Ipswich Town v Birmingham: play-off push meets mid-table reset | OneFootball

Ipswich Town host Birmingham City in the Championship at Portman Road on Monday, 6 April 2026, with the hosts aiming to cement their play-off place and the visitors seeking a response.

Ipswich Town are fourth on 69 points and have lost only once at home in the league this season. Birmingham City sit 14th with 53 points. The reverse fixture in August finished 1-1.

The Tractor Boys are unbeaten in five league matches, drawing with Millwall and Leicester around wins over Sheffield Wednesday and Hull. Birmingham have one win in five, following victory against QPR with a draw versus Sheffield United before defeats to Derby and Blackburn.

The Tractor Boys are without Leif Davis through suspension, while David Button, Conor Townsend, Wesley Burns and Marcelino Núñez are sidelined. Birmingham list Kyogo Furuhashi, Kai Wagner, Lee Buchanan and Alexander William Cochrane among their absentees.

With 67 league goals, 56% possession and 14 clean sheets, the Tractor Boys may look to control the ball and feed Jack Clarke, who has 14 league goals, alongside Anis Mehmeti's threat on 10. Birmingham have delivered a high volume of open play crosses and own 10 headed goals, so supply from wide areas towards Marvin Ducksch, with Jay Stansfield providing six assists, could be a route.

A home win would take the Tractor Boys to 72 points and could tighten their grip on the play-off spots. Three points for Birmingham would move them to 56 and may lift them from 14th towards the top half.