Middlesbrough 2-1 Ipswich Town: result and report

Championship · Friday 17 October 2025

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Ipswich Town

Championship · Friday 17 October 2025, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Middlesbrough · Ipswich Town · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 2-1 Ipswich Town: match report

Middlesbrough defeated Ipswich Town 2-1 in the Championship on Friday 17 October 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Middlesbrough's goals came from an own goal by Cédric Kipré (45+2') and Morgan Whittaker (55'). Ipswich Town scored through Dara O'Shea (76').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Ipswich Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 2nd on 18 points from 9 and Ipswich Town 9th on 13 points from 8. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 5th with 82 points, and Ipswich Town 2nd with 84.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Ipswich Town in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dael Fry of Middlesbrough (7.9), ahead of Dara O'Shea (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws and 2 for Ipswich Town.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-D-D-W-D and Ipswich Town's W-D-W-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Alfie JonesMiddlesbrough
  • 42'Yellow card · Callum BrittainMiddlesbrough
  • 44'Missed penalty · George HirstIpswich Town
  • 45+2'Own goal · Cédric KipréMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 55'Goal · Morgan WhittakerMiddlesbrough · 2-0
  • 76'Goal · Dara O'SheaIpswich Town · 2-1
  • 78'Yellow card · Azor MatusiwaIpswich Town
  • 83'Yellow card · Kaly SèneMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 5, draws 3, Ipswich Town 2.

Team news

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sol Brynn, Callum Brittain, Alfie Jones, Dael Fry, Matt Targett, Alan Browne, Hayden Hackney, Morgan Whittaker, Tommy Conway, Delano Burgzorg, David Strelec

Ipswich Town line-up (4-2-3-1)

Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong, Dara O'Shea, Cédric Kipré, Leif Davis, Jens Cajuste, Azor Matusiwa, Sindre Walle Egeli, Sammie Szmodics, Jaden Philogene, George Hirst