{"id":1392013,"date":"2025-08-06T15:50:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1392013"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:30:12","slug":"birmingham-vs-ipswich-championship","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/birmingham-vs-ipswich-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham vs Ipswich prediction, odds, tips & team news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2025-26 Championship<\/a> season gets underway on Friday 8th August at 8pm with Birmingham City hosting Ipswich Town at St Andrews. Neither side were in the Championship last season, with Birmingham promoted from League One<\/a> and Ipswich relegated from the Premier League<\/a>. This game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football. Find our match preview and best bets from expert tipster Anthony Eadson below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sammie Szmodics Over 0.5 Shots on Target (4\/5 with BetMGM<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The last time Sammie Szmodics played in the Championship he won the golden boot award, after scoring 27 goals for Blackburn Rovers in 2023-24. I see no reason why he can’t get close to that figure once again, for an Ipswich side who looked primed to be fighting for the title under the magic Kieran McKenna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his final three Premier League starts for Ipswich last season, Szmoidcs recorded five shots on target, giving plenty of appeal to the 4\/5 for him to record one or more against Birmingham. It’s also worth noting that Szmodics recorded at least one shot on target in 11 of his last 12 Championship starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leif Davis Anytime Assist (4\/1 with Betway<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There is a slight doubt over the fitness of Leif Davis; however, if he is a confirmed starter at St Andrews, I’ll be taking plenty of the 4\/1 that is available for the Ipswich left-back to record an assist. Betway and bet365 both go 4\/1, implying a 20% chance of success, but after a massive 18 assists in his last season in the Championship. I feel that price is too big. Over the course of his career, he averages 0.36 assists per 90 and can open his account for the new campaign in the Midlands. <\/p>\n\n\n

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