Ipswich host Oxford in the England Championship on 1 January 2026, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 15:00 UK Time.
Ipswich return to home soil with growing confidence after tightening their defensive structure across recent fixtures. Oxford arrive still searching for rhythm, with results showing promise at home but limited impact on their travels.
This matchup brings together Ipswich’s controlled approach and an Oxford side that often struggles to break games open away from home.
Ipswich’s recent form highlights a clear emphasis on control and defensive organisation. They kept clean sheets in three of their last five matches, including a convincing 2-0 away win at Coventry and a disciplined 0-0 draw at Millwall. At home, victories over Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City showed their ability to manage games once ahead.
Even in defeat at Leicester, Ipswich remained competitive before conceding late. Their home matches rarely turn chaotic, with scorelines reflecting patience rather than risk. Two of their last three home games ended with them conceding once or not at all.
That balance between control and timely attacking output has made Ipswich difficult to play through, particularly at Portman Road.
Oxford’s recent run underlines inconsistency, especially away from home. They have lost three of their last four away matches, failing to score in defeats at Swansea and Charlton. Even in the 1-1 draw at Blackburn, Oxford spent long spells defending territory.
At home, the 2-1 win over Southampton showed they can capitalise on momentum, but that level has not travelled. Oxford have scored just once across their last three away fixtures, which places pressure on a defence that often concedes first.
Head to head meetings also show Ipswich capable of controlling this fixture at home, including the 3-0 win in December 2022 and a recent run of tight, low scoring contests.
The best bet is Ipswich to win to nil at 2.10 odds. Ipswich have kept three clean sheets in their last five, while Oxford have failed to score in two of their last three away matches. That contrast supports a controlled home performance without sustained pressure at the back.
Under 2.5 goals at 2.14 odds also shapes up as a valuable bet. Ipswich rarely push games into high scoring territory, and Oxford’s away fixtures tend to stay compact rather than open.
From a correct score prediction perspective, Ipswich 2-0 at 6.50 odds aligns with the data. Ipswich’s steady attacking output combined with their defensive reliability points towards a measured home win built on control rather than volume.
| Ipswich | Oxford | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 44 | 45 |
| Wins | 22 | 11 |
| Draws | 14 | 14 |
| Loss | 8 | 20 |
| Goals For | 75 | 45 |
| Goals Against | 45 | 57 |
| Ipswich | Oxford | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 22 | 22 |
| Wins | 13 | 4 |
| Draws | 8 | 6 |
| Loss | 1 | 12 |
| Goals For | 40 | 21 |
| Goals Against | 17 | 30 |
|
28.04.26
|
Southampton Ipswich |
2-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
West Brom Ipswich |
0-0 |
|
22.04.26
|
Charlton Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
19.04.26
|
Ipswich Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
14.04.26
|
Portsmouth Ipswich |
2-0 |
|
11.04.26
|
Norwich Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
06.04.26
|
Ipswich Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Ipswich Millwall |
1-1 |
|
14.03.26
|
Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
10.03.26
|
Stoke City Ipswich |
3-3 |
|
07.03.26
|
Ipswich Leicester |
1-1 |
|
03.03.26
|
Ipswich Hull City |
1-0 |
|
28.02.26
|
Ipswich Swansea |
3-0 |
|
24.02.26
|
Watford Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
Wrexham Ipswich |
5-3 |
|
13.02.26
|
Wrexham Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Derby Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Ipswich Preston |
1-1 |
|
24.01.26
|
Sheffield United Ipswich |
3-1 |
|
20.01.26
|
Ipswich Bristol City |
2-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Ipswich Blackburn |
3-0 |
|
10.01.26
|
Ipswich Blackpool |
2-1 |
|
01.01.26
|
Ipswich Oxford |
2-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Coventry Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
|
Millwall Ipswich |
0-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Ipswich Sheffield Wednesday |
3-1 |
|
13.12.25
|
Leicester Ipswich |
3-1 |
|
10.12.25
|
Ipswich Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
06.12.25
|
Ipswich Coventry |
3-0 |
|
28.11.25
|
Oxford Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Hull City Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
22.11.25
|
Ipswich Wrexham |
0-0 |
|
08.11.25
|
Swansea Ipswich |
1-4 |
|
04.11.25
|
Ipswich Watford |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
QPR Ipswich |
1-4 |
|
25.10.25
|
Ipswich West Brom |
1-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Ipswich Charlton |
0-3 |
|
17.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
05.10.25
|
Ipswich Norwich |
3-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Bristol City Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Ipswich Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Blackburn Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
12.09.25
|
Ipswich Sheffield United |
5-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Ipswich Derby |
2-2 |
|
23.08.25
|
Preston Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
17.08.25
|
Ipswich Southampton |
1-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
Bromley Ipswich (Penalties:5 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
08.08.25
|
Birmingham Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Auxerre Ipswich |
0-3 |
|
25.07.25
|
Aberdeen Ipswich |
1-3 |
|
19.04.26
|
Ipswich Middlesbrough |
2-2 |
|
06.04.26
|
Ipswich Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Ipswich Millwall |
1-1 |
|
07.03.26
|
Ipswich Leicester |
1-1 |
|
03.03.26
|
Ipswich Hull City |
1-0 |
|
28.02.26
|
Ipswich Swansea |
3-0 |
|
31.01.26
|
Ipswich Preston |
1-1 |
|
20.01.26
|
Ipswich Bristol City |
2-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Ipswich Blackburn |
3-0 |
|
10.01.26
|
Ipswich Blackpool |
2-1 |
|
01.01.26
|
Ipswich Oxford |
2-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Ipswich Sheffield Wednesday |
3-1 |
|
10.12.25
|
Ipswich Stoke City |
1-0 |
|
06.12.25
|
Ipswich Coventry |
3-0 |
|
22.11.25
|
Ipswich Wrexham |
0-0 |
|
04.11.25
|
Ipswich Watford |
1-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Ipswich West Brom |
1-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Ipswich Charlton |
0-3 |
|
05.10.25
|
Ipswich Norwich |
3-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Ipswich Portsmouth |
2-1 |
|
12.09.25
|
Ipswich Sheffield United |
5-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Ipswich Derby |
2-2 |
|
17.08.25
|
Ipswich Southampton |
1-1 |
|
25.05.25
|
Ipswich West Ham |
1-3 |
|
10.05.25
|
Ipswich Brentford |
0-1 |
|
20.04.25
|
Ipswich Arsenal |
0-4 |
|
05.04.25
|
Ipswich Wolves |
1-2 |
|
15.03.25
|
Ipswich Nottingham Forest |
2-4 |
|
22.02.25
|
Ipswich Tottenham |
1-4 |
|
01.02.25
|
Ipswich Southampton |
1-2 |
|
19.01.25
|
Ipswich Manchester City |
0-6 |
|
16.01.25
|
Ipswich Brighton |
0-2 |
|
12.01.25
|
Ipswich Bristol Rovers |
3-0 |
|
30.12.24
|
Ipswich Chelsea |
2-0 |
|
21.12.24
|
Ipswich Newcastle |
0-4 |
|
08.12.24
|
Ipswich Bournemouth |
1-2 |
|
03.12.24
|
Ipswich Crystal Palace |
0-1 |
|
24.11.24
|
Ipswich Manchester United |
1-1 |
|
02.11.24
|
Ipswich Leicester |
1-1 |
|
19.10.24
|
Ipswich Everton |
0-2 |
|
29.09.24
|
Ipswich Aston Villa |
2-2 |
|
31.08.24
|
Ipswich Fulham |
1-1 |
|
17.08.24
|
Ipswich Liverpool |
0-2 |
|
10.08.24
|
Ipswich Nice |
1-0 |
|
27.07.24
|
Ipswich Fortuna Dusseldorf |
1-2 |
|
04.05.24
|
Ipswich Huddersfield |
2-0 |
|
13.04.24
|
Ipswich Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
10.04.24
|
Ipswich Watford |
0-0 |
|
01.04.24
|
Ipswich Southampton |
3-2 |
|
16.03.24
|
Ipswich Sheffield Wednesday |
6-0 |
|
28.04.26
|
Southampton Ipswich |
2-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
West Brom Ipswich |
0-0 |
|
22.04.26
|
Charlton Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
14.04.26
|
Portsmouth Ipswich |
2-0 |
|
11.04.26
|
Norwich Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
14.03.26
|
Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
10.03.26
|
Stoke City Ipswich |
3-3 |
|
24.02.26
|
Watford Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
Wrexham Ipswich |
5-3 |
|
13.02.26
|
Wrexham Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Derby Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Sheffield United Ipswich |
3-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Coventry Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
|
Millwall Ipswich |
0-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Leicester Ipswich |
3-1 |
|
28.11.25
|
Oxford Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Hull City Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
08.11.25
|
Swansea Ipswich |
1-4 |
|
01.11.25
|
QPR Ipswich |
1-4 |
|
17.10.25
|
Middlesbrough Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Bristol City Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Blackburn Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Preston Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
12.08.25
|
Bromley Ipswich (Penalties:5 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
08.08.25
|
Birmingham Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Auxerre Ipswich |
0-3 |
|
25.07.25
|
Aberdeen Ipswich |
1-3 |
|
19.07.25
|
BW Linz Ipswich |
1-4 |
|
18.05.25
|
Leicester Ipswich |
2-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Everton Ipswich |
2-2 |
|
26.04.25
|
Newcastle Ipswich |
3-0 |
|
13.04.25
|
Chelsea Ipswich |
2-2 |
|
02.04.25
|
Bournemouth Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
08.03.25
|
Crystal Palace Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
03.03.25
|
Nottingham Forest Ipswich (Penalties:5 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
26.02.25
|
Manchester United Ipswich |
3-2 |
|
15.02.25
|
Aston Villa Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
08.02.25
|
Coventry Ipswich |
1-4 |
|
25.01.25
|
Liverpool Ipswich |
4-1 |
|
05.01.25
|
Fulham Ipswich |
2-2 |
|
27.12.24
|
Arsenal Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
14.12.24
|
Wolves Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
30.11.24
|
Nottingham Forest Ipswich |
1-0 |
|
10.11.24
|
Tottenham Ipswich |
1-2 |
|
26.10.24
|
Brentford Ipswich |
4-3 |
|
05.10.24
|
West Ham Ipswich |
4-1 |
|
21.09.24
|
Southampton Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
14.09.24
|
Brighton Ipswich |
0-0 |
|
28.08.24
|
AFC Wimbledon Ipswich (Penalties:4 - 2) |
2-2 |
|
24.08.24
|
Manchester City Ipswich |
4-1 |
|
02.05.26
|
Millwall Oxford |
2-0 |
|
25.04.26
|
Oxford Sheffield Wednesday |
4-1 |
|
21.04.26
|
Oxford Wrexham |
0-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Derby Oxford |
1-0 |
|
11.04.26
|
Oxford Watford |
2-0 |
|
06.04.26
|
Portsmouth Oxford |
2-2 |
|
03.04.26
|
Oxford Hull City |
1-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Southampton Oxford |
2-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Oxford Charlton |
1-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
Oxford Blackburn |
1-0 |
|
06.03.26
|
Preston Oxford |
1-3 |
|
28.02.26
|
Oxford West Brom |
2-1 |
|
25.02.26
|
Stoke City Oxford |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
0-0 |
|
15.02.26
|
Oxford Sunderland |
0-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Oxford Norwich |
0-3 |
|
07.02.26
|
Coventry Oxford |
0-0 |
|
03.02.26
|
Sheffield United Oxford |
3-1 |
|
31.01.26
|
Oxford Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Leicester Oxford |
1-2 |
|
20.01.26
|
Oxford QPR |
0-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Oxford Bristol City |
0-0 |
|
09.01.26
|
MK Dons Oxford (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
01.01.26
|
Ipswich Oxford |
2-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Oxford Swansea |
0-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Oxford Southampton |
2-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Charlton Oxford |
1-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Oxford Preston |
1-2 |
|
09.12.25
|
Blackburn Oxford |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Swansea Oxford |
2-0 |
|
28.11.25
|
Oxford Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Norwich Oxford |
1-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
West Brom Oxford |
2-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Oxford Stoke City |
0-3 |
|
01.11.25
|
Oxford Millwall |
2-2 |
|
25.10.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Oxford |
1-2 |
|
22.10.25
|
Wrexham Oxford |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Oxford Derby |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Watford Oxford |
2-1 |
|
01.10.25
|
QPR Oxford |
0-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Oxford Sheffield United |
0-1 |
|
21.09.25
|
Bristol City Oxford |
1-3 |
|
13.09.25
|
Oxford Leicester |
2-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Oxford Coventry |
2-2 |
|
27.08.25
|
Oxford Brighton |
0-6 |
|
23.08.25
|
Birmingham Oxford |
1-0 |
|
17.08.25
|
Hull City Oxford |
3-2 |
|
12.08.25
|
Oxford Colchester |
1-0 |
|
09.08.25
|
Oxford Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
25.04.26
|
Oxford Sheffield Wednesday |
4-1 |
|
21.04.26
|
Oxford Wrexham |
0-1 |
|
11.04.26
|
Oxford Watford |
2-0 |
|
03.04.26
|
Oxford Hull City |
1-1 |
|
14.03.26
|
Oxford Charlton |
1-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
Oxford Blackburn |
1-0 |
|
28.02.26
|
Oxford West Brom |
2-1 |
|
15.02.26
|
Oxford Sunderland |
0-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Oxford Norwich |
0-3 |
|
31.01.26
|
Oxford Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
20.01.26
|
Oxford QPR |
0-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Oxford Bristol City |
0-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Oxford Swansea |
0-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Oxford Southampton |
2-1 |
|
13.12.25
|
Oxford Preston |
1-2 |
|
28.11.25
|
Oxford Ipswich |
2-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
1-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Oxford Stoke City |
0-3 |
|
01.11.25
|
Oxford Millwall |
2-2 |
|
18.10.25
|
Oxford Derby |
1-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Oxford Sheffield United |
0-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Oxford Leicester |
2-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Oxford Coventry |
2-2 |
|
27.08.25
|
Oxford Brighton |
0-6 |
|
12.08.25
|
Oxford Colchester |
1-0 |
|
09.08.25
|
Oxford Portsmouth |
0-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Oxford Malaga |
3-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Oxford Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
15.07.25
|
Oxford Maidenhead |
0-0 |
|
13.07.25
|
Oxford Port FC |
1-2 |
|
06.07.25
|
Oxford Indonesia Super League All Star |
6-3 |
|
26.04.25
|
Oxford Sunderland |
2-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Oxford Leeds |
0-1 |
|
09.04.25
|
Oxford QPR |
1-3 |
|
05.04.25
|
Oxford Sheffield United |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
|
Oxford Watford |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
|
Oxford Coventry |
2-3 |
|
15.02.25
|
Oxford Portsmouth |
0-2 |
|
01.02.25
|
Oxford Bristol City |
1-1 |
|
21.01.25
|
Oxford Luton |
3-2 |
|
18.01.25
|
Oxford Blackburn |
1-0 |
|
29.12.24
|
Oxford Plymouth |
2-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Oxford Cardiff |
3-2 |
|
14.12.24
|
Oxford Sheffield Wednesday |
1-3 |
|
30.11.24
|
Oxford Millwall |
1-1 |
|
23.11.24
|
Oxford Middlesbrough |
2-6 |
|
05.11.24
|
Oxford Hull City |
1-0 |
|
02.11.24
|
Oxford Swansea |
1-2 |
|
22.10.24
|
Oxford Derby |
1-1 |
|
19.10.24
|
Oxford West Brom |
1-1 |
|
02.05.26
|
Millwall Oxford |
2-0 |
|
18.04.26
|
Derby Oxford |
1-0 |
|
06.04.26
|
Portsmouth Oxford |
2-2 |
|
21.03.26
|
Southampton Oxford |
2-0 |
|
06.03.26
|
Preston Oxford |
1-3 |
|
25.02.26
|
Stoke City Oxford |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
0-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Coventry Oxford |
0-0 |
|
03.02.26
|
Sheffield United Oxford |
3-1 |
|
24.01.26
|
Leicester Oxford |
1-2 |
|
09.01.26
|
MK Dons Oxford (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
01.01.26
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Ipswich Oxford |
2-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Charlton Oxford |
1-0 |
|
09.12.25
|
Blackburn Oxford |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Swansea Oxford |
2-0 |
|
25.11.25
|
Norwich Oxford |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
West Brom Oxford |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Oxford |
1-2 |
|
22.10.25
|
Wrexham Oxford |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Watford Oxford |
2-1 |
|
01.10.25
|
QPR Oxford |
0-0 |
|
21.09.25
|
Bristol City Oxford |
1-3 |
|
23.08.25
|
Birmingham Oxford |
1-0 |
|
17.08.25
|
Hull City Oxford |
3-2 |
|
10.07.25
|
Arema FC Oxford |
0-4 |
|
03.05.25
|
Swansea Oxford |
3-3 |
|
21.04.25
|
Cardiff Oxford |
1-1 |
|
12.04.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Oxford |
0-1 |
|
29.03.25
|
Middlesbrough Oxford |
2-1 |
|
12.03.25
|
Hull City Oxford |
2-1 |
|
07.03.25
|
Norwich Oxford |
1-1 |
|
22.02.25
|
West Brom Oxford |
2-0 |
|
11.02.25
|
Derby Oxford |
0-0 |
|
04.02.25
|
Burnley Oxford |
1-0 |
|
25.01.25
|
Stoke City Oxford |
0-0 |
|
14.01.25
|
Plymouth Oxford |
1-1 |
|
11.01.25
|
Exeter City Oxford |
3-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Preston Oxford |
1-1 |
|
01.01.25
|
Millwall Oxford |
0-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Leeds Oxford |
4-0 |
|
11.12.24
|
QPR Oxford |
2-0 |
|
26.11.24
|
Sheffield United Oxford |
3-0 |
|
08.11.24
|
Watford Oxford |
1-0 |
|
26.10.24
|
Sunderland Oxford |
2-0 |
|
05.10.24
|
Portsmouth Oxford |
1-1 |
|
01.10.24
|
Luton Oxford |
2-2 |
|
21.09.24
|
Bristol City Oxford |
2-1 |
|
27.08.24
|
Coventry Oxford |
1-0 |
|
24.08.24
|
Blackburn Oxford |
2-1 |
|
16.08.24
|
Coventry Oxford |
3-2 |
|
28.11.2025
|
Oxford Ipswich |
2-1
|
|
21.01.2023
|
Oxford Ipswich |
2-1
|
|
26.12.2022
|
Ipswich Oxford |
3-0
|
|
19.03.2022
|
Oxford Ipswich |
1-1
|
|
13.11.2021
|
Ipswich Oxford |
0-0
|
|
26.12.2022
|
Ipswich Oxford |
3-0
|
|
13.11.2021
|
Ipswich Oxford |
0-0
|
|
20.02.2021
|
Ipswich Oxford |
0-0
|
|
22.02.2020
|
Ipswich Oxford |
0-1
|