Birmingham City and Ipswich Town will kick off the 2025-26 Championship season on Friday, August 8.
The teams were two leagues apart last term, but they will meet each other this week in an exciting game at St Andrew’s stadium.
Match Preview
Birmingham were impeccable last season, winning the League One title after finishing 19 points above second-placed Wrexham.
They have since kept hold of their key players and have strengthened too, bringing Demarai Gray and Kyogo Furuhashi.
But their pre-season results have been mixed, with the Blues winning four and losing three of their seven friendlies.
Although their latest home encounter saw them beating Nottingham Forest 1-0, with Jay Stansfield scoring the only goal of the match.
Birmingham will now look to make an impressive start by beating Ipswich on Friday.
Kieran McKenna’s side endured a disappointing 2024-25 Premier League campaign, as they lost 24 of their 38 matches to suffer an immediate relegation to the Championship.
But given their squad quality, Ipswich are one of the favourites to secure top-flight promotion this season.
They have won all four of their pre-season games, beating FC Blau-Weiß Linz, Aberdeen, Charlton Athletic and Auxerre.
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town potential line-ups
Birmingham City: J. Beadle, A. Cochrane, P. Neumann, C. Klarer, B. Osayi-Samuel, T. Doyle, T. Iwata, K. Anderson, K. Furuhashi, D. Gray, J. Stansfield
Ipswich Town: A. Palmer, A. Young, J. Greaves, D. O’Shea, B. Johnson, A. Matusiwa, J. Taylor, J. Clarke, S. Szmodics, C. Ogbene, G. Hirst
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Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town prediction
Both sides boast plenty of attacking quality and so lot of goals are expected in Friday’s match. Ipswich have a better record against Birmingham, winning six and drawing eight of their previous 18 meetings with the Blues. But Chris Davies’ side are coming off an excellent 1-0 success against Forest.
We are expecting a draw at St Andrew’s this week.
Birmingham City 2-2 Ipswich Town
