Ipswich Town FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Ipswich Town FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Portman Road.
- Ipswich Town FC 46 games · 84 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jarred Gillett
- Assistant 1 Neil Davies
- Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D 14 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L 11 Apr Norwich City FC A 2–0 W 06 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W 21 Mar Millwall FC H 1–1 D 14 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 2–2 D 11 Apr Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L 06 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D 03 Apr Millwall FC H 1–2 L 21 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D 14 Mar Bristol City FC H 1–1 D Season Stats
Ipswich Town FC Middlesbrough FC #2 Position #5 84 Points 80 46 Played 46 23 / 15 / 8 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10 80 Scored 72 47 Conceded 47 +33 GD +25 1.83 PPG 1.74 50% Win % 48% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this seasonIpswich Town FC are 2nd (84 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Ipswich Town FC is hosting Middlesbrough FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ipswich Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Darnell Furlong suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' GOAL! David Strelec scores on 25. Assisted by Alan Browne
- 30' Goal! Kasey McAteer scores his 7 goal in 344 matches.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 40' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' It looks surprising Ipswich Town FC does not make any changes. Morgan Whittaker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' Middlesbrough FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker David Strelec scoring 1 goals.
- 52' Middlesbrough FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Gilbert departs to be replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento.
- 64' Middlesbrough FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tommy Conway on 64.
- 64' Anis Mehmeti is replacing Marcelino Nunez for the Ipswich Town FC side.
- 65' Jack Clarke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jaden Philogene-Bidace on 65 minute.
- 70' Dan Neil needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 72' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sindre Egeli is hanging Kasey McAteer on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 81' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Hirst is hanging Ivan Azon on the field on 81 minute.
- 82' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace David Strelec by Sam Silvera on 82 minute.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a card for Adilson Malanda.
- 87' Goal! Jack Clarke scores his 34 goal in 346 matches.
- 90' Ipswich Town FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Tommy Conway is replaced by Morgan Whittaker.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Ipswich Town FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 26
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Azor Matusiwa ↓ Dan Neil 82'
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Marcelino Nunez ↓ Anis Mehmeti 64'
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Kasey McAteer ↓ Sindre Egeli 72'
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Ivan Azon ↓ George Hirst 81'
Bench-
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Jack Clarke ↑ 65'
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George Hirst ↑ 81'
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Anis Mehmeti ↑ 64'
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Dan Neil ↑ 82'
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Sindre Egeli ↑ 72'
Coach Kieran McKennaMiddlesbrough FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 2
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David Strelec ↓ Sam Silvera 82'
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Tommy Conway ↓ Morgan Whittaker 90'
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Alex Gilbert ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 61'
Bench- 25
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Morgan Whittaker ↑ 90'
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Sam Silvera ↑ 82'
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Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 61'
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Coach Kim Hellberg -
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