Ipswich Town vs Hull City prediction 03.03.2026 | Championship
Ipswich Town
Kick off:
Date:
Hull City
1
1.44
X
4.50
2
6.75
Contents
- Competition: Championship
- Date: 3rd March 2026
- Kick-off: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
- Venue: Portman Road
This one feels heavy. Promotion pressure tends to do that. Both sides sit on 60 points. Ipswich are fourth. Hull fifth. The hosts also have a game in hand, which could matter later. Bookmakers lean toward Ipswich. Still, with so much at stake, I would not expect Hull to arrive quietly.
Ipswich Town vs Hull City Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Hull City
0 : 2
Ipswich Town
Championship
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Hull City
3 : 3
Ipswich Town
Championship
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Ipswich Town
3 : 0
Hull City
Championship
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Hull City
0 : 1
Ipswich Town
League One
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Ipswich Town
0 : 3
Hull City
League One
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Ipswich Town
0 : 2
Hull City
Championship
Eleven meetings since 2016. Hull won six and kept five clean sheets. Ipswich managed three wins, though interestingly all three came in the last four clashes. Goals average just over 2.5 per match. Competitive, rarely one sided.
Ipswich Town team overview
Promotion, relegation, and now another push. Ipswich’s return to the Premier League ended quickly last season. Second from bottom. Back down. Yet sometimes that reset sharpens a club’s focus. Under Kieran McKenna, there is a sense of direction again.
They sit three points behind second placed Middlesbrough, with a game in hand. Automatic promotion is realistic. Back to back wins over Watford and Swansea have restored belief, especially the controlled 3 0 display last weekend. At Portman Road, they have won eight of their last nine. That is not luck.
Injuries remain manageable. Conor Townsend continues his long recovery from a cruciate injury. Leif Davis is also sidelined. No fresh issues emerged on Saturday, so continuity seems likely. Iván Azón should lead the line after scoring his fourth of the season. Anis Mehmeti, with eight goals and six assists, adds craft.
Last matches of Ipswich Town
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Ipswich Town
3 : 0
Swansea City
Championship
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Watford
0 : 2
Ipswich Town
Championship
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Wrexham
5 : 3
Ipswich Town
Championship
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Wrexham
1 : 0
Ipswich Town
FA Cup
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Derby County
1 : 2
Ipswich Town
Championship
Ipswich Town lineup
Goalkeeper
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28
Christian Walton
Defenders
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19
Darnell Furlong
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26
Dara O'Shea
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4
Cédric Kipré
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3
Leif Davis
Midfielders
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5
Azor Matusiwa
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32
Marcelino Núñez
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6
Dan Neil
Forwards
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33
Anis Mehmeti
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31
Iván Azón
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7
Wes Burns
Hull City team overview
Hull are in their fifth straight Championship campaign. Near misses have shaped them. Seventh place in 2023 24 felt frustrating. Fifth now offers a genuine chance, though nothing is guaranteed in this league.
Sergej Jakirović’s team edged Portsmouth 1-0 despite seeing little of the ball. Only 33 percent possession. That tells you something about their mindset. Efficiency over aesthetics. They have won their last five away games and are unbeaten in eight on the road. That run deserves respect.
Harvey Blair is a doubt after coming off injured last weekend. Semi Ajayi, recovering from a hamstring issue sustained on international duty, could return to the squad. Eliot Matazo remains out with a cruciate injury. Oli McBurnie, Mohamed Belloumi and Darko Gyabi are also sidelined.
Last matches of Hull City
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Portsmouth
0 : 1
Hull City
Championship
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Hull City
4 : 2
Derby County
Championship
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Hull City
1 : 3
Queens Park Rangers
Championship
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Hull City
0 : 4
Chelsea
FA Cup
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Hull City
2 : 3
Bristol City
Championship
Hull City lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Nicolas Schmid
Defenders
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24
Terry Devlin
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5
Regan Poole
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3
Connor Ogilvie
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22
Zak Swanson
Midfielders
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7
Marlon Pack
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10
Adrian Segečić
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38
Ebou Adams
Forwards
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47
Gustavo Caballero
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9
Colby Bishop
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27
Millenic Alli
Prediction
Ipswich have won eight of their last nine home matches, conceding in only one of their previous four at Portman Road. Hull, despite strong away form, tend to edge games rather than dominate them. With both sides level on 60 points, tension should shape this. A narrow 1 0 win for Ipswich feels plausible.
Three reasons we expect under 2.5 goals in this game
- Hull City kept a clean sheet in four of their last five away games.
- Ipswich Town finished three of their last four home games without conceding.
- Four of the last seven meetings between Ipswich and Hull ended with under 2.5 goals.
Main prediction Ipswich Town - Hull City
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
1xBet
2.23
Ipswich Town vs Hull City standings in Championship
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 35 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 72 - 38 | +34 | 71 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 51 - 34 | +17 | 63 |
| 3 | Millwall | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 47 - 40 | +7 | 62 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 59 - 34 | +25 | 60 |
| 5 | Hull City | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 56 - 48 | +8 | 60 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 35 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 54 - 45 | +9 | 57 |
| 7 | Southampton | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 57 - 46 | +11 | 53 |
| 8 | Derby County | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 52 - 46 | +6 | 51 |
| 9 | Watford | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 45 - 41 | +4 | 51 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 48 - 44 | +4 | 50 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 - 43 | +2 | 49 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 41 - 40 | +1 | 49 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 35 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 50 - 48 | +2 | 48 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 39 - 34 | +5 | 47 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 46 - 54 | -8 | 47 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 40 - 43 | -3 | 46 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 47 - 44 | +3 | 45 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 33 - 44 | -11 | 41 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 - 44 | -10 | 39 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 33 - 46 | -13 | 38 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 34 - 52 | -18 | 35 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 - 56 | -9 | 34 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 - 47 | -16 | 32 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 21 - 71 | -50 | -7 |