Ipswich Town v City: promotion push meets play-off chase | OneFootball

Ipswich Town host Bristol City in the Championship on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at Portman Road, with third meeting ninth as the hosts look to close in on the top two and the visitors target the play-off picture.

Ipswich Town are unbeaten in the last three league meetings with Bristol City, winning twice before a draw in September. The hosts sit third on 47 points, while the visitors are ninth with 40.

The Tractor Boys have real momentum, with four wins and a draw in their last five league games, including a 3-0 victory over Blackburn and a 2-0 success at Coventry. City's form has been streaky, from a 5-0 win against Portsmouth to a 2-0 home loss to Preston before a goalless draw at Oxford.

Injuries could shape selection. The Tractor Boys are without Conor Townsend, Chuba Akpom, Jaden Philogene and Kasey McAteer. The Robins miss Joseph Williams, Mark Sykes, Max Bird, Luke McNally, Jason Knight and Fally Mayulu.

On the pitch, the Tractor Boys' control could tell. They average 56% possession, 81.84% pass accuracy and 1.7 goals per game, with Marcelino Núñez supplying eight league assists and Jack Clarke on eight goals. City bring defensive resilience with 10 clean sheets, strong aerial numbers and 22.63% cross accuracy, while Anis Mehmeti has eight goals and six assists, backed by Scott Twine and Emil Riis Jakobsen on seven goals each.

A win would take the Tractor Boys to 50 points and could move them into the top two. Three points for City would lift them to 43 and could push them closer to the play-off places.