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Premier League: Ipswich vs Leicester – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Ipswich and Leicester who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Ipswich enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leicester swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ipswich are number 18 in the table on four points after nine matches. Leicester rank as number 15 with nine points after nine matches played.

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Team form: Ipswich vs Leicester

Ipswich Form

In their last three matches, Ipswich lost 4-1 against West Ham, 0-2 against Everton and 4-3 against Brentford. Ipswich just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the Portman Road. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-3 win against Southampton. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Nottingham Forest, before suffering another loss in a 5-2 match against Manchester United. Leicester managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 15 time and letting in 11.

Betting stats and facts for Ipswich and Leicester

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

  • In 9 of the last 10 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Ipswich home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Ipswich home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Leicester away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Leicester matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Leicester away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 3 Leicester away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Leicester matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5

In-form players: Ipswich vs Leicester

Ipswich against Leicester is also a battle between Liam Delap and Jamie Vardy with both in decent form. The former scored four while the latter has three Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.

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Full-time result

Ipswich claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Leicester won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Leicester scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches. Leicester have not lost to Ipswich in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Leicester scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Leicester played. Leicester managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Leicester have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Ipswich.

Total goals

Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Leicester, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Leicester scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.

Suggested bet: Ipswich vs Leicester

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

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