Stoke City v Ipswich Town: play-off push meets mid-table climb | OneFootball

Stoke City host Ipswich Town in the Championship on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 in Stoke-on-Trent, with the visitors chasing the play-offs and the hosts aiming to steady their season.

Stoke City meet Ipswich Town after the reverse fixture finished 1-0 to the visitors in December. The hosts start 15th on 47 points. The visitors are 4th with 64 and sit in the play-off places.

Stoke City have lost three of their last five, with one win and one draw in that run. The Tractor Boys arrive unbeaten in four league games, winning three before drawing with Leicester City, following a high-scoring defeat at Wrexham.

Stoke City are without suspended pair Sorba Thomas and Maksym Talovierov. Thomas, who has nine league goals and eight assists this season, misses out alongside a clutch of injured teammates. The Tractor Boys are missing Jaden Philogene and Conor Townsend through injury, with Ashley Young and David Button also sidelined.

The Tractor Boys have scored 61 league goals at 1.7 per game, underpinned by 56% possession and 81.73% passing accuracy. They could look to supply Jack Clarke, on 12 league goals, and Anis Mehmeti, on 10 with seven assists. Stoke City average 1.1 goals per game and have kept 12 clean sheets, so a compact shape and counters may be their route.

A home win would take Stoke City to 50 points and could nudge them up the table. Victory for the Tractor Boys would move them to 67 points and could lift them to 3rd, strengthening their play-off push.