Southampton vs Ipswich Town — Championship
Southampton
vs
28 Apr. 21:45
Ipswich Town
Form Guide
Southampton
DWWWWW
5W 1D 0L • avg 2.7 scored, 0.8 conceded
O/U 2.5: 5/6BTTS: 4/6CS: 2/6
Ipswich Town
DWDLWW
3W 2D 1L • avg 1.3 scored, 1 conceded
O/U 2.5: 3/6BTTS: 3/6CS: 2/6
- Southampton are in superb form — 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 6, scoring a league-leading 16 goals and conceding 10. They thrashed QPR 5-0, won 3-1 at Sheffield Wednesday and 4-3 away at Leicester — a side with enormous attacking output. Their lone loss was a 1-2 to Coventry, and they drew 1-1 with both WBA and Charlton on the road. Southampton's attack is the most potent in this matchweek dataset, and at St Mary's they will be formidable.
- Ipswich Town have posted 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 6, scoring 11 and conceding 8. They beat Sheffield Wednesday (2-0), Hull (1-0), Swansea (3-0) and Watford (2-0), drew 3-3 with Stoke and lost 3-5 to Wrexham. Ipswich are effective and organised, with wins coming across a variety of opponents — though the Wrexham thrashing shows a vulnerability when the opposition plays open, aggressive football. Away form is mixed but quality is clearly there.
- The clash of the two highest-scoring teams in this dataset — Southampton's 16 goals vs Ipswich's 11 — promises to be an entertaining affair. Both teams have shown they can score heavily and both have defensive vulnerabilities. Southampton's home form and pure attacking power gives them the edge, but Ipswich will not be a pushover. A high-scoring game is virtually certain, with Southampton's superior goal tally and home advantage making them narrow but clear favourites.
Prediction
AI Forecast Score:
Southampton 3 –
2 Ipswich Town
Recent Form
Last 6 matches: Southampton
Swansea City 1-2 Southampton
Southampton 3-0 Blackburn Rovers
Southampton 2-1 Derby County
Wrexham 1-5 Southampton
Southampton 2-0 Oxford United
Southampton 1-0 Norwich City
Last 6 matches: Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town 2-2 Middlesbrough
Portsmouth 2-0 Ipswich Town
Norwich City 0-2 Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town 2-1 Birmingham City
Ipswich Town 1-1 Millwall
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Ipswich Town
Home & Away Record
At Home
Southampton
DWWWWW
5W 1D 0L • avg 2.5 scored, 0.5 conceded
O/U 2.5: 4/6BTTS: 2/6CS: 4/6
Away
Ipswich Town
DWLWWD
3W 2D 1L • avg 1.5 scored, 1 conceded
O/U 2.5: 2/6BTTS: 2/6CS: 3/6
Head-to-Head Record
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Southampton | 17 Aug 2025 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Southampton | 01 Feb 2025 |
| Southampton | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | 21 Sep 2024 |
| Southampton | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | 19 Sep 2023 |
Championship Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City FC | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | +46 | 89 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town FC | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | +30 | 80 |
| 3 | Millwall FC | 45 | 23 | 11 | 11 | +13 | 80 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough FC | 45 | 22 | 13 | 10 | +25 | 79 |
| 5 | Southampton FC | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | +24 | 76 |
| 6 | Wrexham FC | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | +6 | 70 |
| 7 | Hull City AFC | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | +3 | 70 |
| 8 | Derby County FC | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 | Norwich City FC | 45 | 19 | 8 | 18 | +8 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham City FC | 45 | 17 | 12 | 16 | +1 | 63 |
| 11 | Swansea City AFC | 45 | 17 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 61 |
| 12 | Preston North End FC | 45 | 15 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 60 |
| 13 | Bristol City FC | 45 | 16 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 59 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 58 |
| 15 | Sheffield United FC | 45 | 17 | 6 | 22 | -1 | 57 |
| 16 | Watford FC | 45 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -8 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City FC | 45 | 15 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth FC | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | -15 | 54 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 53 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic FC | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 53 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 52 |
| 22 | Leicester City FC | 45 | 11 | 16 | 18 | -11 | 49 |
| 23 | Oxford United FC | 45 | 11 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 47 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 45 | 1 | 12 | 32 | -61 | 15 |
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