Championship: Ipswich vs West Bromwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 12 match between Ipswich and West Bromwich and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Despite a rather curious form recently, Ipswich have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 12 of the Championship season. They meet West Bromwich this coming Saturday at the Portman Road, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Placed 14th in the table Ipswich have amassed 13 points after ten matches. On 17 points, West Bromwich rank tenth with ten matches played this season.

Form: Ipswich vs West Bromwich

Ipswich Form

Ipswich managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-1 victory against Norwich. They went on to lose 2-1 against Middlesbrough, before getting dumped in a 0-3 defeat against Charlton. Ipswich won three of their previous six matches at Portman Road in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 13 goals to eight against.

West Bromwich Form

It is all or nothing with West Bromwich following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 3-0 in an encounter with Millwall to which, they replied by beating Preston2-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 2-1 against Watford. West Bromwich managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding nine times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting facts for Ipswich and West Bromwich

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 West Bromwich played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Ipswich vs West Bromwich

Isaac Price shows decent form right now for West Bromwich, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Ipswich, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Jaden Philogene-Bidace also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Championship matches.

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Full-time result

Ipswich claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. West Bromwich won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. West Bromwich have not lost to Ipswich in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored first in six of their last ten home games. West Bromwich got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Ipswich managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, West Bromwich kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. West Bromwich have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Ipswich when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Ipswich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Bromwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.