Championship: Ipswich vs Norwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Ipswich and Norwich who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Norwich come to Portman Road for the Championship match this coming Sunday, Ipswich will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting bottom of the table, Norwich have claimed eight points after eight rounds, while Ipswich have amassed ten points. This places the latter as number 13 in the Championship at the moment.

Form: Ipswich vs Norwich

Ipswich Form

In their last three matches, Ipswich won 5-0 and 2-1 against first Sheffield United then Portsmouth, before drawing 1-1 against Bristol City. 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 13 and conceded five goals.

Norwich Form

Norwich were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 2-3 defeat against Wrexham before drawing 1-1 with Stoke. They were defeated once again, when West Bromwich ran out 0-1 winners. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Norwich won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Ipswich and Norwich

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Ipswich and Norwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Ipswich vs Norwich

Jaden Philogene-Bidace has four strikes in six Championship matches for Ipswich, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Norwich. The visitors are looking to Joshua Sargent, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

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Full-time result

Ipswich claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing six. Norwich won three of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost two of the games in this run. Amazingly, Ipswich are on a streak of 25 home matches without defeat. Norwich didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games. Norwich have not lost to Ipswich in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Norwich got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Ipswich managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Norwich kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Norwich have scored in 14 consecutive meetings with Ipswich when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ipswich, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Norwich, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.