Bristol City vs Ipswich Town Prediction: Ipswich Town will be looking to catch up with Leicester as the top of the table with a win

Bristol City will welcome Ipswich Town at Ashton Gate Stadium in Game Week 13 of the English Championship. Ipswich Town will be looking to catch up with Leicester as the top of the table with a win. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

Bristol City form

Ahead of the international break, Bristol City experienced a loss in momentum, having been defeated in three out of their last four matches in the second tier. It is important to note, however, that all of these defeats were by a one-goal margin and two of them were against strong teams such as Leicester and Leeds United. This may have reassured Nigel Pearson, the team's manager, that there was no need to overreact.

In response to these setbacks, Bristol City secured a 1-0 victory against Coventry over the weekend, with Rob Dickie scoring the only goal just before halftime. This win marked their second home league victory of the season and they also managed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in six matches.

These positive results have placed Bristol City just one point behind the top six and four points behind third-placed Leeds. This indicates that the team's supporters should be more than content with the promising start to the campaign.

Bristol City Predicted Lineup

O'Leary; Gardner-Hickman, Dickie, King, Pring; Weimann, James, Sykes, Knight, Bell; Conway

Ipswich Town form

Ipswich, like Leicester, have a significant advantage in the automatic promotion race despite not playing a game over the weekend. Their match against Rotherham United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, meaning they haven't played since October 7. While Kieran McKenna may be concerned about his team's rustiness, Ipswich still have one of the best records in English football this season. They have only suffered one defeat in all competitions and are currently on a nine-game unbeaten run, with seven of those matches resulting in victories. However, they observed Leicester extend their lead at the top of the table by five points and must strive to stay in touching distance of the dominant Foxes. 

Ipswich Town Predicted Lineup

Hladky; Williams, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Luongo; Jackson, Chaplin, Broadhead; Hirst

Bristol City vs Ipswich Town Expert Tips

Despite Bristol City's recent victory over Coventry, Ipswich enters the upcoming match well-rested and brimming with confidence. Although the prolonged break may necessitate some warm-up, we remain optimistic that the Tractor Boys will emerge victorious and claim an additional three points. Expect under 3.5 goals in the game with Ipswich doing most of the scoring.