Birmingham logo
Blackburn logo
Bristol City
Charlton Athletic
Coventry City
Derby logo
Hull logo
Ipswich logo
Leicester logo
Middlesbrough logo
Millwall logo
Norwich logo
Oxford United
Portsmouth
Preston North End logo
QPR logo
Sheffield United logo
Sheffield Wednesday logo
Southampton logo
Stoke logo
Swansea logo
Watford logo
West Brom logo
Wrexham AFC
Ipswich logo
Championship
Dec 20, 2025 at 3pm UK
 
Sheffield Wednesday logo

3-1

Kipre (33'), Philogene-Bidace (60'), Clarke (87')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Cooper (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ipswich 3-1 Sheff Weds
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Championship
Next Game: Millwall vs. Ipswich
Friday, December 26 at 1pm in Championship
Last Game: Ipswich 3-1 Sheff Weds
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Championship
Next Game: Sheff Weds vs. Hull City
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ipswich Town win with a probability of 57.35%. A draw had a probability of 22.42% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 20.23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.91%) and 2-0 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.6%) , while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 0-1 (5.67%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.

Result
Ipswich TownDrawSheffield Wednesday
57.35% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)22.42% (-0.064 -0.06)20.23% (0.099 0.1)
Both teams to score 53.96% (0.375 0.38)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.07% (0.423 0.42)44.93% (-0.41699999999999 -0.42)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.71% (0.405 0.41)67.29% (-0.399 -0.4)
Ipswich Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.58% (0.136 0.14)15.42% (-0.131 -0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.75% (0.25 0.25)44.25% (-0.245 -0.25)
Sheffield Wednesday Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.8% (0.345 0.34)36.2% (-0.341 -0.34)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.01% (0.348 0.35)72.99% (-0.34299999999999 -0.34)
Score Analysis
    Ipswich Town 57.34%
    Sheffield Wednesday 20.23%
    Draw 22.42%
Ipswich TownDrawSheffield Wednesday
1-0 @ 10.43% (-0.14 -0.14)
2-1 @ 9.91% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
2-0 @ 9.76% (-0.086 -0.09)
3-1 @ 6.18% (0.031 0.03)
3-0 @ 6.08% (-0.025 -0.03)
3-2 @ 3.14% (0.045 0.04)
4-1 @ 2.89% (0.028 0.03)
4-0 @ 2.84% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.47% (0.028 0.03)
5-1 @ 1.08% (0.016 0.02)
5-0 @ 1.06% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 57.34%
1-1 @ 10.6% (-0.040000000000001 -0.04)
0-0 @ 5.58% (-0.101 -0.1)
2-2 @ 5.04% (0.049 0.05)
3-3 @ 1.06% (0.025 0.02)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 22.42%
0-1 @ 5.67% (-0.049 -0.05)
1-2 @ 5.39% (0.028 0.03)
0-2 @ 2.88% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 1.82% (0.026 0.03)
2-3 @ 1.71% (0.032 0.03)
0-3 @ 0.98% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 1.79%
Total : 20.23%

Head to Head
Mar 16, 2024 3pm
gameweek 38
Ipswich
6-0
Sheff Weds
Hutchinson (15', 49'), Burgess (37'), Broadhead (45+1'), Al-Hamadi (80', 90')
Hutchinson (34')

Ihiekwe (32'), Vaulks (86')
Sep 16, 2023 3pm
gameweek 6
Sheff Weds
0-1
Ipswich

Famewo (10'), Paterson (46'), Hendrick (66')
Chaplin (45')
Morsy (9'), Burns (41'), Hladky (56'), Chaplin (90+4')
Feb 11, 2023 3pm
gameweek 31
Ipswich
2-2
Sheff Weds
Broadhead (43'), Davis (51')
Smith (27'), Byers (34')
Sep 17, 2022 3pm
gameweek 10
Sheff Weds
2-2
Ipswich
Byers (75'), Smith (89')
Jackson (4'), Iorfa (71' og.)
Jan 29, 2022 3pm
gameweek 30
Sheff Weds
1-0
Ipswich
Johnson (6')
Dean (26')
rhs 2.0


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!