Ace Football previews the Championship round 26 match between Portsmouth and Ipswich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Ipswich come to Fratton Park for the Championship match on Tuesday, Portsmouth will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Sitting bottom of the table, Portsmouth have claimed 33 points after 28 rounds, while Ipswich have amassed 51 points. This places the latter as number 4 in the Championship at the moment.
Form: Portsmouth vs Ipswich
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 1-1 against Watford. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Southampton in a 1-1 encounter, before beating West Bromwich in a 3-0 encounter. Portsmouth won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded five goals.
Ipswich Form
Ipswich achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Bristol City 2-0. A 3-1 defeat against Sheffield United followed, before drawing with Preston in a match resulting 1-1. Ipswich claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by nine goals to six.
Betting facts 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 14 of the last 16 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Ipswich have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Ipswich have won 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Ipswich have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Ipswich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Portsmouth vs Ipswich
It has been an excellent season for Jack Clarke who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Ipswich are looking to him against Portsmouth, hoping he keeps his momentum going.
Betting markets: Portsmouth vs Ipswich
Full-time result
Portsmouth claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Ipswich won four, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away. Ipswich did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. 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. Portsmouth managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Ipswich performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Ipswich have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Portsmouth when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portsmouth, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Ipswich, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.
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