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

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, Portman Road, Ipswich

Henrik Pedersen pays counterpart Kieran McKenna a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Championship, as their Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town sides go head to head at the Portman Road. All the odds are provided directly 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 (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ipswich
47%
--
Draw
25%
--
Sheff Wed
29%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Ipswich 1-0
10%
--
Ipswich 2-1
9%
--
Ipswich 2-0
8%
--
Sheff Wed 1-0
7%
--
Sheff Wed 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Ipswich 3-1
5%
--
Sheff Wed 2-0
4%
--
Ipswich 3-0
4%
--
Ipswich 3-2
3%
--
Sheff Wed 3-1
3%
--
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
--
Ipswich 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
--
Ipswich win to nil
24%
--
Sheff Wed win to nil
14%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Ipswich have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 7 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Ipswich have outscored their opponents by 33 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Ipswich have played 10 games at home winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 18 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Sheff Wed are in 24th position in the Championship on -10 points having played 18 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Sheff Wed have conceded 36 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ipswich
Sheff Wed
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1913422943 
w
 
3-0F
Dec 29
l
 
0-5A
Apr 11
2
M'Boro191063836 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
3
Millwall191045-234 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
4
Ipswich198741431 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 20
5
Preston19874631 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3F
Jan 1
6
Stoke19937830 
Dec 10
Mar 10
l
 
0-3A
Apr 3
7
Bristol C19856529 
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
Jan 24
8
Birmingham19847528 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
Jan 20
d
 
2-2A
9
Hull19847-328 
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
Dec 26
Mar 21
10
QPR19847-428 
May 2
w
 
1-4F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
11
Southampton19766527 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
Feb 28
l
 
3-1A
12
Wrexham19694327 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
13
Watford19766227 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 24
Mar 10
Dec 9
14
Leicester19766127 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
15
Derby19757-226 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 7
Dec 15
Mar 7
16
West Brom19748-425 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
17
Charlton18657-523 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 22
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
18
Sheff Utd197111-422 
w
 
5-0F
Jan 24
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
19
Blackburn18639-521 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Dec 29
Dec 6
20
Swansea19559-720 
Feb 28
w
 
1-4F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
21
Oxford Utd19469-718 
Jan 1
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
22
Portsmouth18459-1017 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
Jan 17
w
 
0-2F
23
Norwich193412-1113 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
Feb 25
24
Sheff Wed181512-22-10 
Dec 20
Mar 14
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-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Ipswich 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
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
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
Ipswich2 - 0Chelsea
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AIpswich1 - 1Birmingham
HIpswich1 - 3West Ham
Sheff Wed 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Millwall1 - 0Sheff Wed
Southampton3 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom0 - 0Sheff Wed
Charlton2 - 1Sheff Wed
Birmingham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Portsmouth0 - 2Sheff Wed
Wrexham2 - 2Sheff Wed
Leicester2 - 1Sheff Wed
Watford1 - 1Sheff Wed
Stoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
Blackburn2 - 2Sheff Wed
Cardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
Norwich2 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Burnley4 - 0Sheff Wed
Swansea0 - 1Sheff Wed
West Brom2 - 1Sheff Wed
QPR0 - 2Sheff Wed
Leeds3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
1
Draw
7
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Wed2 - 3Preston
ASheff Wed0 - 1Millwall
HSheff Wed0 - 3Sheff Utd
ASheff Wed1 - 3Southampton
HSheff Wed1 - 1Norwich
ASheff Wed0 - 0West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 2Oxford Utd
HSheff Wed0 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed1 - 2Charlton
HSheff Wed0 - 5Coventry
ASheff Wed2 - 2Birmingham
HSheff Wed1 - 1QPR
ASheff Wed2 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Wed0 - 3Bristol C
HSheff Wed0 - 2Swansea
ASheff Wed2 - 2Wrexham
HSheff Wed0 - 3Stoke
ASheff Wed1 - 2Leicester
ASheff Wed1 - 1Watford
HSheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ipswich since 1993
Ipswich
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
28
26
Games: Scored
13 / 19
17 / 19
Clean sheets
2 / 19
6 / 19
IPS
7
D
5
SHW
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ipswich
Ipswich6 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Sheff Wed
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Sheff Wed
Ipswich2 - 1
Ipswich2 - 1
Ipswich2 - 1
0 - 3Sheff Wed
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Ipswich4 - 1
0 - 2Sheff Wed
Ipswich2 - 1
Ipswich2 - 1
1 - 2Sheff Wed
1 - 4Sheff Wed
0 - 1Sheff Wed
League games at Sheff Wed since 1992
Sheff Wed
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
24
19
Games: Scored
14 / 19
15 / 19
Clean sheets
4 / 19
5 / 19
IPS
7
D
7
SHW
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Wed
0 - 1Ipswich
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sheff Wed1 - 0
Sheff Wed2 - 1
1 - 2Ipswich
1 - 2Ipswich
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Ipswich
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Ipswich
Sheff Wed2 - 0
0 - 1Ipswich
0 - 1Ipswich
Sheff Wed4 - 1
Sheff Wed5 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Ipswich Town's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Sheffield Wednesday have conceded in each of their last 5 Championship matches. A PG of 1.6 for K. McKenna's side suggests that run should continue.

Ipswich 4th Sheff Wed 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Ipswich will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Ipswich’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+5
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ipswich
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
45%
better
IPS
SHW
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Games scored16
10
Failed to score3
8
Scored first10
5
Goals scored33
14
Avg. goals scored1.7
0.8
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for16
10
Avg. XG for1.9
1.1
KickOff rating
+45%
Defence rating
32%
better
IPS
SHW
view stats
Games conceded14
16
Clean sheets5
2
Conceded first8
12
Goals conceded19
36
Avg. goals conceded1
2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.9
KickOff rating
+32%

Ipswich v Sheff Wed Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Ipswich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19637
D O'SheaG HirstM EspinozaA Matusiwa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D O'Shea DEF1911
-
G Hirst FWD1961
5
-
J Clarke FWD1961
-
L Davis DEF1811
2
-
A Matusiwa MID18
7
-
J Philogene FWD1862
1
-
J Cajuste MID161
1
-
J Taylor MID151
3
-
M Espinoza MID1533
1
-
C Akpom FWD151
-
I Azón FWD142
-
D Furlong DEF132
1
-
S Egeli FWD1322
2
-
K McAteer MID12
2
-
S Szmodics MID11
-
C Walton GLK10
1
-
A Palmer GLK10
-
C Kipré DEF1011
3
-
J Greaves DEF101
1
-
A Young DEF9
-
B Johnson DEF8
1
-
C Humphreys MID2
-
Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18325
Y ValeryB BannanB BannanB Bannan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Valery DEF181
3
-
L Palmer DEF181
3
-
B Bannan MID1832
4
1
S Ingelsson MID18
1
-
B Cadamarteri FWD181
2
-
J Lowe FWD182
-
M Lowe DEF171
1
-
D Iorfa DEF171
5
-
S Fusire MID161
3
-
C McNeill FWD1521
-
I Ugbo FWD15
1
-
E Horvath GLK14
1
1
H Amass DEF1411
1
-
G. Otegbayo DEF9
1
-
R. Johnson DEF4
-
O Kobacki FWD4
-
P Charles GLK2
-
J. Thornton MID2
-
N Chalobah MID11
-