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England Championship

Ipswich

Sheffield Wednesday

Preview Team statistics AI Prediction H2H Team recent Odds Lineups Injuries / suspensions League table

Match Events

C. Kipre

33'

49'

Liam Cooper

J. Philogene

60'

71'

L. Cooper

Darnell Furlong

78'

J. Clarke

87'

Preview

Ipswich vs Sheffield Wednesday: Ipswich Poised to Capitalise on Wednesday's Woes

Championship frontrunners Ipswich Town host a struggling Sheffield Wednesday side in a fixture that starkly contrasts recent form. Ipswich's formidable home record and consistent scoring should pose significant problems for a Wednesday team that has found wins elusive.

This match is set up to be a clash of contrasting styles and form. Ipswich will likely aim to leverage their attacking prowess and home advantage, using their superior possession statistics to build attacks and probe Wednesday's defence. Sheffield Wednesday, struggling for results, may adopt a more conservative approach, looking to frustrate the hosts and perhaps hit on the counter, although their limited attacking output suggests this could be a tough ask. The home side's ability to create chances from open play and maintain pressure will be key against a Wednesday team that has been defensively brittle.

Team statistics

England Championship

Ipswich

Sheffield Wednesday

Matches played

9 - 7 - 5

Results

1 - 6 - 13

42.9%

Win %

1.7

Goals scored

0.8

Goals conceded

4.9

Shots on target

3.3

5.9

Shots off target

4.1

4.8

Blocked shots

2.9

55.9

Ball possession

47.6

81.6

Pass accuracy

73.6

10.6

Fouls

11.3

2.3

Goalkeeper saves

4.2

1.6

Yellow cards

1.7

Red cards

0.1

League averages

Key points

• Ipswich average 1.7 goals per game overall and concede only 0.8 at home.
• Sheffield Wednesday have lost 65% of their league games this season and 81.8% of their home games.
• Ipswich's home goal scoring average is 1.7, while Sheffield Wednesday concede an average of 1.4 goals away.

AI Prediction

The statistical disparity between Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday is significant, particularly when considering Ipswich's commanding home form against Wednesday's dismal away record. Ipswich consistently score goals and boast a strong defence at home, whereas Wednesday struggle at both ends. The odds heavily favour the home side, reinforcing this statistical picture. Given Ipswich's offensive capabilities and Wednesday's defensive frailties, a comfortable home win with Ipswich likely outscoring their opponents seems the most probable outcome.

AI

Confidence

Pick

Recent Win% (20)
nova-lite-v1 (fr)

by amazon

75%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

20%

O/U

47%

BTTS

50%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ar)

by google

88%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 OVER

1x2

23%

O/U

43%

BTTS

57%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (es)

by google

85%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

27%

O/U

57%

BTTS

60%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ru)

by google

85%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 OVER

1x2

30%

O/U

43%

BTTS

50%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (vi)

by google

82%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

17%

O/U

47%

BTTS

57%
gemini-2.5-flash-lite (en)

by google

88%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 OVER

1x2

17%

O/U

47%

BTTS

47%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (it)

by meta-llama

80%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

30%

O/U

50%

BTTS

47%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (nl)

by meta-llama

80%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

30%

O/U

30%

BTTS

47%
llama-3.3-70b-instruct (pt)

by meta-llama

80%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

20%

O/U

50%

BTTS

57%
phi-4-multimodal-instruct (id)

by microsoft

88%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

13%

O/U

50%

BTTS

47%
mistral-nemo (de)

by mistralai

85%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

23%

O/U

50%

BTTS

43%
gpt-oss-120b:exacto (tr)

by openai

78%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 UNDER

1x2

37%

O/U

43%

BTTS

40%
qwen-turbo (th)

by qwen

85%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

23%

O/U

40%

BTTS

50%
grok-4.1-fast (ja)

by x-ai

88%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

23%

O/U

67%

BTTS

63%
grok-4.1-fast (ko)

by x-ai

88%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 OVER

1x2

17%

O/U

47%

BTTS

53%

H2H

Championship

Match date	Team	Score	Team	O/U 2.5	BTTS
3/16/2024	HOME Ipswich	W 6 - 0 L	Sheffield Wednesday	O	N
9/16/2023	Ipswich	W 1 - 0 L	Sheffield Wednesday AWAY	U	N

Includes records from 2023 onwards.

Team recent

Ipswich

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
AWAY	Leicester	1 - 3	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Stoke City	1 - 0	W	U	N	N
HOME	Coventry	3 - 0	W	O	N	N
AWAY	Blackburn	1 - 1	D	U	Y	N
AWAY	Oxford United	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Hull City	2 - 0	W	U	N	Y
HOME	Wrexham	0 - 0	D	U	N	Y
AWAY	Swansea	4 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
HOME	Watford	1 - 1	D	U	Y	N
AWAY	QPR	4 - 1	W	O	Y	N

Ipswich Town have established themselves as genuine promotion contenders, demonstrating impressive consistency throughout the season. At home, they've been particularly strong, averaging nearly two goals scored per game while conceding less than one. Their recent form, while dipping slightly in possession in the last three, still shows a winning mentality with two wins in their last three matches. The overall statistics paint a picture of a well-drilled side that dictates play and poses a constant attacking threat.

Sheffield Wednesday

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
HOME	Derby	0 - 3	L	O	N	N
AWAY	Watford	1 - 1	D	U	Y	N
HOME	Preston	2 - 3	L	O	Y	N
AWAY	Millwall	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y
HOME	Sheffield Utd	0 - 3	L	O	N	N
AWAY	Southampton	1 - 3	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Norwich	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
AWAY	West Brom	0 - 0	D	U	N	N
HOME	Oxford United	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Middlesbrough	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y

Sheffield Wednesday's season has been a difficult one, marked by a high number of losses. Their away record is particularly concerning, with a significant majority of their away fixtures ending in defeat. While they've shown flashes of resilience, managing a few draws on the road, their scoring output has been limited, and they concede more than they score. Recent form has done little to inspire confidence, with a winless streak in their last three, and a particularly poor showing in their last outing where they failed to score and conceded three.

Over

Under

Yes

Odds

1x2

HOME

1.2

DRAW

6.5

AWAY

2.5 OVER/UNDER

OVER

1.57

UNDER

2.38

BTTS

YES

2.25

1.57

Lineups

Ipswich

(4-2-3-1)

Christian Walton

Leif Davis

Cédric Kipré

Dara O'Shea

Darnell Furlong

Jens Cajuste

Azor Matusiwa

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Marcelino Núñez

Sindre Walle Egeli

George Hirst

Bailey Cadamarteri

Jamal Lowe

Charlie McNeill

Harry Amass

Barry Bannan

Svante Ingelsson

Liam Palmer

Max Lowe

Liam Cooper

Dominic Iorfa

Pierce Charles

Sheffield Wednesday

(3-4-1-2)

Average Player Rating

Injuries / suspensions

Ipswich

Name	Reason	Type	G/A
W. Burns	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	1 / 1
H. Clarke	Inactive	Missing Fixture	- / -
C. Townsend	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0

Sheffield Wednesday

Name	Reason	Type	G/A
D. Bernard	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
B. Fernandes	Inactive	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
S. Fusire	International duty	Missing Fixture	1 / 1
Guilherme Siqueira	Achilles Tendon Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
O. Kobacki	Groin Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
N. Redmond	Inactive	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
Y. Valery	International duty	Missing Fixture	0 / 1
E. Weaver	Leg Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0

League table

England Championship

#	Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	24	15	7	2	54	23	31	52	WDWDL
2	Middlesbrough	23	12	7	4	33	24	9	43	DLWWW
3	Ipswich	24	10	9	5	38	23	15	39	DWLWW
4	Hull City	23	11	5	7	39	37	2	38	DWWWL
5	Preston	23	9	10	4	30	23	7	37	DDWDD
6	Bristol City	23	10	6	7	32	25	7	36	WWLDL
7	Millwall	23	10	6	7	25	31	-6	36	DLLDW
8	Watford	23	9	8	6	33	29	4	35	WWDDW
9	QPR	23	10	5	8	33	35	-2	35	DWLWW
10	Stoke City	23	10	4	9	28	21	7	34	DLWLL
11	Derby	23	8	8	7	32	31	1	32	DDWDL
12	Southampton	23	8	7	8	37	33	4	31	LDLWW
13	Wrexham	23	7	10	6	32	30	2	31	WLDLD
14	Leicester	23	8	7	8	32	33	-1	31	LLWDW
15	Birmingham	23	8	6	9	31	30	1	30	DLDLL
16	West Brom	23	8	4	11	26	31	-5	28	LLWLL
17	Charlton	22	7	6	9	21	27	-6	27	LWDLL
18	Blackburn	22	7	5	10	22	26	-4	26	DWLDD
19	Sheffield Utd	23	8	2	13	31	36	-5	26	LWLDW
20	Swansea	23	7	5	11	24	31	-7	26	LWLWW
21	Oxford United	23	5	7	11	24	32	-8	22	WLLDL
22	Portsmouth	22	5	7	10	19	29	-10	22	DDWLL
23	Norwich	23	5	6	12	26	35	-9	21	WDWDL
24	Sheffield Wednesday	22	1	7	14	18	45	-27	-8	DLLDL

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Ipswich vs Sheffield Wednesday: Ipswich Poised to Capitalise on Wednesday's Woes

Team statistics

Team Stats Comparison

Key points

AI Prediction

H2H

Team recent

Ipswich Team recent

Sheffield Wednesday Team recent

Odds

Ipswich

Sheffield Wednesday

Injuries / suspensions

Ipswich Injuries / suspensions

Sheffield Wednesday Injuries / suspensions

League table