Ipswich Town's team badge Coventry City's team badge

Ipswich Town v Coventry City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 6th Dec, 15:00 BST, Portman Road, Ipswich

Kieran McKenna and Frank Lampard meet in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Ipswich Town face Coventry City at the Portman Road. All the odds are delivered straight from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to Championship match data, including head-to-head records. Explore it all using the tabs below.


Want to know who’s consistently beating the odds? Check out the Top Championship Tipsters and see the most profitable experts for this season!

If you’re keen on betting across various leagues and markets, our Live Bets page showcases active accumulator bets and real-time tips.

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

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ipswich
27%
--
Draw
22%
--
Coventry
50%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Coventry 2-1
9%
--
Coventry 1-0
7%
--
Coventry 2-0
7%
--
Ipswich 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Coventry 3-1
6%
--
Ipswich 1-0
5%
--
Coventry 3-0
4%
--
Coventry 3-2
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Ipswich 2-0
3%
--
Ipswich 3-1
3%
--
Ipswich 3-2
3%
--
Coventry 4-1
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
--
Home 1st Goal
46%
--
Away 1st Goal
52%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
64%
--
BTTS - No
36%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
29%
--
Home/draw
50%
--
Away/draw
73%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
43%
--
Away DNB
66%
--
Ipswich win to nil
11%
--
Coventry win to nil
22%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Ipswich have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league. Ipswich have a shocking record against teams above them in the league, they have lost all 1 matches and failed to score in 0 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

1 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn zero and won zero. Ipswich have conceded 2 goals, scored 1, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Ipswich have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Coventry lay in 1st place on 40 points in the Championship league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 47 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Coventry have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Coventry have played 9 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 2.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ipswich
Coventry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1712413040 
Dec 6
Dec 29
-
-
2
Stoke179351330 
Dec 10
Mar 10
Feb 28
w
 
0-1F
3
M'Boro17863430 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
Feb 16
w
 
2-4F
4
Millwall17845-428 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Jan 20
w
 
0-4F
5
Ipswich167631227 
-
-
Dec 29
Dec 6
6
Preston17764527 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
Mar 11
Dec 9
7
Bristol C17755526 
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
Dec 13
Mar 7
8
Derby17755126 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 7
Apr 3
w
 
3-5F
9
Birmingham17746625 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 4
10
Wrexham17674325 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
Apr 25
l
 
3-2F
11
Hull17746-125 
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
12
QPR17746-425 
May 2
w
 
1-4F
w
 
7-1F
Jan 31
13
Southampton17665424 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
Mar 14
Dec 20
14
Watford17665224 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 24
w
 
3-1F
May 2
15
Leicester17665024 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Jan 17
d
 
0-00-0
16
Charlton17656-323 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 22
Nov 29
Jan 1
17
West Brom17647-322 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
w
 
3-2A
Feb 21
18
Blackburn16619-519 
Jan 17
Sep 20
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
19
Swansea17458-817 
Feb 28
w
 
1-4F
Dec 26
Mar 21
20
Portsmouth17458-917 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
Apr 21
w
 
1-2F
21
Sheff Utd175111-916 
w
 
5-0F
Jan 24
w
 
3-1A
Feb 25
22
Oxford Utd17368-615 
Jan 1
Nov 28
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
23
Norwich172411-1210 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
Jan 26
24
Sheff Wed171511-21-4 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Apr 11
w
 
0-5F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Ipswich 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Coventry 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ipswich since 1993
Ipswich
Coventry
Goals: Scored
29
17
Games: Scored
13 / 16
12 / 16
Clean sheets
4 / 16
3 / 16
IPS
10
D
3
COV
3
League games at Coventry since 1992
Coventry
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
22
24
Games: Scored
15 / 16
14 / 16
Clean sheets
2 / 16
1 / 16
IPS
6
D
6
COV
4
Goal Statistics

Coventry City have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 10 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.9 against Ipswich Town on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Ipswich 5th Coventry 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Ipswich will score no more than 1 goal
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Coventry will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Ipswich have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
+30
Coventry have scored 30% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
2.1
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ipswich
PG (predicted goals)
Coventry
1.4
1.9
Attack rating
IPS
COV
26%
better
view stats
Games scored13
15
Failed to score3
2
Scored first9
12
Goals scored28
47
Avg. goals scored1.8
2.8
Avg. shots per game11
12
Avg. shots per goal6
4
Conversion rate for15
22
Avg. XG for1.9
2.3
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
IPS
COV
16%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
10
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first6
3
Goals conceded16
17
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.1
KickOff rating
+16%

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

Ipswich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16626
D O'SheaJ ClarkeD FurlongA Matusiwa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D O'Shea DEF1611
-
G Hirst FWD1651
3
-
J Clarke FWD166
-
L Davis DEF151
1
-
A Matusiwa MID15
6
-
J Philogene FWD1561
1
-
J Cajuste MID141
1
-
C Akpom FWD131
-
M Espinoza MID1231
1
-
J Taylor MID121
3
-
D Furlong DEF112
-
I Azón FWD111
-
A Palmer GLK10
-
J Greaves DEF101
1
-
K McAteer MID10
2
-
S Szmodics MID10
-
S Egeli FWD101
1
-
B Johnson DEF8
1
-
C Walton GLK7
-
C Kipré DEF711
1
-
A Young DEF7
-
C Humphreys MID2
-
Coventry Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171055
C RushworthB Thomas-AsanteM EwijkM Ewijk
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Rushworth GLK17
2
-
J Dasilva DEF171
4
-
L Kitching DEF172
4
-
M Grimes MID172
1
-
B Thomas-Asante FWD17103
-
M Ewijk DEF165
5
-
B Thomas DEF1624
2
-
J Allen MID1511
-
V Torp MID1572
3
-
T Sakamoto FWD1543
1
-
E Mason-Clark FWD1431
1
-
E Simms FWD1453
-
H Wright FWD1481
4
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF1211
1
-
J Eccles MID81
1
-
J Rudoni MID821
-
L Woolfenden DEF5
1
-
M Brau DEF4
-
J Bidwell DEF4
1
-
K. Andrews MID4
-