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

Portman Road, Ipswich

Kim Hellberg pays counterpart Kieran McKenna a visit on Sunday lunch time in the Championship, as their Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town charges face each other at the Portman Road. Championship stats are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) performance included too. It's all on this page, with graphics and the best odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.

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Ipswich Town's next match is v Charlton at 19:45 on Wednesday 22nd April
Middlesbrough's next match is v Sheff Wed at 19:45 on Wednesday 22nd April
The last English Championship meeting between Ipswich and M'Boro was on Sunday 19th April 2026
English Championship
April 19th 2026
Ipswich 2
2 M'Boro
 
K. McAteer 30'25' D. Strelec
J. Clarke 87'64' T. Conway
 
IPS
MID
Shots On
5
9
Shots Off
8
1
Corners
6
3
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
10
16
Yellow/red cards
2/0
4/0
 
IpswichM'Boro
 
L. Davis
A. Matusiwa (D. Neil 82')
J. Taylor
J. Philogene-Bidace (J. Clarke 65')
D. Furlong
C. Walton
J. Greaves
D. O'Shea
K. McAteerfootball icon (S. Egeli 72')
M. Nuñez (A. Mehmeti 64')
I. Monzón (G. Hirst 81')
C. Brittain
M. Targett
D. Fry
L. Ayling
(J. Sarmiento 61') A. Gilbert
A. Browne
A. Morris
(M. Whittaker 90') football iconT. Conway
(S. Silvera 82') football iconD. Strelec
S. Brynn
A. Malanda

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our top tip on this fixture, meaning that the teams will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 minutes. Both Ipswich and M'Boro's latest form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.22.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Ipswich are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ipswich
46%
13/10
15%
16/1
10%
Draw
25%
12/5
3%
1/33
8%
M'Boro
29%
2/1
9%
28/1
9%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2
7%
8/5
8%
Ipswich 1-0
10%
15/219/4
6%
Ipswich 2-1
9%
17/2
12%
14/5
Ipswich 2-0
8%
11/1
20%
8/1
5%
M'Boro 1-0
8%
10/1
8%
13/2
10%
M'Boro 2-1
7%
10/1
8%
4/7
5%
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
8%
5/1
14%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/11/3
9%
Ipswich 3-1
5%
16/1
13%
9/1
25%
M'Boro 2-0
5%
14/1
21%
12/1
13%
Ipswich 3-0
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Ipswich 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
17/4
11%
M'Boro 3-1
3%
22/1
12%
11/2
M'Boro 3-2
2%
28/17/1
10%
Ipswich 4-1
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
10/11
6%
4/9
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
10/11
5%
8/5
7%
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/5
4%
17/20
8%
Away 1st Goal
45%
11/10
7%
7/5
7%
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
8%
5/1
14%
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/611/10
3%
BTTS - No
45%
11/104/6
5%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
7/2
15%
4/1
17%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
2/7
3%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
9/2
15%
13/2
Home/draw
71%
4/11
5%
1/20
5%
Away/draw
54%
8/13
10%
1/9
7%
Home/away
75%
3/10
1%
3/1
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/7
3%
10/21
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
11/4
6%
6/4
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
11/5
7%
5/4
15%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/11
3%
4/7
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/1
9%
14/5
20%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/8
1%
2/9
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1
18%
20/1
16%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
1/1000
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
1/10
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
8%
11/2
14%
Home DNB
63%
8/13
8%
1/2
9%
Away DNB
47%
6/5
12%
29/20
10%
Ipswich win to nil
24%
3/1
7%
-
M'Boro win to nil
15%
9/2
15%
-
Ipswich / Ipswich
22%
11/4
17%
11/1
13%
Ipswich / M'Boro
3%
28/145/1
Ipswich / Draw
6%
12/128/1
Draw / Ipswich
14%
5/16/4
Draw / M'Boro
12%
6/1
13%
10/3
7%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
8%
13/8
9%
M'Boro / Ipswich
4%
22/140/1
12%
M'Boro / M'Boro
17%
15/4
14%
20/1
12%
M'Boro / Draw
7%
12/1
13%
28/1
8%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ipswich have played 41 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 37 games against teams below in the table, having won 19, drawn 10 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 12 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Ipswich have outscored their opponents by 71 goals to 62 goals.

Home League Performance

Ipswich have played 21 games at home winning 13, drawing 7 and losing 1 game. They have scored 38 goals, kept 9 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

M'Boro are in 5th position in the Championship on 72 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 34 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 3. M'Boro have conceded 11 goals, scored 14, scored in every game and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ipswich
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry44261174689 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
2
Ipswich43221383079 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
3
Millwall442310111379 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-3F
4
Southampton442113102476 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 28
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
5
M'Boro442113102176 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1A
-
-
6
Wrexham44191312670 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-3A
d
 
1-1A
May 2
7
Hull44201014470 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-4F
8
Derby4419916866 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Norwich4419718864 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
10
Birmingham44161216060 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
11
Swansea4417918-460 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
12
Bristol C44161117-159 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
13
QPR44161018-858 
May 2
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-4F
14
Sheff Utd4417621057 
w
 
5-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
15
Watford44141515-457 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
16
Preston44141515-657 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2A
17
Stoke44151019-155 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
18
West Brom44131318-952 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
19
Blackburn45131319-1352 
w
 
3-0F
Sep 20
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
20
Portsmouth44131219-1751 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
21
Charlton44121418-1350 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
22
Oxford Utd44101420-1544 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
23
Leicester44111518-1142 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
24
Sheff Wed4411231-58-3 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Ipswich 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
Draw
6
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ipswich2 - 1Birmingham
Ipswich1 - 1Millwall
Ipswich1 - 1Leicester
Ipswich1 - 0Hull
Ipswich3 - 0Swansea
Ipswich1 - 1Preston
Ipswich2 - 0Bristol C
Ipswich3 - 0Blackburn
Ipswich2 - 1Oxford Utd
Ipswich3 - 1Sheff Wed
Ipswich1 - 0Stoke
Ipswich3 - 0Coventry
Ipswich0 - 0Wrexham
Ipswich1 - 1Watford
Ipswich1 - 0West Brom
Ipswich0 - 3Charlton
Ipswich3 - 1Norwich
Ipswich2 - 1Portsmouth
Ipswich5 - 0Sheff Utd
Ipswich2 - 2Derby
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AIpswich0 - 2Portsmouth
AIpswich2 - 0Norwich
HIpswich2 - 1Birmingham
HIpswich1 - 1Millwall
AIpswich2 - 0Sheff Wed
AIpswich3 - 3Stoke
HIpswich1 - 1Leicester
HIpswich1 - 0Hull
HIpswich3 - 0Swansea
AIpswich2 - 0Watford
AIpswich3 - 5Wrexham
AIpswich2 - 1Derby
HIpswich1 - 1Preston
AIpswich1 - 3Sheff Utd
HIpswich2 - 0Bristol C
HIpswich3 - 0Blackburn
HIpswich2 - 1Oxford Utd
AIpswich2 - 0Coventry
AIpswich0 - 0Millwall
HIpswich3 - 1Sheff Wed
M'Boro 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea2 - 2M'Boro
Blackburn0 - 0M'Boro
QPR0 - 4M'Boro
Birmingham1 - 3M'Boro
Coventry3 - 1M'Boro
Sheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
Stoke1 - 2M'Boro
West Brom2 - 3M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Charlton1 - 2M'Boro
Hull1 - 4M'Boro
Oxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
Leicester1 - 1M'Boro
Watford3 - 0M'Boro
Sheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth1 - 0M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Norwich1 - 2M'Boro
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
AM'Boro2 - 2Swansea
HM'Boro1 - 2Millwall
AM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
HM'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
HM'Boro0 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 0QPR
AM'Boro3 - 1Birmingham
HM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
HM'Boro0 - 0Oxford Utd
AM'Boro1 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro2 - 1Sheff Utd
HM'Boro1 - 0Norwich
HM'Boro4 - 0Preston
AM'Boro2 - 1Stoke
AM'Boro3 - 2West Brom
HM'Boro4 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro0 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ipswich since 1993
Ipswich
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
21
16
Games: Scored
11 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
3 / 14
IPS
5
D
6
MID
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ipswich
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2M'Boro
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2M'Boro
Ipswich2 - 0
Ipswich3 - 1
Ipswich4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Ipswich1 - 0
Ipswich2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1M'Boro
League games at M'Boro since 1992
M'Boro
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
22
13
Games: Scored
11 / 15
8 / 15
Clean sheets
7 / 15
4 / 15
IPS
3
D
5
MID
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
M'Boro2 - 1
0 - 2Ipswich
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
M'Boro4 - 1
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3Ipswich
M'Boro3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Ipswich
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics
Ipswich 2nd M'Boro 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Ipswich will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Ipswich’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+13
M'Boro have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ipswich
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
18%
better
IPS
MID
view stats
Games scored36
31
Failed to score5
11
Scored first23
21
Goals scored71
62
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
14
Avg. XG for1.8
1.5
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
7%
better
IPS
MID
view stats
Games conceded26
30
Clean sheets15
12
Conceded first16
17
Goals conceded42
42
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1
1
KickOff rating
+7%

Ipswich v M'Boro Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Ipswich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4215710
D O'SheaJ ClarkeM EspinozaD Furlong
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Walton GLK33
4
-
D Furlong DEF363
10
-
D O'Shea DEF4211
-
J Greaves DEF2012
3
-
L Davis DEF3524
4
-
A Matusiwa MID4112
8
-
J Taylor MID3622
8
-
K McAteer MID2421
3
-
M Espinoza MID3237
4
-
J Philogene MID31102
3
-
I Azón FWD3453
1
-
Subs
A Palmer GLK10
-
C Kipré DEF3032
9
-
B Johnson DEF1611
1
-
D Neil MID13
1
-
A Mehmeti MID1521
4
-
S Egeli FWD2842
2
-
G Hirst FWD38102
6
-
C Akpom FWD282
1
-
J Clarke FWD42151
3
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
431169
S BrynnM WhittakerM WhittakerL Ayling
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK431
1
-
L Ayling DEF4015
9
-
D Fry DEF263
1
-
A Malanda DEF18
3
-
C Brittain MID384
6
-
A Browne MID3643
2
-
A Morris MID373
3
-
A Gilbert MID2011
5
-
M Targett MID3943
5
-
D Strelec FWD296
1
-
T Conway FWD43105
6
-
Subs
J Wildsmith GLK
-
A Bangura DEF1111
-
G Edmundson DEF7
1
-
J Sarmiento  MID14
1
-
M Whittaker FWD37116
3
-
K Sène FWD262
2
-
S Silvera FWD2021
3
-
S Hansen FWD161
1
-
C. Ibeh FWD1
-