Southampton vs Ipswich prediction 28.04.2026 | EFL Championship
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- Competition: EFL Championship
- Date: 28th April, 2026
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Round 40 in the 2025/26 EFL Championship brings a huge promotion-chasing clash as Southampton host. Originally, this match was scheduled for the 3rd of April but was moved to the final week of this month.
With just a handful of matches remaining, the stakes are enormous: Ipswich sit 2nd on 80 points, while Southampton are 5th on 76 points, meaning only three points separate the sides in the race for automatic promotion.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Ipswich Town
1 : 1
Southampton
Championship
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Ipswich Town
1 : 2
Southampton
Premier League
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Southampton
1 : 1
Ipswich Town
Premier League
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Ipswich Town
3 : 2
Southampton
Championship
-
Southampton
0 : 1
Ipswich Town
Championship
-
Ipswich Town
0 : 1
Southampton
FA Cup
Historically, meetings between these clubs have been closely contested. The reverse fixture at Portman Road in August ended 1-1, while Southampton won 2-1 away from home in the 2024/25 campaign.
Southampton team overview
Southampton come into this match in excellent form. Tonda Eckert’s side are unbeaten in their last 17 EFL Championship matches, including league wins over Swansea City (2-1), Blackburn Rovers (3-0), and Derby County (2-1), as well as a 2-2 draw with Bristol City.
On top of that, The Saints put in a respectable performance against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final over the weekend, ultimately losing 2-1 after taking the lead in the 79th minute thanks to a goal from Finn Azaz.
Adam Armstrong leads the scoring charts with 11 league goals, while Leonardo Scienza has been a creative spark with 10 assists. Team news-wise, Flynn Downes is suspended, while Jack Stephens, Alex McCarthy and Mads Roerslev are doubts/injured.
Last matches of
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Manchester City
2 : 1
Southampton
FA Cup
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Southampton
2 : 2
Bristol City
Championship
-
Swansea City
1 : 2
Southampton
Championship
-
Southampton
3 : 0
Blackburn Rovers
Championship
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Southampton
2 : 1
Derby County
Championship
lineup
Goalkeeper
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41
Daniel Peretz
Defenders
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14
James Bree
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24
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
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15
Nathan Wood
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3
Ryan Manning
Midfielders
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24
Shea Charles
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4
Flynn Downes
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27
Kuryu Matsuki
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10
Finn Azaz
Forwards
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9
Cyle Larin
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19
Cameron Archer
Ipswich team overview
Ipswich, under Kieran McKenna, have enjoyed an outstanding campaign and remain firmly in the automatic promotion spots. They have 22 wins and have only lost once in the last 12 league outings, currently enjoying a three-game unbeaten streak.
Their recent form reads solid: wins over Charlton Athletic (2-1), Norwich City (2-0), and Birmingham City (2-1), alongside draws with West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough. Jack Clarke has been their standout attacker with 15 league goals.
Injury concerns include Ashley Young, Conor Townsend and goalkeeper David Button, while Wes Burns remains sidelined.
Last matches of
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West Bromwich Albion
0 : 0
Ipswich Town
Championship
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Charlton Athletic
1 : 2
Ipswich Town
Championship
-
Ipswich Town
2 : 2
Middlesbrough
Championship
-
Portsmouth
2 : 0
Ipswich Town
Championship
-
Norwich City
0 : 2
Ipswich Town
Championship
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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24
Jacob Greaves
Midfielders
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5
Azor Matusiwa
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14
Jack Taylor
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33
Anis Mehmeti
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20
Kasey McAteer
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47
Jack Clarke
Forwards
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31
Ivan Azón
Prediction
This match has all the ingredients of a high-quality, tense promotion battle. Both teams rank among the Championship’s most efficient attacks, and recent H2H trends suggest both should find the net.
Prediction: Both Teams to Score (BTTS).
Three reasons we expect BTTS
- BTTS has landed in six of Southampton’s last eight league matches.
- BTTS has occurred in four of Ipswich’s last eight EFL Championship fixtures.
- BTTS has been the outcome in four consecutive meetings between Southampton and Ipswich across all competitions.
Main prediction -
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
Megapari
1.61
vs standings in Championship
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 45 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 93 - 45 | +48 | 92 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 75 - 45 | +30 | 80 |
| 3 | Millwall | 45 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 62 - 49 | +13 | 80 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 45 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 70 - 45 | +25 | 79 |
| 5 | Southampton | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 77 - 53 | +24 | 76 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 45 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 67 - 63 | +4 | 70 |
| 7 | Hull City | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 68 - 65 | +3 | 70 |
| 8 | Derby County | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 66 - 57 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 45 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 62 - 54 | +8 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 45 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 56 - 55 | +1 | 63 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 45 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 54 - 58 | -4 | 61 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 45 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 54 - 59 | -5 | 60 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 45 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 57 - 59 | -2 | 59 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 61 - 70 | -9 | 58 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 45 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 64 - 65 | -1 | 57 |
| 16 | Watford | 45 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 53 - 61 | -8 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 45 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 51 - 54 | -3 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 48 - 63 | -15 | 54 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 43 - 55 | -12 | 53 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 42 - 55 | -13 | 52 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 45 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 47 - 56 | -9 | 51 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 45 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 45 - 57 | -12 | 47 |
| 23 | Leicester City | 45 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 57 - 68 | -11 | 43 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 27 - 88 | -61 | -3 |