Premier League: Ipswich vs Brighton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Ipswich and Brighton who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Brighton come to Portman Road for the Premier League match on Thursday, Ipswich will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ipswich are number 18 in the table on 16 points after 20 matches. Brighton rank as number 10 with 28 points after 20 matches played.

Team form: Ipswich vs Brighton

Ipswich Form

In their last three matches, Ipswich won 2-0 against Chelsea, before recording a draw in a 2-2 match against Fulham. They were back on top last time out, defeating Bristol Rovers 3-0. Ipswich just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the Portman Road. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded nine goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 2-2 against Aston Villa. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Arsenal in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Norwich in a 0-4 win. Brighton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring 11 time and letting in nine.

Betting stats and facts for Ipswich and Brighton

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 Brighton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Ipswich vs Brighton

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Liam Delap, who is performing well for Ipswich. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Brighton.The visitors will be looking to Tariq Lamptey to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for Brighton in recent matches.

Betting markets: Ipswich vs Brighton

Full-time result

Ipswich won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Portman Road. They drew four and lost four as well, while Brighton won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Brighton drew their last six Premier League matches. Ipswich have not lost to Brighton in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored first in six of their last ten home games. Brighton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Brighton played. 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, Brighton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Brighton, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches.