Preview

• Anticipation builds as Preston North End prepare to host Ipswich Town at Deepdale on 2025-08-23 (kick-off 15:00 GMT), in week 3 of the 2025-2026 Championship.
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between P. Heckingbottom and K. McKenna.
• Preston North End are 8th in the standings with 4 points, followed by Ipswich Town in 17th on 2 points.
• There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Preston North End or Ipswich Town.
• Forecasting a three-man defense for Preston North End (3-1-4-2), while Ipswich Town are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
• Mixed fortunes: Preston North End prevailed 2-1 against Leicester City, whereas Ipswich Town were held to a 1-1 draw vs. Southampton.
• Preston North End (2-2-1) and Ipswich Town (2-3-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
• Preston North End have clearly got the edge H2H: in 26 meetings, they've beaten Ipswich Town 11 times, with 6 draws and only 9 losses.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (1-0-0 vs 0-1-0) and scoring roughly 2.00-1.00 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

23/08/2025 14:00

Deepdale

N/A

Championship

Team Kits

Events

11'	M. Osmajic (PEN)	1 - 0
26'	A. Hughes
40'			B. Johnson
45+1'	P. Valentin
HT 1 - 0
66'			C. Chaplin J. Philogene
66'			A. Young B. Johnson
66'			K. McAteer J. Clarke
73'	S. T. Thordarson A. Devine
73'	O. Offiah P. Valentin
73'	D. Jebbison M. Smith
77'			C. Akpom S. Szmodics
77'			J. Cajuste A. Matusiwa
78'	L. Lindsay A. Hughes
82'	M. Osmajic
84'			K. McAteer
84'	T. Small
86'	A. Vukcevic T. Small
90+2'	S. T. Thordarson
90+5'	A. McCann

Stats

Lineups

H2H

Standings