Plymouth vs Ipswich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-03-01 15:00.
An impressive 2-0 win over Middlesbrough last time out could prove invaluable to Plymouth’s hopes of avoiding relegation, as it kept them five points clear of the dreaded drop zone. That victory brought a timely end to a four-match winless league run, but as five teams below them also won at the weekend, the Pilgrims know their margin for error remains slim.
The visit of promotion chasing Ipswich promises a goalfest, as the 110 goals scored in Plymouth’s 34 Championship games this season is a total surpassed by only the visitors (113), with both totals propped up by a five-goal thriller in October’s reverse fixture. Plymouth were on the wrong end of that result, but avoided defeat in both H2Hs in League One last season (W1, D1), while they’ve also won each of the last two meetings at Home Park by a 2-1 scoreline.
Ipswich will be keen for a measure of revenge, and with it a first winning league double over Plymouth since 2020/21. The Tractor Boys have rediscovered their mojo in recent weeks too, winning four consecutive league matches to draw level on points with second-placed Leeds – a stellar response to a run of one victory in nine league games (D6, L2) which threatened to destroy their bid for back-to-back promotions.
Only table toppers Leicester have earned more away points than Ipswich’s 32, with all of their three such defeats coming to sides starting this round in the top-half of the table. Kieran McKenna’s men often get stronger as the game progresses too, scoring more times from the 76th minute onwards than any other team in the league (19), while they’ve earned a division-high 25 points from losing positions.
Players to watch: Ryan Hardie was on target against Boro, part of a run of each of his last five Championship goals arriving between the 30th and 60th minute. Kieffer Moore has hit the ground running for Ipswich, directly contributing to five goals in six outings (G4, A1), while five of his last six goals at club level have come away from home.
Hot stat: None of the last seven H2Hs have been decided by multi-goal margins.