Premier League: Wolverhampton vs Ipswich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 16 match between Wolverhampton and Ipswich and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Wolverhampton and Ipswich will be desperate for points this coming Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Wolverhampton are number 19 in the table on nine points after 15 matches. Ipswich rank as number 18 with nine points after 15 matches played.

Team form: Wolverhampton vs Ipswich

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-4 by Bournemouth, before Everton ran out 4-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against West Ham, who came out 2-1 winners. Wolverhampton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

Ipswich Form

Ipswich endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest, before Crystal Palace ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bournemouth, who came out 1-2 winners. Ipswich only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Wolverhampton and Ipswich

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

Players on top: Wolverhampton vs Ipswich

Joergen Strand Larsen found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Sammie Szmodics just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Wolverhampton claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing seven. Ipswich won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Amazingly, Ipswich failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 matches. Wolverhampton have not lost to Ipswich in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Wolverhampton only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Ipswich scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wolverhampton managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Ipswich kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Wolverhampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Ipswich, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Ipswich conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.