Oxford United vs Ipswich Town Prediction and Betting Tips

Oxford United will host Ipswich Town at the Kassam Stadium on Friday in the 18th round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. The hosts will be desperate to return to winning ways and avoid falling into the drop zone by the end of this matchday.

Oxford have been forced to settle for a share of the spoils in back-to-back matches, playing out 1-1 draws against Middlesbrough and more recently Norwich City, needing a 95th-minute equalizer in the latter to secure their eighth draw of the campaign. The Yellows currently sit 21st in the table and have struggled for consistency all season, with significant improvements needed in the coming weeks to avoid being pulled into a mid-season relegation scrap.

Ipswich, meanwhile, have enjoyed a far stronger season, recording seven wins and six draws from their 16 league outings and could climb as high as second place by the end of the matchday. They extended their unbeaten run to six league games with a comfortable 2-0 victory away at Hull City last time out and will head into this weekend's clash with a sense of confidence.

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

The sides have met on 28 previous occasions going into Friday's game. Oxford United have won seven of those meetings, 10 have ended in draws while Ipswich have won the remaining 11.
Five of the last eight meetings between the sides have ended in draws.
The hosts have only lost one edition of this fixture since February 1999.
The visitors have failed to register a goal in five of their last eight meetings with Oxford.
Ipswich currently have the joint-second best offensive record and the second best defensive record in the English second tier with 28 goals scored and only 16 conceded across 16 games.

Oxford United vs Ipswich Town Prediction

The Yellows are heavy underdogs going into the weekend and will need something really special to avoid defeat against a side in much better form and with more quality.

The Tractor Boys will only need to avoid complacency to get a result and will rely on their stronger offensive and defensive records to try and come away with maximum points.

Prediction: Oxford United 1-2 Ipswich Town