Ace Football previews the Championship round 7 match between Ipswich and Portsmouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Mid-placed Portsmouth travel to Portman Road to face struggling Ipswich in a round 7 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Ipswich are placed 17th with six points after five matches. Portsmouth occupy a position as 13th in the league on eight points.
Form: Ipswich vs Portsmouth
Ipswich Form
In their last three matches, Ipswich lost 1-0 against Preston, drew 2-2 against Derby, before winning 5-0 against Sheffield United. Ipswich managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 11 and conceded four goals.
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 1-0 win against Preston. Then a 0-0 draw with Southampton followed before they lost against Sheffield Wednesday with a 0-2 scoreline. Portsmouth claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting facts for Ipswich and Portsmouth
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 Ipswich and Portsmouth played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Ipswich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Portsmouth away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Ipswich vs Portsmouth
Adrian Segecic shows decent form right now for Portsmouth, 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 on Saturday. Siding with Jaden Philogene-Bidace also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.
Popular betting markets: Ipswich vs Portsmouth
Full-time result
Ipswich claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Portman Road. However, they did draw two whilst losing seven. Portsmouth won four of their last 10 away games, with four draws and two defeats as well. Ipswich are on a fantastic streak of no less than 24 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Portsmouth did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home.
Both teams to score
Ipswich scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Portsmouth only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Portsmouth managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Portsmouth, who managed to score one time in those matches.
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