Championship: Ipswich vs Watford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Ipswich and Watford who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Ipswich enjoy home advantage, when visitors Watford swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ipswich are chasing the first place in the Championship after collecting 87 points from their initial 41 encounters. Watford trail them on 51 points after 41 rounds, sitting as number 14 in the table.

Team form: Ipswich vs Watford

Ipswich Form

Ipswich are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Blackburn by 0-1, before beating Southampton by 3-2. The winning streak came to an end against Norwich, who ran out 1-0 winners. Ipswich showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Portman Road, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 21 times, while letting in ten themselves.

Watford Form

Having collected three points from their previous three matches without winning, Watford are on the lookout for a win again. Against Leeds, they settled for a 2-2 draw, before splitting the points with West Bromwich in a 2-2 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a single point after drawing 0-0 against Preston. Watford claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Ipswich and Watford

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Ipswich and Watford. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Ipswich vs Watford

It is a great season for Conor Chaplin, who currently has 13 league goals to his name during this season. Ipswich will rely on his services to gun down Watford.

Betting markets: Ipswich vs Watford

Full-time result

Ipswich won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Watford won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost three in this run. Amazingly, Ipswich are on a streak of 18 home matches without defeat. Ipswich have beaten Watford in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Watford scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Ipswich managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Watford performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Ipswich have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Watford.

Total goals

Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Watford, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.

Betting prediction: Ipswich vs Watford

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Ipswich and Watford seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

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