Premier League: Ipswich vs Southampton – Betting preview

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

Ipswich and Southampton are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Saturday at Portman Road, with much riding on the outcome in this Premier League battle.

Ranked as number 18 in the Premier League standings, Ipswich, have so far collected 16 points this season, while Southampton collected six points. This puts them up as number 20 after 23 rounds.

Team form: Ipswich vs Southampton

Ipswich Form

In their last three matches, Ipswich lost 0-2 against Brighton, 0-6 against Manchester City and 4-1 against Liverpool. 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 zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded 15 goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-1 by Manchester United, before Nottingham Forest ran out 3-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Newcastle, who came out 1-3 winners. Southampton didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded ten and scored five goals themselves.

Betting facts for Ipswich and Southampton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Ipswich and Southampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Ipswich vs Southampton

Look no further than Liam Delap, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Ipswich in the Premier League, while Jan Bednarek managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Southampton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular markets: Ipswich vs Southampton

Full-time result

Ipswich claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Southampton won zero, drew two and lost eight of their last 10 games away. Southampton lost their last 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Southampton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. 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, Southampton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Ipswich have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Southampton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ipswich, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Southampton played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals themselves during this run. Southampton’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.