Portman Road welcomes Ipswich Town and Birmingham City this Saturday in the Championship. Ipswich look to leapfrog Leeds into second, whereas Birmingham look to extend their lead over the relegation zone.
Ipswich currently sit third in the Championship after 33 games. The Tractor Boys have 20 wins, nine draws and four losses, leaving them on 69 points, equal with second-place Leeds and nine points from top of the league Leicester.
In their last five games in all competitions, Ipswich have three wins, one draw and one loss.
A brace from Will Keane and an own goal from George Edmundson gave Preston the 3 - 0 lead at halftime. Kieffer Moore did manage to grab a brace in the late stages of the game, but Preston held on for the 3 - 2 win. Tom Fellows opened the scoring for West Brom, giving them the 1 - 0 lead at halftime. Nathan Broadhead equalised just one minute into the second half but John Swift regained the lead for The Baggies with 15 minutes to go. However, Omari Hutchinson equalised in the 93rd minute to grab a 2 - 2 draw.
An own goal from Wes Harding and goals from Broadhead, Moore and Ali Al-Hamadi gave Ipswich the 4 - 0 win over Millwall. Broadhead was on the scoresheet again for Ipswich but Jerry Yates equalised just after the 30 minute mark for Swansea. However, Conor Chaplin scored to grab the 2 - 1 win for Ipswich.
The last time out for Ipswich was against Rotherham. Tom Eaves gave Rotherham the shock lead in the second minute, but a brace from Wes Burns and a goal from Moore gave Ipswich the 3 - 1 lead at halftime. Hakeem Odoffin got a goal for Rotherham early in the second half and a penalty from Cafu in the 94th minute levelled it for Rotherham. However, a 95th minute penalty from Hutchison secured a 4 - 3 win for Ipswich.
Birmingham, on the other hand, currently sit 16th. In 32 games, The Blues have ten wins, eight draws and 14 losses which leaves them on 38 points, six points above the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Birmingham have two wins and three losses.
In the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, Birmingham took on Leicester. Jamie Vardy, Yunus Akgun and Denis Praet all scored in the second half to give Leicester the 3 - 0 win. Back in the Championship, Birmingham took on West Brom. Andreas Weimann scored the only goal of the game in the 85th minute to give West Brom the 1 - 0 win.
It was another loss for Birmingham next time out, this time against Sheffield Wednesday. Ike Ugbo scored both goals in the 2 - 0 wins for Wednesday over Birmingham. The Blues bounced back against Blackburn. Andre Dozzell scored the only goal of the game in the 77th minute to give Birmingham the 1 - 0 win.
The most recent outing for Birmingham was against Sunderland. Jack Clarke opened the scoring for Sunderland, but goals from Jordan James and Koji Miyoshi in the second half to give The Blues the 2 - 1 win over Sunderland.
Ipswich and Birmingham have met 84 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1954. The Tractor Boys have the better record in the fixture with 35 wins in comparison to Birmingham’s 30 wins, the other 19 games ending in a draw.