Swansea vs Ipswich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-02-16 15:00.
Luke Williams’ horror start to life in charge of Swansea City took another sour turn in midweek, after they were annihilated 4-0 at home to promotion-chasing Leeds United in Championship action. That poor result means that the Swans have won just one of six league matches since his appointment from League Two’s Notts County (D1, L4), plummeting them down to 17th place, and although they possess a seven-point advantage over those in the bottom-three ahead of this matchday, the Welsh side are still in danger of being dragged into the relegation picture should things continue this way.
The Swansea.com Stadium faithful have borne the brunt of their side’s poor form, having lost all three home games since Williams arrived, whilst scoring just once and conceding eight times in the process. Swansea now need to contend with the arrival of free-scoring Ipswich Town, looking to defend their record of having avoided defeat in 12 of the last 14 home league H2Hs (W7, D5).
As for visiting Ipswich, they’ll be eager to break the doors down here and secure a first-ever league double over Swansea, after a 3-2 win in the reverse fixture in November. They should be full of confidence too in their pursuit of that slice of history, after their own 4-0 win over Millwall in midweek, although the pressure will be mounting considering that there is a three-horse race for second-place building at the moment, which includes themselves!
The Tractor Boys will feel they should be ahead of the pack though, considering they dropped points in all three games prior to the Millwall mauling (D2, L1). The common theme was that they fell behind in all three of those outings, something manager Kieran McKenna will be looking to stomp out since his side have positively closed out 18 of the 21 Championship games in which they’ve taken the lead this season (D2, L1).
Players to watch: Jamie Paterson may be the answer to Swansea’s poor offensive output in front of their fans, since seven of his last eight goals have come at home. Ipswich’s main question is can anyone guide them to a fairytale promotion, with Conor Chaplin potentially being their ace, since the club has only lost once when he’s scored (W33, D6).
Hot stat: There have been goals in both halves in 20 of Ipswich’s last 22 matches.