Stored context before this match
Before this match, Ipswich have 16 scored home results and Birmingham 16 scored away results stored in 2023-24. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Ipswich at home: 2.31 points per match (16 measured matches); Birmingham away: 0.69 points per match (16 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Ipswich scored 2.56 per home match (16 measured matches); Birmingham scored 0.88 away (16). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.37 per club appearance across 796 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 20 of 32 pooled club appearances (62.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Ipswich: 1 wins; Birmingham: 1 wins; draws: 3.
Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.
A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.