Ipswich Town vs Preston North End – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

31/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Portman Road (Ipswich).

Championship - Round 30
Referee: Busby J. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


Usa	CBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
2.23	1.06
Ball possession
67%	33%
Total shots
16	11
Shots on target
5	4
Big chances
2	2
Corner kicks
9	3
Passes
83% (439/526)	68% (179/264)
Yellow cards
1	2
Expected goals (xG)
2.23	1.06
xG on target (xGOT)
1.19	1.18
Total shots
16	11
Shots on target
5	4
Shots off target
7	3
Blocked shots
4	4
Shots inside the box
16	8
Shots outside the box
0	3
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
2	2
Corner kicks
9	3
Touches in opposition box
33	16
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	1
Free kicks
10	11
Passes
83% (439/526)	68% (179/264)
Long passes
53% (30/57)	22% (16/74)
Passes in final third
67% (115/171)	57% (55/96)
Crosses
17% (5/30)	38% (3/8)
Expected assists (xA)
1.15	0.46
Throw ins
29	11
Fouls
11	10
Tackles
53% (9/17)	62% (13/21)
Duels won
46	50
Clearances
19	50
Interceptions
13	9
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
3	3
xGOT faced
1.18	1.19
Goals prevented
0.18	0.19

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
33', Thompson J. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
46', Azon I. ↓, Hirst G. ↑,
50', McCann A. 🟨,
65', Cajuste J. ↓, Taylor J. ↑,
65', Burns W. ↓, Egeli S. W. ↑,
72', 0 - 1, Gibson L. ⚽,
78', Mehmeti A. ↓, Akpom Ch. ↑,
78', Furlong D. ↓, Johnson B. ↑,
81', Devine A. ↓, Frokjaer-Jensen M. ↑,
83', Clarke J. 🟨,
90+2', 1 - 1, Clarke J. (Penalty Awarded),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Ipswich Town
69.3%

Draw
19.5%

Preston North End
11.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

63.6%

22.4%

14%

Our Initial ML Estimation

67.1%

21.2%

13.3%

Ipswich Town - Preston North End Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.37 ↓ (1.49)	4.89 ↑ (4.24)	8.45 ↑ (6.75)	5.1% (5.5%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Ipswich Town - Preston North End?

Users Predictions: 16 users predict this event. Ipswich will win (votes: 13 - 81.3%). Preston will win (votes: 2 - 12.5%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 6.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Ipswich: 62.2% – 100%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 2 - 100%) .

O/U 1, 1st Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -0.5 - Preston (3.12) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 4 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Ipswich Town will win (7 of 9 users predict this - 77.78%) 🥈 Silver Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 11 high ROI users predict this event. Ipswich (votes: 7 - 63.6%). Preston (votes: 2 - 18.2%). Tie (votes: 2 - 18.2%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:0.

Preview Facts

This match features a clash between the league leader and a mid-table team (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals) and 10).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Ipswich won 2.
Ipswich is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 4 wins).
Preston is currently in poor form (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Recently, Ipswich has had a series of home games.
In this match, Ipswich is the undisputed favorite.
There will not play in Ipswich: Akpom Ch. (Inactive) Nunez M. (Injury) Philogene J. (Injury) Townsend C. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Potts B. (Inactive) Storey J. (Red Card)
There are questionable in Preston: Devine A. (Injury) Hughes A. (Inactive) Iversen D. (Inactive)
We predict that Ipswich will win today's game, with odds of 1.34.
In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Ipswich won 6 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 21:19. (average 1.5:1.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Ipswich won 3 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 11:5. (average 1.8:0.8).

How many head-to-head matches has Ipswich Town won against Preston North End?

Ipswich Town has won 2 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Ipswich Town?

Preston North End has won 2 of their last 4 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Ipswich Town - Preston North End were as follows:

23.08.2025 Preston North End - Ipswich Town 1:0

03.02.2024 Preston North End - Ipswich Town 3:2

07.10.2023 Ipswich Town - Preston North End 4:2

19.07.2023 Preston North End - Ipswich Town 1:2

Latest results of Ipswich Town

24.01.2026 Sheffield United - Ipswich Town 3:1 ✺

20.01.2026 Ipswich Town - Bristol City 2:0 ✺

17.01.2026 Ipswich Town - Blackburn Rovers 3:0 ✺

10.01.2026 Ipswich Town - Blackpool 2:1 ✺

01.01.2026 Ipswich Town - Oxford United 2:1 ✺

Latest results of Preston North End

24.01.2026 Middlesbrough - Preston North End 4:0 ✺

20.01.2026 Preston North End - Hull City 0:3 ✺

17.01.2026 Preston North End - Derby County 0:1 ✺

09.01.2026 Preston North End - Wigan Athletic 0:1 ✺

04.01.2026 Bristol City - Preston North End 0:2 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	19	61
2	Coventry	31	17	8	6	63:35	28	59
3	Ipswich	30	15	9	6	51:29	22	54
4	Hull	31	16	6	9	50:43	7	54
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	3	53
6	Wrexham	31	12	11	8	44:39	5	47
7	Preston	31	12	11	8	38:34	4	47
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	5	46
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	4	46
10	Birmingham	32	12	10	10	43:39	4	46
11	Derby	31	12	9	10	45:39	6	45
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	3	44
13	QPR	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44
14	Stoke	31	12	7	12	34:28	6	43
15	Swansea	31	12	6	13	38:37	1	42
16	Norwich	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39
18	Charlton	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32
22	Blackburn	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32
23	Oxford Utd	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7

      Promotion ~ Premier League
      Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ League One