Tottenham vs Ipswich prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-09 14:00.
[p]Tottenham’s immensely busy season continued with a disappointing midweek UEFA Europa League loss to Galatasaray (3-2), and within 72 hours of such a long trip, they’re in action against Ipswich. Ange Postecoglou’s men will be looking to close in on the top-four before they travel to Manchester City after the international break, so the Australian will be determined to end a two-match losing streak immediately following midweek European duty.[/p]
[p]Both previous instances came on the road so this could be a different story, especially as Spurs have won six successive home matches by an aggregate score of 17-4! Consequently, in the Premier League alone they’re on an eight-game winning streak as a favourite at home, and with 2+ goal winning margins in six of those eight they should be confident of a booming victory here.[/p]
[p]Ipswich would be in a comfortable mid-table position if Premier League matches began with a golden goal rule, but Kieran McKenna’s squad have struggled to stay the course since promotion. Last round’s 1-1 draw at home to fellow strugglers Leicester, courtesy of Jordan Ayew’s last-gasp equaliser, took the Tractor Boys’ tally of points dropped from winning positions to a staggering 12 already – only Brentford have surrendered more.[/p]
[p]Ipswich famously dropped out of the Championship the last time they failed to win their first ten games of a new league season, so the travelling supporters here will know time is not on their side to break their top-flight duck. And despite their winless start, McKenna’s men have competed well against clubs of a similar standing to Tottenham, securing draws against Aston Villa, Brighton and Fulham. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Following his equaliser against Aston Villa, Spurs’ Brennan Johnson has won seven of his eight goalscoring appearances for club and country this season. Also with a goal to his name against top-half Villa this season, Liam Delap could be the one to step up for Ipswich here as he’s scored in back-to-back away matches. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Tottenham conceded the opening goal in three of their five Premier League wins this season. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]