Ipswich vs Wolves prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-04-04 14:00.
[p]Ipswichâs 2-1 midweek away win against Bournemouth was mightily impressive, but with Wolves also winning during the week, the Tractor Boys remain nine points adrift of safety. If ever there was a âsix pointerâ for Ipswich, then this is probably it, as itâs almost certainly the only remaining chance they have of staying up, as defeat here would leave them 12 points from safety with seven games remaining. [/p]
[p]The Suffolk club have only lost one of their last eight home H2Hs, but a hefty five draws therein (W2, L1) hints at a close game here. Thereâs been nothing close about Ipswichâs home games of late, with eight defeats in their last nine in the league (W1) including their last five in a row. Only once in their league history have they lost six games in a row on home soil (November 1963), which perhaps suggests hope isnât lost of securing a first top-flight H2H double since 1983/84.[/p]
[p]The 2-1 defeat Wolves suffered in the reverse fixture spelled the end of former boss Gary OâNeilâs reign and left them four points adrift of safety. VĂtor Pereira was the man tasked with replacing him, and heâs done a sterling job so far to turn around Wolvesâ fortunes, with a 1-0 midweek win against West Ham ensuring that it would take a catastrophic collapse from here on in to see them go down.[/p]
[p]If the league started from Pereiraâs first game in charge, Wolves would be a top-half side based on those 14 games (W6, D2, L6). History would suggest that record will receive another boost here, given Wolves have won six of their last eight Premier League games against newly promoted sides (D1, L1) – the sole defeat was of course against Ipswich, and Birmingham in 2009/10 are the only newly-promoted club to ever do a Premier League double against Wolves.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Ipswichâs Jack Clarke has won none of his 12 home appearances in the competition (D4, L8) – the joint-most of any player in Premier League history. Matt Doherty will be up against him, and heâs a threat going forward, scoring three of his last four Premier League goals for Wolves on the road, all three of which made the score 1-1. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Fourteen of Wolvesâ 15 away league games this season have seen at least one first-half goal.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]