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

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the Portman Road crowd welcome Southampton's fans on Sunday lunch time, as Kieran McKenna's Ipswich Town face Edward Still's team in the Championship. Championship stats are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. You can view it all, with infographics and the best odds available for every betting markets via the tabs.

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Ipswich Town's next match is v Derby at 15:00 on Saturday 30th August
Southampton's next match is v Watford at 15:00 on Saturday 30th August
The last English Championship meeting between Ipswich and Southampton was on Sunday 17th August 2025
English Championship
August 17th 2025
Ipswich 1
1 Southampton
 
T. Harwood-Bellis (OG) 4'29' J. Robinson
 
IPS
SOU
Shots On
1
3
Shots Off
10
5
Corners
4
5
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
7
20
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
IpswichSouthampton
 
A. Palmer
L. Davis
A. Matusiwa (C. Humphreys 86')
J. Taylor (J. Cajuste 72')
G. Hirst
J. Philogene-Bidace (C. Chaplin 71')
B. Johnson (A. Young 86')
J. Greaves
D. O'Shea
S. Szmodics
J. Clarke (C. Ogbene 71')
J. Stephens
football iconT. Harwood-Bellis
J. Quarshie
F. Downes
(T. Dibling 83') A. Armstrong
(C. Archer 69') M. Espanha Fernandes
G. Bazunu
(R. Manning 56') Welington
S. Charles
(Y. Sugawara 83') R. Fraser
(K. Matsuki 69') football iconJ. Robinson

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% chance of Ipswich and Southampton serving up at least two goals in this Championship tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are central to that calculation , and it seems the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.29.

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 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ipswich
51%
17/2022/1
Draw
23%
27/101/150
Southampton
26%
29/1025/1
Draw 1-1
11%
6/12/15
Ipswich 2-1
10%
15/215/2
Ipswich 1-0
9%
15/211/2
Ipswich 2-0
8%
17/25/1
Southampton 2-1
6%
12/110/1
Southampton 1-0
6%
12/19/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/150/1
Ipswich 3-1
6%
14/160/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/19/1
Ipswich 3-0
5%
14/18/1
Southampton 2-0
4%
20/116/1
Ipswich 3-2
3%
22/1200/1
Southampton 3-1
3%
28/180/1
Ipswich 4-1
3%
28/1100/1
Southampton 3-2
2%
33/1200/1
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
4/517/4
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
1/12/15
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/613/20
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/1029/20
No 1st Goal
3%
12/19/1
BTTS - Yes
58%
4/61/2
BTTS - No
42%
11/1029/20
BTTS - Home Win
26%
13/515/2
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/41/8
BTTS - Away Win
14%
6/19/1
Home/draw
74%
1/41/33
Away/draw
49%
10/111/18
Home/away
77%
2/717/4
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/41/11
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/111/2
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2/128/1
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
2/51/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
9/2100/1
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/71/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/1100/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/500
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/25
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/19/1
Home DNB
67%
2/513/20
Away DNB
42%
7/411/10
Ipswich win to nil
25%
12/5-
Southampton win to nil
12%
6/1-
Ipswich / Ipswich
27%
2/114/1
Ipswich / Southampton
3%
28/150/1
Ipswich / Draw
6%
12/133/1
Draw / Ipswich
16%
4/113/8
Draw / Southampton
10%
15/211/4
Draw / Draw
14%
5/18/5
Southampton / Ipswich
4%
20/140/1
Southampton / Southampton
13%
11/218/1
Southampton / Draw
6%
14/133/1
Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Ipswich
Southampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
M'Boro4400612 
Apr 18
Oct 17
Sep 27
Jan 4
2
West Brom4310310 
Oct 25
Apr 25
Dec 9
Mar 11
3
Stoke430159 
Dec 10
Mar 10
l
 
1-2A
Jan 31
4
Leicester430139 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Nov 25
Feb 14
5
Coventry422088 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Dec 20
Mar 14
6
Bristol C422058 
Jan 20
Sep 30
Apr 21
Oct 21
7
Swansea421127 
Feb 28
Nov 8
Oct 18
Apr 18
8
Portsmouth421117 
Sep 27
Jan 4
Sep 14
Jan 25
9
Preston421117 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
Nov 1
May 2
10
Birmingham421107 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
Dec 6
Dec 29
11
Norwich420216 
Oct 5
Apr 11
Mar 7
Dec 13
12
Millwall4202-36 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Jan 1
Nov 29
13
Southampton412105 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
-
-
14
Watford412105 
Nov 4
Feb 24
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
15
Wrexham411204 
Nov 22
Feb 21
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
16
Charlton4112-24 
Oct 21
Apr 22
Feb 21
Nov 22
17
Hull4112-44 
Feb 14
Nov 25
Jan 17
Sep 20
18
QPR4112-54 
May 2
Nov 1
Feb 24
Nov 5
19
Blackburn4103-13 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Apr 25
Oct 25
20
Ipswich4031-13 
-
-
Apr 3
d
 
1-1A
21
Derby4022-42 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 7
Apr 11
Oct 4
22
Oxford Utd4013-31 
Jan 1
Nov 28
Mar 21
Dec 26
23
Sheff Wed4013-61 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Nov 8
Feb 28
24
Sheff Utd4004-60 
Sep 12
Jan 24
Jan 21
Sep 30
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Ipswich 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
50
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
Southampton 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
48
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ipswich since 1992
Ipswich
Southampton
Goals: Scored
19
20
Games: Scored
10 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
2 / 12
IPS
6
D
2
SOU
4
League games at Southampton since 1993
Southampton
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
16
19
Games: Scored
8 / 12
11 / 12
Clean sheets
1 / 12
4 / 12
IPS
4
D
5
SOU
3
Goal Statistics
Ipswich 18th Southampton 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Ipswich will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
9%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Southampton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-35
Ipswich have scored 35% fewer goals at home than predicted
-34
Southampton have scored 34% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.8
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
2.2
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ipswich
PG (predicted goals)
Southampton
1.8
1.2
Attack rating
IPS
SOU
6%
better
view stats
Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored1
2
Avg. goals scored1
2
Avg. shots per game6
20
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for17
10
Avg. XG for1.3
4
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
5%
better
IPS
SOU
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded1
1
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
7
Conversion rate against9%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+5%

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

Ipswich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3102
A PalmerG HirstA Matusiwa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Palmer GLK3
-
B Johnson DEF3
1
-
D O'Shea DEF3
-
J Greaves DEF3
-
L Davis DEF3
-
A Matusiwa MID3
2
-
J Taylor MID3
2
-
J Philogene MID2
-
S Szmodics MID3
-
J Clarke MID3
-
G Hirst FWD31
-
Subs
C Walton GLK
-
C Kipré DEF
-
L Woolfenden DEF
-
A Young DEF3
-
J Cajuste MID2
-
C Humphreys MID2
-
L. Ayinde MID
-
C Chaplin FWD3
1
-
C Ogbene FWD2
-
Southampton Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3111
G BazunuT Harwood-BellisR FraserF Downes
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Bazunu GLK3
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF21
-
J Stephens DEF31
-
J Quarshie DEF2
-
R Fraser MID31
-
F Downes MID3
1
-
S Charles MID3
1
-
Welington  MID3
1
-
M Fernandes FWD31
-
J. Robinson FWD31
-
A Armstrong FWD3
-
Subs
A McCarthy GLK
-
R Manning DEF31
-
R Edwards DEF1
-
N Wood DEF1
1
-
Y Sugawara DEF2
-
K Matsuki MID1
-
T Obling MID1
-
C Archer FWD3
1
-
B Díaz FWD
-