Ace Football previews the Championship round 27 match between Ipswich and Blackburn and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Ipswich enjoy home advantage, when visitors Blackburn swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sitting two places behind the top of the table, Ipswich claimed 44 points after 25 rounds. Meanwhile, Blackburn amassed 28 points and rank as number 20 in the Championship at the moment.
Team form: Ipswich vs Blackburn
Ipswich Form
Ipswich are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-2 win against Coventry. They went on to beat Oxford by 2-1, before also getting the better of Blackpool in a 2-1 victory. 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 ten goals and conceded three times.
Blackburn Form
Blackburn only managed two draws in their last three matches. They started by losing 0-2 at the hands of Wrexham, before drawing 2-2 with Charlton. They secured another draw in their latest encounter against Hull resulting 0-0. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Blackburn won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying four goals conceded and five scored.
Betting stats for Ipswich and Blackburn
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Ipswich and Blackburn. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Ipswich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Ipswich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Ipswich have won 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 28 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 31 of the last 33 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 26 of the last 28 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 24 of the last 26 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Ipswich vs Blackburn
Yuki Ohashi shows decent form right now for Blackburn, 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 this coming Saturday. Siding with Jaden Philogene-Bidace also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.
Popular markets: Ipswich vs Blackburn
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Portman Road across all tournaments Ipswich won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Blackburn claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Ipswich did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil. Ipswich have not lost to Blackburn in 9 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Ipswich scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Blackburn scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Ipswich managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Ipswich have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Blackburn.
Total goals
Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
