Championship: Ipswich vs Middlesbrough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 43 match between Ipswich and Middlesbrough and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Ipswich enjoy home advantage, when visitors Middlesbrough swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ipswich are chasing the first place in the Championship after collecting 75 points from their initial 41 encounters. Middlesbrough trail them on 72 points after 42 rounds, sitting as number 5 in the table.

Form: Ipswich vs Middlesbrough

Ipswich Form

Ipswich are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Birmingham by 2-1, before beating Norwich by 0-2. The winning streak came to an end against Portsmouth, who ran out 2-0 winners. Ipswich claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored nine and conceded four goals.

Middlesbrough Form

In their past three games, Middlesbrough lost 1-2 against Millwall, drew 2-2 with Swansea, and lost 0-1 against Portsmouth. Middlesbrough managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting stats for Ipswich and Middlesbrough

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Ipswich and Middlesbrough. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Ipswich vs Middlesbrough

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, George Hirst has actually netted ten 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 Middlesbrough 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.

Betting markets: Ipswich vs Middlesbrough

Full-time result

Ipswich won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Middlesbrough won five games, drew two and lost three in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Ipswich are on a fantastic streak of no less than 15 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Middlesbrough have not lost to Ipswich in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Ipswich scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Middlesbrough have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Ipswich when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Ipswich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Middlesbrough, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.