Derby County vs Ipswich Town predictions, Feb 07, 2026

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Derby County will face off against Ipswich Town at home on February 7 in what promises to be a highly contested English League Championship match. Both teams have shown good form recently, with Derby County winning three of their last five matches and Ipswich Town also securing three victories in their last five outings.

Derby County will look to capitalize on their home advantage and build on their recent successes with a solid defensive display and effective counter-attacking tactics. Meanwhile, Ipswich Town will aim to continue their momentum with a strong offensive presence and quick transitions from defense to attack.

Bookmakers currently favor Ipswich Town with odds of 2.04, reflecting their slightly higher probability of claiming victory. However, the match is expected to be closely fought, with our model predicting a 24.8% chance of a home win, a 27.3% chance of a draw, and a 47.6% chance of an away win.

With both teams in good form, this match could go either way and it will ultimately come down to who can execute their game plan more effectively on the day.

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Derby 25%

Draw 28.8%

Ipswich 46.2%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:1

Outrights of English League Championship Ipswich: 20.67% Derby: 0.38%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	3.7	3.24	2.05	Watch and Bet
	3.7	3.1	2.05
	3.72	3.38	2.03
	3.8	3.25	2

Latest Results

30.01.26 Bristol City – Derby County – 0:5 23.01.26 Derby County – West Bromwich Albion – 1:1 20.01.26 Charlton Athletic – Derby County – 1:2 17.01.26 Preston North End – Derby County – 0:1 11.01.26 Derby County – Leeds United – 1:3

31.01.26 Ipswich Town – Preston North End – 1:1 24.01.26 Sheffield United – Ipswich Town – 3:1 20.01.26 Ipswich Town – Bristol City – 2:0 17.01.26 Ipswich Town – Blackburn Rovers – 3:0 10.01.26 Ipswich Town – Blackpool – 2:1

Facts

The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 7 and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Derby won 1.

Currently, both teams are in excellent shape.

Ipswich may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Ipswich has had a series of home games.

Ipswich could have a small edge in this match.

In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Derby won 6 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 20:19. (average 1.1:1.1).

Including home matches between the teams, Derby won 1 match, drew 3 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 7:11. (average 0.8:1.2).

Latest Head To Head

30.08.25 Ipswich Town – Derby County – 2:2 01.04.23 Derby County – Ipswich Town – 0:2 21.10.22 Ipswich Town – Derby County – 1:0 13.02.19 Ipswich Town – Derby County – 1:1 21.08.18 Derby County – Ipswich Town – 2:0

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	30	17	7	6	63:35	28	58
2	Middlesbrough	30	17	7	6	47:29	18	58
3	Hull	29	16	5	8	48:40	8	53
4	Ipswich	29	14	9	6	49:28	21	51
5	Millwall	30	14	8	8	37:36	1	50
6	Wrexham	30	12	11	7	44:37	7	47
7	Derby	30	12	9	9	44:37	7	45
8	Preston	30	11	11	8	37:34	3	44
9	Bristol City	30	12	7	11	40:36	4	43
10	Watford	29	11	10	8	39:35	4	43
11	QPR	30	12	7	11	42:43	-1	43
12	Stoke	30	12	6	12	34:28	6	42
13	Birmingham	30	11	9	10	41:38	3	42
14	Southampton	30	10	10	10	43:41	2	40
15	Swansea	30	11	6	13	34:37	-3	39
16	Leicester	30	10	8	12	40:45	-5	38
17	Sheffield Utd	29	11	3	15	40:42	-2	36
18	Charlton	29	9	8	12	29:38	-9	35
19	Norwich	30	9	6	15	37:42	-5	33
20	Portsmouth	28	8	9	11	27:37	-10	33
21	West Brom	30	9	5	16	32:47	-15	32
22	Blackburn	29	7	8	14	26:38	-12	29
23	Oxford Utd	29	6	9	14	27:38	-11	27
24	Sheffield Wed	29	1	8	20	18:57	-39	-7

English League Championship Outrights

1. Coventry: 2.01 (41.48%)

2. Middlesbrough: 3.2 (26.05%)

3. Ipswich: 4.03 (20.67%)

4. Hull City: 19.67 (4.24%)

5. Millwall: 53 (1.57%)

6. Wrexham: 110.2 (0.76%)

7. Birmingham: 192 (0.43%)

8. Southampton: 200.33 (0.42%)

9. Watford: 208.67 (0.4%)

10. QPR: 217 (0.38%)

11. Preston: 217 (0.38%)

12. Derby: 217 (0.38%)

13. Sheffield Utd: 233.67 (0.36%)

14. Stoke City: 233.67 (0.36%)

15. Bristol City: 233.67 (0.36%)

16. Swansea: 317 (0.26%)

17. Leicester: 317 (0.26%)

18. Norwich: 317 (0.26%)

19. Charlton: 317 (0.26%)

20. West Brom: 380.2 (0.22%)

21. Blackburn: 480.2 (0.17%)

22. Portsmouth: 480.2 (0.17%)

23. Oxford Utd: 580.2 (0.14%)

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