Birmingham vs Ipswich Prediction: Expect this year’s opening Championship with multiple goals

Birmingham vs Ipswich Prediction and Odds on 08 August 2025

Birmingham and Ipswich are scheduled to play against one another in this year’s 2025/2026 England Championship matchup at St. Andrew’s Stadium. Last season's League One champions, Birmingham, open the new Championship campaign with a tough test against Ipswich Town, who return to the second tier after suffering relegation from the Premier League. Birmingham will aim to secure a win on their home soil, while Ipswich will aim to prevent a defeat on the road. Since both teams are expected to perform in their opening matchup, who will win here?

Birmingham: Forms and Statistics

Birmingham are delighted to be back in the Championship following their record-breaking promotion last time out. Meanwhile, during their last four pre-season World club friendly matchups, resulted in one loss and three wins. They suffered a defeat against Northampton, while they were victorious against Solihull Moors, Port Vale and Nottm Forest. Playing on their home soil in their opening matchup, Birmingham will aim to display their best play in front of their fans with the hope of winning.

Birmingham Lineups

🔖 Birmingham confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: James Beadle

Defender players: Ethan Laird, Christoph Klarer, Phil Neumann, Bright Osayi-Samuel

Midfielder players: Paik Seung-Ho, Tommy Doyle

Attacking players: Yosuke Iwata, Jordan Gray, Jay Stansfield, Kyogo Furuhashi

⛔️ Unavailable: Wright, Ducksch

👤 Head Coach: Davies C.

Ipswich: Forms and Statistics

Ipswich were demoted to league to Championship last season from the Premier League standing, having ended with 22 points in 38 games, positioning them in 19th place in the standings. However, in their last four games in pre-season, they were able to win all their four games against BW Linz, Aberdeen, Charlton and Auxerre. Therefore, Ipswich will aim to secure a win despite playing on the road in their opening matchup since they will aim to build on their recent play records, even though they have lost some of their attacking players.

IpswichLineups

🔖 Ipswich confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Alex Palmer

Defender players: Ashley Young, Jacob Greaves, Dara O’Shea, Brandon Johnson

Midfielder players: Azor Matusiwa, Jack Taylor

Attacking players: Harry Clarke, Sammie Szmodics, Jaden Philogene, George Hirst

⛔️ Unavailable: Burns, Townsend

👤 Head Coach: Mckenna K.

Birmingham vs Ipswich: Head-to-Head Statistics

Birmingham and Ipswich won one each of their last five games, while both teams tied in three games. Meanwhile, both teams scored against one another in four games, and more than two goals were recorded in four games.

Birmingham vs Ipswich: Betting Tips & Odds

• In three of their last five games between Birmingham and Ipswich they have taken more than 9 corners. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.83;
• In four of their last five games between Birmingham and Ipswich, they have had BTTS. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 1.84;
• In four of their last five games between Birmingham and Ipswich, they have had over 2.5 goals. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.16;
• In four of their last five games between Birmingham and Ipswich, they have had one goal at halftime. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.03 In two of their last five games between Birmingham and Ipswich, they have had X at halftime. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.03

Birmingham vs Ipswich match Prediction 08 August 2025

Birmingham are delighted to be back in the Championship following their record-breaking promotion and they will aim to secure a win on their home soil in their opening matchup, while Ipswich who were demoted to league to Championship last season from the Premier League standing will aim to secure a win on the road. Therefore, I expect both teams to showcase a class in front of the net against one another, while I expect more than two goals to be recorded. However, even the visiting team have lost some of their attacking players who are strong in front of the goal. I expect them to display their best attacking play, and I expect them to secure a win.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Over 2.5 goals for a coefficient of 2.16 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: BTTS for a coefficient of 1.84 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is W2 for a coefficient of 3.00 in the Bet365 bookmaker.