Ipswich Town v Millwall: play-off rivals in form collide at Portman Road | OneFootball

Ipswich Town host Millwall in the Championship at Portman Road on Saturday, 21 March 2026, with third facing fourth and both sides on 68 points in the play-off places.

Ipswich Town's last meeting with Millwall this season finished 0-0 on Boxing Day, after the hosts had won both league games between the clubs in 2023/24.

The Tractor Boys are unbeaten in their last five league matches, including a 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday and draws with Stoke City and Leicester City. The Lions won four on the bounce before losing to Blackburn, and they arrive with back to back away victories at Preston and Hull.

Selection could matter. The Tractor Boys list Cédric Kipre and Leif Davis as suspended, with Ashley Young, David Button, Conor Townsend, Wesley Burns and Marcelino Núñez among the injured. The Lions are without Zak Sturge through suspension, while Massimo Luongo, Casper de Norre, Lukas Jensen, Alfie Doughty, Caleb Taylor, Benicio Baker-Boaitey and Daniel Kelly are sidelined.

Expect contrasting approaches. The Tractor Boys average 56% possession with 81.86% passing accuracy, have kept 14 clean sheets, and have been tough at home, conceding just 13 goals there. The Lions play more direct, delivering 600 open play crosses at 23.00% accuracy, winning 1,010 aerial duels, and posting 15 clean sheets. Jack Clarke's 13 league goals and Anis Mehmeti's goals and assists haul headline the hosts' threat, while Femi Azeez leads Millwall's creativity with seven assists.

A win would take the Tractor Boys to 71 points and could firm up third place. Victory for the Lions would also move them to 71 and could lift them above their hosts. Either way, both remain firmly in the play-off race.