PREVIEW | Middlesbrough vs Ipswich Town - team news, lineups, predictions

Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town face each other this Friday at the Riverside Stadium for round ten of the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Football.

Middlesbrough have won 18 points to date and are placed in 2nd position. In their last encounter, Rob Edwards's team were beaten 1-0 by Portsmouth (EFL Championship 2025/26).

Ipswich Town have picked up 13 points and currently lie in 9th position. Last time out, Kieran McKenna's team triumphed 3-1 against Norwich City (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Fan Zone

Adam Wilkin(Blue Monday): Having faced two of the bookies favourites early on in the season in Birmingham and Southampton, Town now have their first chance to take on one of the form sides in the division.

Home form has certainly picked up culminating in a comprehensive derby day victory before the international break. Away form has proved to be trickier with performances largely being disjointed even though results haven't been truly terrible.

Often Town have been frustrated by a low block and been unable to break teams down but the game against Middlesbrough should be a more open game. If you can win your home games and get a point away you're on for a good season so i'd happily take a draw from this one.

Prediction: 1-1

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Last starting XIs

Middlesbrough ( vs Portsmouth 2025-10-04): Sol Brynn, Luke Ayling, Dael Fry, Alfie Jones, Callum Brittain, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Matt Targett, Kaly Sené, Tommy Conway, Sontje Hansen

Ipswich Town ( vs Norwich City 2025-10-05): Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong, Dara O’Shea, Cedric Kipré, Leif Davis, Jens Cajuste, Azor Matusiwa, Sindre Walle Egeli, Sammie Szmodics, Jaden Philogene, George Hirst