Ace Football previews the Premier League round 15 match between Ipswich and Bournemouth and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Bournemouth come to Portman Road for the Premier League match this coming Sunday, Ipswich will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Placed 18th in the table Ipswich have amassed nine points after 14 matches. On 21 points, Bournemouth rank nineth with 14 matches played this season.
Team form: Ipswich vs Bournemouth
Ipswich Form
A draw was the best Ipswich could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Manchester United, before getting trounced 1-0 against Nottingham Forest. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Crystal Palace ran out 0-1 winners. Ipswich didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the Portman Road. They have a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored five goals.
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 1-2 against Brighton, before beating Wolverhampton 2-4. Another win followed, this time by 1-0 against Tottenham. Bournemouth claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Ipswich and Bournemouth
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 Bournemouth played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 11 Ipswich home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Ipswich home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Bournemouth matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Bournemouth matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Ipswich vs Bournemouth
Look no further than Sammie Szmodics, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Ipswich in the Premier League, while Justin Kluivert managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Bournemouth in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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Full-time result
Ipswich claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Bournemouth won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Ipswich have not lost to Bournemouth in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Ipswich scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Bournemouth only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Bournemouth managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Bournemouth have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Ipswich.
Total goals
Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Bournemouth, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Somehow Ipswich failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.