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

Thu 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, Portman Road, Ipswich

Oxford United pay Championship competitors Ipswich Town a visit on Thursday afternoon, as Gary Rowett leads his men into an away clash with Kieran McKenna & co. at the Portman Road. All the odds are provided directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Championship match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Ipswich
46%
--
Draw
27%
--
Oxford Utd
27%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Ipswich 1-0
12%
--
Ipswich 2-1
9%
--
Oxford Utd 1-0
9%
--
Ipswich 2-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Oxford Utd 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Oxford Utd 2-0
5%
--
Ipswich 3-1
4%
--
Ipswich 3-0
4%
--
Oxford Utd 3-1
2%
--
Ipswich 3-2
2%
--
Oxford Utd 3-2
2%
--
Oxford Utd 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
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BTTS - No
51%
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BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
12%
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Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Ipswich win to nil
27%
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Oxford Utd win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ipswich have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 7 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Ipswich have outscored their opponents by 35 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Ipswich have played 11 games at home winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 19 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Oxford Utd are in 22nd position in the Championship on 19 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Oxford Utd have conceded 28 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ipswich
Oxford Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry2114523047 
w
 
3-0F
Dec 29
d
 
2-2A
Feb 7
2
M'Boro2112631142 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
3
Preston21984735 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 7
4
Millwall211056-435 
Mar 21
Dec 26
d
 
2-2A
May 2
5
Ipswich219751334 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 1
6
Hull211047134 
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
Apr 3
l
 
3-2A
7
Stoke211038833 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 10
l
 
0-3A
Feb 25
8
Leicester21876331 
Mar 7
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
9
QPR21948-531 
May 2
w
 
1-4F
Jan 20
d
 
0-00-0
10
Southampton21867530 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
Dec 26
Mar 21
11
Bristol C21867430 
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
Jan 17
w
 
1-3F
12
Derby21867130 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 7
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
13
Birmingham21858429 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
14
Watford21786229 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 24
Apr 11
l
 
2-1F
15
Wrexham216105128 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
16
West Brom21849-328 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
Feb 28
l
 
2-1F
17
Charlton20668-624 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 22
Mar 14
Dec 20
18
Sheff Utd217212-623 
w
 
5-0F
Jan 24
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
19
Swansea216510-723 
Feb 28
w
 
1-4F
Dec 29
l
 
2-0A
20
Blackburn206410-622 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Mar 11
d
 
1-1F
21
Portsmouth205510-1020 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
22
Oxford Utd214710-819 
Jan 1
l
 
2-1A
-
-
23
Norwich214512-1017 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
24
Sheff Wed201613-25-9 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Ipswich 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ipswich1 - 0Stoke
Ipswich3 - 0Coventry
Ipswich0 - 0Wrexham
Ipswich1 - 1Watford
Ipswich1 - 0West Brom
Ipswich0 - 3Charlton
Ipswich3 - 1Norwich
Ipswich2 - 1Portsmouth
Ipswich5 - 0Sheff Utd
Ipswich2 - 2Derby
Ipswich1 - 1Southampton
Ipswich1 - 3West Ham
Ipswich0 - 1Brentford
Ipswich0 - 4Arsenal
Ipswich1 - 2Wolves
Ipswich2 - 4Nottm Forest
Ipswich1 - 4Spurs
Ipswich1 - 2Southampton
Ipswich0 - 6Man City
Ipswich0 - 2Brighton
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AIpswich1 - 3Leicester
HIpswich1 - 0Stoke
HIpswich3 - 0Coventry
AIpswich1 - 1Blackburn
AIpswich1 - 2Oxford Utd
AIpswich2 - 0Hull
HIpswich0 - 0Wrexham
AIpswich4 - 1Swansea
HIpswich1 - 1Watford
AIpswich4 - 1QPR
HIpswich1 - 0West Brom
HIpswich0 - 3Charlton
AIpswich1 - 2M'Boro
HIpswich3 - 1Norwich
AIpswich1 - 1Bristol C
HIpswich2 - 1Portsmouth
HIpswich5 - 0Sheff Utd
HIpswich2 - 2Derby
AIpswich0 - 1Preston
HIpswich1 - 1Southampton
Oxford Utd 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackburn1 - 1Oxford Utd
Swansea2 - 0Oxford Utd
Norwich1 - 1Oxford Utd
West Brom2 - 1Oxford Utd
Sheff Wed1 - 2Oxford Utd
Wrexham1 - 0Oxford Utd
Watford2 - 1Oxford Utd
QPR0 - 0Oxford Utd
Bristol C1 - 3Oxford Utd
Birmingham1 - 0Oxford Utd
Hull3 - 2Oxford Utd
Swansea3 - 3Oxford Utd
Cardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
Sheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
M'Boro2 - 1Oxford Utd
Hull2 - 1Oxford Utd
Norwich1 - 1Oxford Utd
West Brom2 - 0Oxford Utd
Derby0 - 0Oxford Utd
Burnley1 - 0Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HOxford Utd1 - 2Preston
AOxford Utd1 - 1Blackburn
AOxford Utd0 - 2Swansea
HOxford Utd2 - 1Ipswich
AOxford Utd1 - 1Norwich
HOxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
AOxford Utd1 - 2West Brom
HOxford Utd0 - 3Stoke
HOxford Utd2 - 2Millwall
AOxford Utd2 - 1Sheff Wed
AOxford Utd0 - 1Wrexham
HOxford Utd1 - 0Derby
AOxford Utd1 - 2Watford
AOxford Utd0 - 0QPR
HOxford Utd0 - 1Sheff Utd
AOxford Utd3 - 1Bristol C
HOxford Utd2 - 2Leicester
HOxford Utd2 - 2Coventry
AOxford Utd0 - 1Birmingham
AOxford Utd2 - 3Hull
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Ipswich have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Oxford Utd
League games at Ipswich since 1997
Ipswich
Oxford Utd
Goals: Scored
12
5
Games: Scored
4 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
3 / 7
IPS
4
D
2
OXF
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ipswich
Ipswich3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Oxford Utd
Ipswich2 - 1
Ipswich5 - 2
Ipswich2 - 1
League games at Oxford Utd since 1996
Oxford Utd
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
6 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
2 / 8
D
4
OXF
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Oxford Utd
Oxford Utd2 - 1
Oxford Utd2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
Oxford Utd1 - 0
Oxford Utd3 - 1
Goal Statistics
Ipswich 5th Oxford Utd 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Ipswich will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Oxford Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Ipswich have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-3
Oxford Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ipswich
PG (predicted goals)
Oxford Utd
1.4
1
Attack rating
30%
better
IPS
OXF
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Games scored18
14
Failed to score3
7
Scored first11
9
Goals scored35
22
Avg. goals scored1.7
1
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for16
11
Avg. XG for1.8
1.1
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
22%
better
IPS
OXF
view stats
Games conceded15
19
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first9
11
Goals conceded22
30
Avg. goals conceded1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+22%

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Ipswich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21748
D O'SheaJ PhilogeneM EspinozaA Matusiwa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D O'Shea DEF2111
-
J Clarke FWD2161
1
-
L Davis DEF2011
2
-
A Matusiwa MID20
8
-
G Hirst FWD2061
5
-
J Philogene FWD2072
1
-
J Cajuste MID1811
1
-
M Espinoza MID1734
1
-
J Taylor MID171
4
-
C Akpom FWD171
-
D Furlong DEF152
1
-
I Azón FWD152
-
S Egeli FWD1422
2
-
K McAteer MID13
2
-
S Szmodics MID13
-
C Walton GLK12
1
-
C Kipré DEF1211
3
-
A Palmer GLK10
-
A Young DEF10
-
J Greaves DEF101
1
-
B Johnson DEF8
1
-
C Humphreys MID2
-
Oxford Utd Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21544
J CummingW. LankshearB KeersmaeckerW Vaulks
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Cumming GLK21
-
M Helik DEF212
1
-
W. Lankshear FWD205
1
-
B Keersmaecker MID1914
2
-
S Mills MID1911
1
-
W Vaulks MID19
4
-
J Currie DEF171
3
-
S Long DEF171
1
-
M Harris FWD171
3
-
C Brannagan MID1641
3
-
N Prelec FWD1511
-
P Placheta  FWD1531
-
G Leigh DEF141
-
S Dembélé FWD141
1
-
L Harris MID131
2
-
C Brown DEF121
2
-
F Krastev MID121
1
-
B Spencer DEF10
1
-
T Goodrham FWD91
1
-
H Avest DEF7
-
B Davies DEF6
-
O Romeny FWD6
-
T Bradshaw FWD5
-
M Phillips FWD4
-
L Sibley MID3
-
G O'Donkor FWD1
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Fri 19th Dec, 20:00
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Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
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Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Watford v Stoke
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Hull v West Brom
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QPR v Leicester
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Derby v Portsmouth
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Charlton v Oxford Utd
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Sheff Utd v Birmingham
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Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
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Birmingham v Derby
Fri 26th Dec, 12:30
Millwall v Ipswich
Fri 26th Dec, 13:00
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Leicester v Watford
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Wrexham v Sheff Utd
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Mon 29th Dec, 18:00
Portsmouth v Charlton
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Sheff Wed v Blackburn
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
West Brom v QPR
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Wrexham v Preston
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Oxford Utd v Swansea
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Norwich v Watford
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Millwall v Bristol C
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M'Boro v Hull
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Leicester v Derby
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Stoke v Sheff Utd
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Birmingham v Southampton
Mon 29th Dec, 20:15
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Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
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Derby v M'Boro
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QPR v Norwich
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Preston v Sheff Wed
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Ipswich v Oxford Utd
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Watford v Birmingham
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Hull v Stoke
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Charlton v Coventry
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Bristol C v Portsmouth
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