Birmingham vs Ipswich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th August 2025

Championship title favourites Birmingham begin their title challenge on Friday in an opening day encounter with Ipswich at St Andrew's Knighthead Park.

We expect to see some solid dedication from both Birmingham and Ipswich as starting a season with a defeat is an undesirable outcome for anyone's morale.

Birmingham scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded eight and managed four clean sheets.

Ipswich scored 19 goals, conceded ten and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-1 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Friday.

Birmingham vs Ipswich Prediction

Birmingham Form

Birmingham are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 4-0 win against Mansfield. They went on to beat Blackpool by 0-2, before also getting the better of Cambridge U in a 1-2 victory. Birmingham won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored five and conceded three goals.

Ipswich Form

Ipswich endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-1 by Brentford, before Leicester ran out 2-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against West Ham, who came out 1-3 winners. Ipswich managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding seven times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

We don't believe Birmingham are strong enough to claim a win against Ipswich, but betting on the away win also looks a little too risky. A cautious bet on the visitors as a double-chance or the draw-no-bet solution is our preferred choice.

Birmingham vs Ipswich Squads

Birmingham Squad

The 40-year-old coach of the home team, Chris Davies, will select the lineup against Ipswich from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Bradley Mayo (0/0), James Beadle (0/0), Ryan Allsop (0/0), Alexander Cochrane (0/0), Alfons Sampsted (0/0), Christoph Klarer (0/0), Dion Sanderson (0/0), Eiran Cashin (0/0), Ethan Laird (0/0), Grant Hanley (0/0), Krystian Bielik (0/0), Lee Buchanan (0/0), Phil Neumann (0/0), Alfie Chang (0/0), George Hall (0/0), Kanya Fujimoto (0/0), Keshi Anderson (0/0), Marc Leonard (0/0), Mark Duffy (0/0), Seung-Ho Paik (0/0), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (0/0), Tommy Doyle (0/0), Tomoki Iwata (0/0), Willum Willumsson (0/0), Zaid Betteka (0/0), Bright Osayi-Samuel (0/0), Demarai Gray (0/0), Jay Stansfield (0/0), Kyogo Furuhashi (0/0), Lee Novak (0/0), Lyndon Dykes (0/0), Scott Wright (0/0), Tyler Roberts (0/0).

Ipswich Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Ipswich players that the manager Kieran McKenna will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Palmer (0/0), Arijanet Muric (0/0), Christian Walton (0/0), Cieran Slicker (0/0), David Button (0/0), Ashley Young (0/0), Ben Johnson (0/0), Cedric Kipre (0/0), Conor Townsend (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/0), Elkan Baggott (0/0), Harry Clarke (0/0), Jacob Greaves (0/0), Leif Davis (0/0), Luke Woolfenden (0/0), Somto Boniface (0/0), Azor Matusiwa (0/0), Conor Chaplin (0/0), Jack Taylor (0/0), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/0), Nathan Broadhead (0/0), Omari Hutchinson (0/0), Sammie Szmodics (0/0), Ali Al Hamadi (0/0), Cameron Humphreys (0/0), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/0), George Hirst (0/0), Jack Clarke (0/0), Larsen Toure (0/0), Wes Burns (0/0).

Birmingham vs Ipswich Team News

Birmingham are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Ipswich.

Alfie Chang sit this one out for Birmingham due to an injury.

Birmingham vs Ipswich Lineups

Birmingham vs Ipswich H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Friday? Birmingham have a 30% win rate against Ipswich, who won two of these matches. The total record reads 3-5-2, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Birmingham vs Ipswich Results

In the last ten matches between Birmingham and Ipswich over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 11/10 with bookies.

Birmingham vs Ipswich Betting Tips

Jay Stansfield is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Ipswich look to Omari Hutchinson, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.

Birmingham claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Ipswich won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Ipswich have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Birmingham managedsix clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Birmingham managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Ipswich averaging 1.2 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Ipswich, who managed to hit the net 1.5 times on average in these games.