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Birmingham vs. Ipswich prediction, lineups, odds and bet builder tips, plus get £10 from Sky Bet for every shot on target

Alex Lawes

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The 2025/26 Championship campaign gets off to a flying start as Birmingham City take on Ipswich Town in a clash between two of the pre-season title favourites.

Birmingham romped their way to the League One title as the big spending Blues broke the all-time EFL points tally on their way to an immediate return back to the second tier.

Ipswich, on the other hand, come down from a season in the Premier League in which they were humbled, but the Tractor Boys have built what appears to be an all-star squad for the Championship.

The Sporting News has you covered with a full preview and the latest tips and odds for this one, as Birmingham City and Ipswich Town get the Championship season underway.

MORE: Championship predictions and odds for title, promotion, relegation 2025/26

Birmingham vs. Ipswich Championship prediction

Birmingham City will seek to control the ball, especially with home advantage, but they are facing an Ipswich side that will be eager to do the same and can knock any team out of their stride.

It could end up being a clash in which they both settle to not lose, and a draw is priced up at 11/5 with Sky Bet, with Ipswich out at 2/1 and Birmingham the favourites at 13/10.

The Sporting News' Score Prediction: Birmingham 1-1 Ipswich

  • Birmingham are the favourites for this one, but we like the draw rated at a 31.3% implied chance for this Championship clash with Sky Bet.

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Birmingham vs. Ipswich predicted lineups

Birmingham predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left)

  • Beadle (GK) — Laird, Klarer, Cashin, Cochrane  — Doyle, Iwata — Anderson, Stansfield, Gray  — Furuhashi

Injured: None
Suspended: None

Ipswich predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left)

  • Palmer (GK) — Young, Kipre, Greaves, Davis — Matusiwa, Taylor — Clarke, Chaplin, Philogene  — Hirst

Injured: Burns (knee), Szmodics (ankle)
Suspended: None

Birmingham vs. Ipswich latest odds, correct score betting

Our 1-1 prediction is at good odds with Bet365, but there are plenty of other possible score lines that are worth looking at to add some value. Here's some of the most likely according to the bookmakers. 

Result

Odds*

Draw 1-1

11/2

Birmingham 1-0

7/1

Ipswich 1-0

8/1

Birmingham 2-1

17/2

Draw 0-0

17/2

*Click odds to bet direct with our selected partners. Odds correct at time of publish.

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Birmingham vs. Ipswich team news

  • The most intriguing decision for Chris Davies will be how he manages to get club record signing Jay Stansfield into the side alongside this summer’s marquee addition Kyogo Furuhashi, with both expecting to start.
  • Ipswich have a few decisions to make after their summer of recruitment, but crucially for the Tractor Boys, they remain without both Wes Burns and Sammie Szmodics due to injury.

Birmingham vs. Ipswich Bet Builder tips

Our bet builder for this clash is a double chance in favour of Ipswich (4/7 with Sky Bet) plus George Hirst to have two or more shots on target (3/1).  At at time of writing that bet builder is 4.39/1.

You can check out the latest odds and bet direct with our selected partners using the bet builder tool below.

How to watch Birmingham vs. Ipswich: Live stream, TV channel

  • Date: Friday, August 8
  • Venue: St Andrew’s, Birmingham, England 
  • Time: 8 p.m. BST
  • TV/Stream: Sky Sports, Sky Go

Alex Lawes

Alex Lawes is a freelance content producer for The Sporting News working on betting content for English-language editions. He has been working in sports media since November 2020, whilst still studying at University. He writes primarily on football but has also and does also cover cricket and darts, as well as other sports.