Norwich vs Ipswich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-04-05 11:30.
[p]Things were going well for Norwich as they took the lead against floundering promotion chasers Leicester, although their confidence was cracked as they fell to a 3-1 defeat. Boss David Wagner lamented “we know we are better than this,” which is a fair assessment as three straight wins prior had strengthened their place within the top-six, one which they cannot lose this weekend no matter the result against arch-rivals Ipswich. [/p]
[p]Getting a positive result in the East Anglian Derby would transcend points as bragging rights are on the line. This is the 116th competitive edition of the affectionately known ‘Old Farm Derby,’ with the Canaries unbeaten in 30 of the 45 such league encounters held at Norwich (W20, D10, L15). And improving on that record could be likely as Wagner’s men enter this clash on the back of seven straight home league wins, their finest run at this level in over 20 years. [/p]
[p]Trying to stop their rivals in aid of their own incredible double promotion story are Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich, who travel here with automatic promotion in their own hands after a perfect winning Easter weekend. McKenna gushed about the “joyous” culture of the club from the ground up as they remained top by beating Southampton last time out, although they cannot afford to take their foot off the pedal with three sides duking it out at the top. [/p]
[p]Playing away from home doesn’t faze the Tractor Boys often, with a shock defeat at Cardiff the only blemish across their previous five road trips (W4, L1). Three of those four victories also saw Ipswich keep a clean sheet, but doing so again here will be much easier said than done as Ipswich have failed to win all but one of their away league games against fellow top-six opposition (W1, D1, L2). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Norwich’s Gabriel Sara has scored four times across his last four appearances, two of which served to open the scoring. Looking to outdo him will be Ipswich’s Nathan Broadhead, who has seen three of his five goals since serve as his team’s opener, while he also scored first in the exciting 2-2 draw in the reverse [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Ipswich have picked up a comfortable league-high 27 points when conceding first this season (W7, D6, L3). [/p]