England Championship---Middlesbrough VS Ipswich Town Prediction

Middlesbrough VS Ipswich Town Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:18-10-2025 03:00 Saturday
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Match Preview:
Middlesbrough return to Championship action on Saturday aiming to get back to winning ways and return to the top of the table, having seen their unbeaten start brought to an end before the international break.

Following the summer appointment of Rob Edwards, they enjoyed an impressive start to the 2025-26 term, winning five and drawing three of their first eight outings, scoring 12 goals along the way and only conceding five.

That did culminate in draws against Southampton and Stoke City, though, with the latter ending goalless, before Boro headed to Portsmouth for their ninth league game of the season in early October.

They face a tough test, though, with the visitors having started to build momentum in impressive fashion before the break.

After suffering relegation from the Premier League last time around, Ipswich Town set out to immediately return to England's top flight, but they were only able to pick up three points from their first four outings.

Kieran McKenna's side would seemingly kick into gear after the first international break of the campaign, though, putting first notches in their wins column in 5-0 and 2-1 triumphs over Sheffield United and Ipswich Town respectively either side of an abandoned trip to Blackburn Rovers.

Match Prediction:
Ipswich Town certainly headed into the international break with more momentum than Friday's hosts, who have seen a slight drop-off after their strong start, but a trip to the Riverside is still a tough proposition, and we see a share of the points as the most likely outcome on Friday.