Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City Prediction 06.04.2026 | Championship

Ipswich Town head into Monday afternoon’s clash at Portman Road firmly entrenched in the automatic promotion conversation, currently sitting fourth in the Championship table and just two points adrift of the top two following a remarkably consistent 2025-26 campaign.

Under the meticulous guidance of Kieran McKenna, the Tractor Boys have turned their home ground into one of the division’s most formidable strongholds, suffering just a single defeat across their last 20 outings while averaging an impressive 1.8 goals per game in front of their supporters.

Although a slightly frustrating 1-1 draw with Millwall last time out halted their momentum, Ipswich remain unbeaten in their previous seven league matches, recording four wins and three draws in that stretch, yet they will be keen to convert those stalemates into victories to maintain serious pressure on the automatic promotion spots.

However, the hosts will have to navigate this fixture with a lengthy list of absentees, as David Button, Conor Townsend, Wes Burns and veteran Ashley Young are all sidelined through injury, while influential left-back Leif Davis is unavailable due to suspension.

Birmingham City travel to East Anglia as a side firmly in a phase of consolidation, currently sitting 14th in the Championship following a solid return to the second tier after last season’s record-breaking League One title triumph.

A damaging 1-0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on Friday afternoon has left the visitors in a period of slight stagnation, with their away form remaining a persistent concern; Davies’ men have managed just five victories on the road this term at St. Andrew’s.

Across 20 Championship away fixtures, Birmingham have been beaten on 12 occasions, while 15 goals scored and 30 conceded highlight vulnerabilities at both ends of the pitch, hampering their ability to secure results away from home.

Welsh manager Chris Davis will be without the services of all three left-backs – Lee Buchanan, Alex Cochrane, and Kai Wagner – due to injury, meaning Japanese midfielder Tomoki Iwata is set to fill in at left-back.