Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Ipswich and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Southampton head over to the Portman Road on Sunday to face title favourites Ipswich in a round 2 match in the Championship.
Ipswich were most likely hoping for more from their opening match of the season, but nevertheless set off with a point in the table.
Form: Ipswich vs Southampton
Ipswich Form
Ipswich claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 1-3 against West Ham. Afterwards, they recorded a 1-1 draw with Birmingham, before also drawing 1-1 with Bromley. Ipswich managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 15 goals and conceded five times.
Southampton Form
In their last three matches, Southampton lost against Arsenal by 1-2, beat Wrexham by 2-1 winning 0-1 against Northampton. Southampton won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and four scored.
Betting stats for Ipswich and Southampton
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 Southampton played across all tournaments.
- Ipswich have lost 8 of the last 9 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Ipswich have lost 7 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Ipswich have won 6 of the last 8 home matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Southampton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Southampton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Southampton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Ipswich vs Southampton
Omari Hutchinson has three strikes in six Championship matches for Ipswich, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Southampton. The visitors are looking to Adam Armstrong, who has provided his team with four Championship goals.
Popular markets: Ipswich vs Southampton
Full-time result
Ipswich won one of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing nine times. Southampton won two of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and six defeats as well. Ipswich are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin. Ipswich are on an amazing streak of now 21 games at home in a row without defeat. Southampton didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Ipswich scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Southampton scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Southampton should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Sunday, as Ipswich only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Southampton claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Ipswich have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Southampton.
Total goals
Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Southampton, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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