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

Wed 10th Dec, 19:45 BST, Portman Road, Ipswich

Wednesday evening at the Portman Road, and it’s a Championship clash between Ipswich Town and Stoke City. Kieran McKenna and Mark Robins going all-out to guide their side to victory. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've delved into our 20+ year database and found the statistics that are most significant. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ipswich
36%
--
Draw
27%
--
Stoke
37%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Stoke 1-0
10%
--
Ipswich 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Stoke 2-1
8%
--
Ipswich 2-1
8%
--
Stoke 2-0
6%
--
Ipswich 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Stoke 3-1
3%
--
Ipswich 3-1
3%
--
Stoke 3-0
3%
--
Ipswich 3-0
3%
--
Stoke 3-2
2%
--
Ipswich 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
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
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
55%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
Ipswich win to nil
20%
--
Stoke win to nil
21%
--
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.

Stoke lay in 2nd place on 30 points in the Championship league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Stoke have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Stoke have played 9 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ipswich
Stoke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1712413040 
Dec 6
Dec 29
l
 
0-1A
Feb 28
2
Stoke179351330 
Dec 10
Mar 10
-
-
3
M'Boro17863430 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
Jan 21
d
 
0-00-0
4
Millwall17845-428 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
5
Ipswich167631227 
-
-
Mar 10
Dec 10
6
Preston17764527 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
Dec 26
Mar 21
7
Bristol C17755526 
Jan 20
d
 
1-1A
w
 
5-1F
May 2
8
Derby17755126 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 7
w
 
3-1A
Apr 6
9
Birmingham17746625 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
10
Wrexham17674325 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 21
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
11
Hull17746-125 
Feb 14
w
 
0-2F
Nov 29
Jan 1
12
QPR17746-425 
May 2
w
 
1-4F
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
13
Southampton17665424 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 3
Jan 31
w
 
1-2F
14
Watford17665224 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 24
Mar 14
Dec 20
15
Leicester17665024 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
16
Charlton17656-323 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 22
w
 
3-0F
Feb 14
17
West Brom17647-322 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 25
l
 
0-1A
Feb 7
18
Blackburn16619-519 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
19
Swansea17458-817 
Feb 28
w
 
1-4F
Dec 13
Mar 7
20
Portsmouth17458-917 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
21
Sheff Utd175111-916 
w
 
5-0F
Jan 24
Dec 29
Dec 6
22
Oxford Utd17368-615 
Jan 1
Nov 28
Feb 25
w
 
0-3F
23
Norwich172411-1210 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
Jan 4
24
Sheff Wed171511-21-4 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
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
Stoke 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ipswich since 1995
Ipswich
Stoke
Goals: Scored
14
12
Games: Scored
9 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
2 / 11
IPS
4
D
4
STK
3
League games at Stoke since 1996
Stoke
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
16
8
Games: Scored
8 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
3 / 11
IPS
1
D
4
STK
6
Goal Statistics

Ipswich Town's defensive record is to be admired, K. McKenna's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Championship matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Stoke City makes sense in this context.

Ipswich 5th Stoke 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Ipswich will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Stoke will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Ipswich have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
Stoke’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
2.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Ipswich
PG (predicted goals)
Stoke
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
9%
better
IPS
STK
view stats
Games scored13
12
Failed to score3
5
Scored first9
9
Goals scored28
25
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.5
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
IPS
STK
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
10
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded16
12
Avg. goals conceded1
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
12
Conversion rate against14%
8%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+20%

Ipswich v Stoke 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
-
Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17657
V JohanssonS ThomasS ThomasJ Tchamadeu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK171
2
-
B Wilmot DEF17
2
-
T Seko MID171
2
-
D Mubama FWD1751
2
1
S Thomas FWD1765
4
-
M Manhoef FWD1751
-
J Tchamadeu DEF1611
7
-
J. Bae MID1512
-
A Cresswell  DEF142
2
-
T Rigo MID13
1
-
L Baker MID1241
1
-
L Cissé FWD111
1
-
R Bozenik FWD11
-
A Phillips DEF101
2
-
B Pearson MID10
2
-
E Bocat DEF81
-
S Nzonzi MID71
1
-
J. Donley MID41
-
M Taloverov DEF1
1
-
S Gallagher FWD1
-