Ipswich Town vs Oxford United Prediction and Betting Tips | January 1st 2026

Ipswich Town will host Oxford United at the Portman Road Stadium on Thursday in the 24th round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. The hosts will be keen to continue their recent solid form and stand a chance to move into second place on the league table.

Ipswich struck twice in the final 20 minutes to seal an impressive 2-0 win away at Coventry City, inflicting just a third league defeat of the season on the league leaders and cutting the gap at the top to 10 points. The Tractor Boys have enjoyed a solid campaign overall, recording 11 wins and eight draws from 24 games, and will be keen to carry that form into the second half of the season as they look to secure at least a promotion playoff place.

Oxford, on the other hand, have found results hard to come by for much of the season and now sit in the relegation zone with just five wins from 24 league games. They lost 1-0 to Swansea City on Monday, their third defeat in four matches, and will need to start picking up points soon if they are to move out of the drop zone.

Ipswich Town vs Oxford United Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have met on 29 previous occasions going into this midweek's fixture. Ipswich have won 11 of those matches, 10 have ended in draws while Oxford United have won the remaining eight.
• The hosts have won only one of the last five editions of this fixture.
• The visitors picked up an impressive 2-1 victory when the two teams faced off in the league last month.
• Ipswich Town have the second-best offensive record and the joint-best defensive record in the English second tier, having scored 40 goals and conceded only 23 across 24 games played.

Ipswich Town vs Oxford United Prediction

The Tractor Boys head into Thursday’s game as favorites thanks to their home advantage and superior form at both ends of the pitch.

With four defeats in their last six outings, the Yellows would likely settle for a point on the road but will need a standout performance to avoid defeat against one of the division’s strongest sides.

Prediction: Ipswich Town 2-0 Oxford United

Ipswich Town vs Oxford United Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Ipswich Town to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the visitors' last six games have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No

Edited by Peter P