Birmingham and Ipswich played out a 1–1 draw on Friday, 8 August 2025, in their Championship Matchday 1 fixture at St Andrew's. The match kicked off at 19:00 UTC under the supervision of referee Andrew Kitchen, with the scoreline goalless at half-time. The result handed both sides a single point to open the 2025–26 second-tier campaign.

For Birmingham, the draw represented a solid if unspectacular start to a season in which they aimed to push toward the promotion playoffs after a mid-table fini...