Ipswich vs West Brom Prediction: West Brom’s away record can't be any worse.

Ipswich and West Brom are aiming to keep their playoff spot by the end of the season at least. Ipswich is 1 point behind Leeds in 3rd place and 2 behind Southampton in 2nd place. They are looking ambitious and a win against West Brom might tilt the scales in their favor and give them a chance for promotion. West Brom are the opponents and also the visitors in this match. They will also be aiming to win to avoid losing the 3 points lead they have over Hull City in 6th spot. 

Either way, both clubs are expected to battle for all 3 points and give the fans an exciting game of football.

Ipswich

As the season advances, the battle at the top end of the table gets tighter. Ipswich have been losing points recently and that could prove catastrophic for a team with ambitions of making it to the English top flight next season. After the 1-1 draw against Leicester City last month, they lost in the FA Cup against Maidstone at home. That was followed by another league defeat against Preston away from home.

The 3-2 defeat against Preston was a tough blow for Ipswich considering the fact that they were far the better team on the pitch. Preston lost the game in the first half as they conceded 3 goals from Wil Keane (brace) and George Edmundson (OG). And in the second half, Kieffer Moore scored a brace to help Ipswich reduce the deficit but they failed to get the equalizing goal before the end of 90 minutes.

The defeat leaves Ipswich in 4th place with 59 points from 29 matches played. 

West Brom

West Brom finally got back to winning ways after they suffered back-to-back defeats against Norwich City and Wolves. The win was against Birmingham City at home last weekend. The game was tight for most parts of the game and the deadlock was broken by Andreas Weimann in the 85th minute to give West Brom all 3 points. 

West Brom will be very interested in building a winning run as the competition at the top of the table gets tougher. But after 3 defeats from their last 3 away games in a row, there's a reason to doubt their ability to grab another win in this match.

At the moment, West Brom are in 5th place on the Championship table with 48 points from 29 matches played.

Head to Head

Ipswich and West Brom have played 8 matches against each other in the past. West Brom won 5 of those game, while Ipswich won 1 game and they both drew 2 games.

West Brom won their most recent meeting by 2 goals to nil at home. And their last trip to the Portman Road Stadium was back in 2018 and they won that fixture.

Analysis and Predictions

West Brom’s away form seems to be a huge red flag. Ipswich had a good game in the second half of the last game against Preston. Surely, there would be efforts to keep them from conceding early goals in this match. 

From their head-to-head, analysis shows West Brom have not lost the last 3 meetings against Ipswich, while Ipswich has failed to keep a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings. There's also been less than 2.5 goals scored in 5 of their last 6 meetings and less than 4.5 cards in their last 8 meetings.

• Under 4.5 Cards at 1.667 Odds
• Ipswich to Play More Corners at 1.735 Odds
• Draw Full Time at 3.40 Odds