Ipswich Town vs Birmingham Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 22/02/2024, 10:00  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 24/02/2024 at 02:00 in Championship Prediction

Ipswich Town have the chance to enhance their promotion credentials when they host Birmingham City in the Championship. This Saturday encounter finds Ipswich out of the top two just by goal difference while Birmingham are six points above the relegation zone. A superb run for Ipswich has placed them among favorites for promotion this season, and they’ll want to avoid going through the nervy playoffs. At 69 points, they are well on course for automatic promotion and will want to avoid a lot of slip ups going forward. The Tractor Boys almost slipped in their last encounter but just managed to nick a 4-3 home win over Rotherham United. Ipswich rose from a goal down to lead 3-1 but Rotherham rallied to make it 3-3 at the 90th minute. It took an Omari Hutchinson stoppage time goal to steal the three points against the bottom placed side. Having won each of their last two matches by one-goal margins, Ipswich will be keen to make it more comfortable here. Playing a second straight home game will be very welcome in light of their home form this season. Ipswich haven't lost a home game in the Championship since falling 4-3 to Leeds United in August. They carry into this encounter a 14-game unbeaten run at home in the league.

Birmingham City aren’t having a great season; after 32 matches, they have managed just 38 points, almost half of Ipswich’s tally. That places them well as the underdogs coming into this encounter though in recent times they’ve really picked up. The visitors come into this game straight from two home wins, the most recent a 2-1 win over Sunderland. That came after a 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers. For the Blues, this was a welcome relief after three straight defeats, without scoring and inclusive of elimination from the FA Cup. It was made even more exciting as they came from behind, with Jordan James' and Koji Miyoshi’s goals to beat Sunderland. Now their biggest quagmire is that Ipswich will be the first of three away matches in the next four outings. Birmingham have struggled away from home this season, losing 11 of 14 in the Championship. They come into this game with three straight away losses, failing to score in them and conceding six times. At home against Ipswich, they struggled, losing a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 and this doesn’t look really promising.