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Ipswich Town and Bristol City meet at Portman Road Stadium in a match for the 24th round of the Championship. Bristol City won at home (2-0) last time they faced each other in this edition of the league on 12/03/2016. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 26-09-2015, in a Championship match that ended in a draw for (2-2). The goals of the match were scored by L. Chambers (46 ‘) and R. Fraser (86’) for Ipswich Town and L. Freeman (53 ‘) and J. Kodjia (56′) for Bristol City. In this match the home factor may play an important role, as Bristol City presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Ipswich Town
After 7 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, the home team is in 16th place, having won 28 points. In the last match, they lost to Fulham at home (0-2), after having won the previous game in a match against Wigan (2-3). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 10 goals scored and 17 conceded, against 5 victories , 5 draws and 5 defeats at home, with 18 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 home games for the championship, Ipswich Town have 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, having won 13 points out of 30. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 9 of their last 10 games in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In his home games there is a tendency to few goals, since 9 of his last 12 games in the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 23 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the board in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Ipswich Town team arrive at this game with a defeat at home against Fulham, 0-2, thus adding to their fifth defeat in the last ten games. In the game, coach Mick McCarthy should have started the match 4-2-3-1, where each player had a good experience. Grant Ward is the star of the home team with 5 goals and 2 assists. It is worth remembering that the blues no longer win two consecutive rounds at home. For this game the coach can not rely on Smith, Bishop, Coke, Hyam, Crowe and Williams, players who recover from injury.
Bristol City
The visiting team is currently in 17th place with 27 points, after 8 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to the Preston North End by (1-2). In the last match, lost out to Wolverhampton by (3-2). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; Against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 away games, Bristol City have won 1, 2 draws and 7 losses, having won 5 points out of 30.
In this competition, he lost his last 4 games as a visitor and did not win any of the last 7 that he played as a visitor. The team has conceded goals in 8 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to have goals, since 9 of his last 12 matches in the competition finished with More than 2.5 goals. In 23 games in this competition, he only managed 3 turns on the board in 17 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 12 away games for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: scored 6 of his 17 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
The Bristol City team are going through a very difficult time of the season, having now lost four consecutive defeats in this competition. In the last game, Bristol lost at Wolves 3-2: goals were scored by Flint and Abraham. In this away match coach Lee Johnson should keep the team at 4-5-1 with Abraham being the most offensive benchmark: this player is the highest scorer with 11 goals scored. In addition, it is important to note that ” The Robins ” have not won away from home for seven consecutive games. It seems that the visiting coach can not count on only Matthews and Ekstrand, both injured.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 2.05
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