Portsmouth come into this game off the back of a 0-0 League One tie with Exeter City. The amount of 0 scores has been a repeating feature of recent Portsmouth games. Taking their past six matches before to this one, a bet on “Both Teams to Score” would have been a loss in six of them.
Ipswich Town come into this game after a 3-0 League One win against Oxford United in their last match. Freddie Ladapo (39′), Wes Burns (45′), and Conor Chaplin (81′) scored for Ipswich Town. Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich Town have had 8 successful goal attempts in their past 6 matches, producing a goals scored per game average of 1.33.
Prediction
We believe that Portsmouth will struggle to score against this Ipswich Town squad, who we believe will do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead. As a result, we anticipate a hard-fought 0-1 victory for Ipswich Town at full-time. We anticipate it to be that close.
Head to head
Looking at their previous meetings dating back to 12/12/2020, we can see that Portsmouth has won three and Ipswich Town has won two, with one tie. During those games, they combined for 16 goals, with Pompey scoring eight and The Tractor Boys scoring eight. That works out to 2.67 goals per game.
| Head To Head | ||
| Wins | Draws | Wins |
| Statistics | ||
| 11 | 7 | 10 |
| 20 | Yellow cards | 17 |
| 32 | Goals | 26 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Lineup
Portsmouth:
- Griffiths;
- Swanson, Raggett, Robertson, Ogilvie;
- Dale, Tunnicliffe, Pack, Hackett;
- Pigott, Bishop
Ipswich Town:
- Walton;
- Donacien, Woolfenden, Burgess;
- Burns, Evans, Morsy, Davis;
- Chaplin, Harness, Ladapo
Betting tips
In terms of the bookmakers’ odds on the win-draw-win market, a victory for Portsmouth costs 3.9, a bet on the draw costs 3.52, and a win for Ipswich Town costs 2.05. They are currently the finest of the returns available. For this match, our expert partners predict over 1.5 goals.
Where to watch
All Foxtel subscribers may download the app for free. If you don’t have pay TV but want Foxtel iQ, the Sports HD package includes all Foxtel sports channels, including beIN SPORTS. The game may also be found on the Hulu app. In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports broadcasts League One football.