Just Football Predictions

Ipswich Town vs Preston North End

Full Time
Championship Portman Road Stadium
Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

1
-
1
Preston North End

Preston North End

Value Assessment Key Insights Match Context Recent Form Sidelined Head-to-Head League Signals Final Words

Value Assessment

Home Win
1.37
62% pred
-11.2%
Draw
4.53
22% pred
+0.2%
Away Win
8.32
16% pred
+3.9%
MARGINAL
BTTS Yes 2.11 40%
BTTS No 1.68 49%

Key Insights

European Race

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town in position 3 - competing for European qualification

Medium impact

Home Fortress

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town unbeaten at home in last 8 matches (7 wins, 1 draws) - strong home advantage

Medium impact

Top Scorer

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town has Jack Clarke ranked #5 in league scoring (11 goals) - strong attacking threat

Medium impact

Match Normality

95%

Normal match expected

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Jan 31 2026 · 15:00
Venue
Portman Road Stadium (Ipswich)
Competition
Championship · 30
Coaches
Kieran McKenna
Kieran McKenna
Ipswich Town
Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom
Preston North End
Referee
John Busby John Busby
Related Coverage
League season story Ipswich Town form report Preston North End form report

Recent Form

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town
4W 1D 0L
2 GF · 0.6 GA
D H Preston North End Preston North End 1-1
W H Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
W H Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 3-0
W H Blackpool Blackpool 2-1
W H Oxford United Oxford United 2-1
4W 1D 0L
2 GF · 0.6 GA
D H Preston North End Preston North End 1-1
W H Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
W H Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 3-0
W H Blackpool Blackpool 2-1
W H Oxford United Oxford United 2-1
2W 1D 2L
1.2 GF · 1.4 GA
W A Derby County Derby County 2-1
L A Sheffield United Sheffield United 1-3
W A Coventry City Coventry City 2-0
D A Millwall Millwall 0-0
L A Leicester City Leicester City 1-3
3W 1D 1L
1.8 GF · 1 GA
W A Derby County Derby County 2-1
D H Preston North End Preston North End 1-1
L A Sheffield United Sheffield United 1-3
W H Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
W H Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 3-0
Preston North End Preston North End
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
W A Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
L A Wrexham Wrexham 1-2
D A Stoke City Stoke City 0-0
2W 0D 3L
0.8 GF · 1 GA
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1
L H Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 0-1
W H Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 3-0
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
W A Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
L A Wrexham Wrexham 1-2
D A Stoke City Stoke City 0-0
1W 1D 3L
0.4 GF · 1.8 GA
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1

Sidelined Players

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 3 out
George Hirst
George Hirst
suspended
Sammie Szmodics
Sammie Szmodics
injury
Conor Townsend
Conor Townsend
injury
Preston North End Preston North End 0 out

No reported absences

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Ipswich Town
4
40%
Draws
3
30%
Preston North End
3
30%
Avg Goals
2.7
BTTS
50%

League Signals

Predictability
50%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Preston North End have been inconsistent, managing just 1 win in their last 5.