Ace Football previews the Championship game between Stoke and Ipswich who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Stoke welcome Ipswich on Tuesday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 37 match.
Team form: Stoke vs Ipswich
Stoke Form
Stoke have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-1 victory against Oxford. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Coventry, before handing over another win to Swansea in a 2-0 defeat. Stoke claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.
Ipswich Form
In their three most recent outings, Ipswich won 3-0 and 1-0 against Swansea and Hull, before drawing 1-1 against Leicester. Ipswich won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten while also conceding nine times.
Betting facts for Stoke and Ipswich
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 Stoke and Ipswich played across all tournaments.
- In 22 of the last 24 Stoke matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Stoke home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Stoke home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Ipswich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Ipswich have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Ipswich have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Ipswich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Stoke vs Ipswich
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ben Wilmot, who is performing well for Stoke. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Ipswich.The visitors will be looking to George Hirst to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Ipswich in recent matches.
Popular markets: Stoke vs Ipswich
Full-time result
Stoke claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Ipswich won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Ipswich have not lost to Stoke in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Ipswich only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Ipswich managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stoke, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Ipswich played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.
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