Ipswich vs Leicester prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-01 15:00.
[p]After a tumultuous game which saw Ipswich race into a two-goal lead before ultimately losing 4-3 against Brentford, boss Kieran McKenna was left to grapple with feelings of “pride and devastation”. The latter is likely the prevailing emotion amongst the Tractor Boys faithful, who have watched their side drop an eye-watering ten points from winning positions this season to remain winless after nine rounds (D4, L5). [/p]
[p]Both of Ipswich’s draws from winning positions in league action came across their last three home games, each stalemate seeing McKenna’s charges take the lead within the opening 15 minutes but concede again before half-time. Another failure to win will put Ipswich just one game shy of their second-longest winless run to begin a league campaign, when they were ultimately relegated from the Championship in last place back in 2018/19. [/p]
[p]Promoted alongside Ipswich last season and separated by just a point in the second tier, Leicester have picked up six of their nine-point haul across the last three rounds. That uptick has seen Steve Cooper’s men open up a comfortable gap to the bottom three, although he will hope for a resurgent league performance after losing to Leicester’s bitter rivals and his former club, Nottingham Forest, last week. [/p]
[p]A trip to Ipswich could be just the tonic for Leicester, as despite only managing a pair of 1-1 draws against this opposition last season, the Foxes arrive having lost only one of the last nine league meetings (W5, D3). This is Leicester’s second straight away trip against fellow promoted opposition, and in fitting with Ipswich’s inability to defend a lead, Leicester showed their ability to comeback in their last trip by overcoming a 2-0 deficit to defeat Southampton. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Whilst Liam Delap takes many of the plaudits for Ipswich, Sammie Szmodics could be the man for this occasion, having scored four times across his three career H2Hs against Leicester. Also scoring in his latest visit to Ipswich, Stephy Mavididi bagged the equaliser in this fixture last season, with his latest two Leicester goals also arriving in stalemates. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Eight of Leicester’s nine Premier League games have seen both teams score, a joint league-high. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]