Season so far

Championship

Key, Preston v Ipswich
League position, Preston North End 7th, Ipswich Town 17thTotal points, Preston North End 4, Ipswich Town 2

Goals scored

Preston North End 3Ipswich Town 2

Form guide

All competitions

Preston North End won
v Leicester City
2
1
Championship
Ipswich Town draw
v Southampton
1
1
Championship
Preston North End won
v Barrow
0
1
League Cup
Ipswich Town draw
v Bromley
1
1
League Cup
Preston North End draw
v Queens Park Rangers
1
1
Championship
Ipswich Town draw
v Birmingham City
1
1
Championship
Preston North End lose
v Bolton Wanderers
2
0
Club Friendlies
Ipswich Town won
v Auxerre
0
3
Club Friendlies
Preston North End draw
v Getafe
0
0
Club Friendlies
Ipswich Town won
v Charlton Athletic
2
1
Club Friendlies

Previous meetings

All competitions

Preston North End and Ipswich Town
Played
31
Preston North End Won 11Ipswich Town Won 11Draw 9

Previous scores

All competitions

Championship

Preston North End 3 , Ipswich Town 2 on the 3rd of February 2024
Preston North End
Ipswich Town
3rd of February 2024
Ipswich Town 4 , Preston North End 2 on the 7th of October 2023
Ipswich Town
Preston North End
7th of October 2023

Club Friendlies

Preston North End 1 , Ipswich Town 2 on the 19th of July 2023
Preston North End
Ipswich Town
19th of July 2023

Match Facts

  • Preston North End have won two of their last three league games against Ipswich Town (L1), after failing to win any of their prior eight matches against the Tractor Boys between April 2011 and November 2018 (D3 L5).

  • Ipswich Town have won just two of their last 16 away league games against Preston North End (D6 L8), losing 3-2 on their last visit to Deepdale in February 2024.

  • Preston have lost just two of their last 17 home league games (W5 D10), while among ever-present Championship sides since the start of last season, only Bristol City (3) have lost fewer home league games than the Lilywhites (4).  

  • After drawing each of their opening two Championship matches, Ipswich have now won just one of their last 21 league games (D6 L14) and have failed to keep a single clean sheet during that time.

  • Preston’s Ali McCann has made more tackles than any other player in the second tier this season (12) – two more than anyone else. Since the start of last season, only four players who remain in the Championship have made more overall (111).