Ace Football previews the Premier League round 19 match between Ipswich and Chelsea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Chelsea are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Premier League table, when stepping up against Ipswich for a match on Monday. Ipswich no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Chelsea nevertheless seems the likely outcome.
Ipswich are number 19 in the table on 12 points after 18 matches. Chelsea rank as number 3 with 35 points after 18 matches played.
Form: Ipswich vs Chelsea
Ipswich Form
In their last three matches, Ipswich won 1-2 against Wolverhampton, before losing 0-4 against Newcastle and 1-0 to Arsenal. 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 two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored three goals.
Chelsea Form
In their previous three matches, Chelsea won 5-1 against Shamrock Rovers, drew 0-0 with Everton before losing 1-2 against Fulham. Chelsea won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 13 goals whilst conceding eight.
Betting stats and facts for Ipswich and Chelsea
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Ipswich and Chelsea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Ipswich home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Ipswich have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Ipswich have lost the last 3 home matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Chelsea have won 8 of the last 10 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Chelsea matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Chelsea matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have won 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Ipswich vs Chelsea
It’s been a great season for Cole Palmer so far with 12 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target five times in his last six games, and no doubt Chelsea want him to continue this productive spell against Ipswichon Monday.
Popular markets: Ipswich vs Chelsea
Full-time result
Ipswich won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Portman Road. They drew four and lost five as well, while Chelsea won six of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost two. Chelsea remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Chelsea have not lost to Ipswich in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Ipswich scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Astonishingly, Chelsea scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. Chelsea should be able to score at least once on Monday as Ipswich failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Chelsea managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
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 one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Chelsea, who managed to hit the net 2.7 times on average in these games. Astonishingly, Ipswich failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches.
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