Ace Football previews the Championship round 36 match between Ipswich and Leicester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Leicester go up against Ipswich on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Portman Road.
Ipswich are third in the Championship standings after collecting 63 points from their initial 34 encounters. The Foxes trail them on 34 points after 35 rounds, leaving them as number 22 in the table.
Team form: Ipswich vs Leicester
Ipswich Form
In their last three outings, Ipswich won 0-2 against Watford, beat Swansea by 3-0 and hammered Hull 1-0. Ipswich won five of their last six Championship matches at the Portman Road, scoring 12 and conceding two along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Leicester Form
In their last three matches, Leicester drew 2-2 with Stoke, drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough and lost 0-2 against Norwich. Leicester didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 11 and scored seven goals themselves.
Betting facts for Ipswich and Leicester
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Ipswich and Leicester. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 12 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Ipswich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Ipswich have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Ipswich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Leicester away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Leicester away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Leicester matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Leicester matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Ipswich vs Leicester
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, George Hirst has actually netted eight goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Leicester should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with George Hirst to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular markets: Ipswich vs Leicester
Full-time result
Ipswich won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Leicester won one of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing four and losing five. Ipswich are on an amazing streak of now 12 games at home in a row without defeat. Astonishingly, Leicester failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 29 matches. Leicester have not lost to Ipswich in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Ipswich scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Leicester scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Ipswich have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive away games Leicester played. Ipswich will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Leicester have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Ipswich have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Leicester.
Total goals
Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Leicester, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.1 times goals per game. Ipswich scored at least once in their previous 11 matches.
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