Ace Football previews the Championship game between Portsmouth and Ipswich who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Portsmouth enjoy home advantage, when visitors Ipswich swing by on Tuesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
One spot behind the leader of the table, Ipswich have claimed 75 points after 40 rounds, while Portsmouth have amassed 45 points and are now ranked as number 21 in the Championship standings.
Team form: Portsmouth vs Ipswich
Portsmouth Form
In their last three matches, Portsmouth drew 1-1 with Norwich before recording another draw with Oxford in a 2-2 match and beat Middlesbrough with a 0-1 scoreline. Portsmouth claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.
Ipswich Form
In their last three matches, Ipswich drew 1-1 with Millwall, beat Birmingham by 2-1 and beat Norwich by 0-2. Ipswich came through their last six away games in the Championship with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 14 and conceded nine.
Betting stats for Portsmouth and Ipswich
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Portsmouth and Ipswich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 19 of the last 21 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Portsmouth have lost the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Portsmouth have lost the last 4 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Portsmouth have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Ipswich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Ipswich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Portsmouth vs Ipswich
George Hirst scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage ten goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Ipswich take aim at Portsmouth. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.
Popular markets: Portsmouth vs Ipswich
Full-time result
Portsmouth won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Fratton Park. They drew three and lost five as well, while Ipswich won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Ipswich have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 9 games. Ipswich have not lost to Portsmouth in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Ipswich got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Ipswich will feel optimistic about scoring on Tuesday with Portsmouth managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Ipswich have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Portsmouth when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Portsmouth saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Ipswich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches. Ipswich are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 17 matches.
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