Premier League: Ipswich vs Newcastle – Betting preview

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

Mid-placed Newcastle visit Ipswich, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 17 match taking place at Portman Road this coming Saturday.

Ipswich are placed 18th with 12 points after 16 matches. Newcastle occupy a position as 12th in the league on 23 points.

Form: Ipswich vs Newcastle

Ipswich Form

Ipswich suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Crystal Palace in a 0-1 defeat. Bournemouth also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-2, before Ipswich were able to strike back last time out in a 1-2 win against Wolverhampton. Ipswich didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Portman Road. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored five goals.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Brentford, they were left empty-handed in a 4-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Leicester in a 4-0 win. They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Brentford in their most recent outing. Newcastle only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to eight.

Betting stats for Ipswich and Newcastle

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Ipswich and Newcastle played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Ipswich vs Newcastle

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Sammie Szmodics will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Newcastle hope Alexander Isak can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

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Full-time result

Ipswich claimed one wins, drew four and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Newcastle won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Newcastle scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Newcastle played. Newcastle should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Ipswich failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Newcastle managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Newcastle have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Ipswich when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Ipswich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Newcastle, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game. Somehow Ipswich failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches.