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Ipswich vs Chelsea: Prediction and Betting Odds 2.70
In the last two rounds, Ipswich suffered defeats from Newcastle and Arsenal, without scoring a single goal. Ahead of the "tractorists" on December 30 is an equally serious test - a match against Chelsea, which lost points in the two previous matches. How will the upcoming meeting go and what reliable bets to choose? - the answer is in our forecast. Also, the star experts of the site Roman Pavlyuchenko and Dmitry Gradilenko share their opinions on the game
Command Analysis
Ipswich Town
EnglandCurrent form
In mid-December, Ipswich won an important away victory over Wolverhampton with a score of 2:1. As expected, they failed to build on their success, as their next opponents were Newcastle and Arsenal. They failed to play reliably in defense against the Magpies – a crushing defeat of 0:4. However, they managed to avoid a rout against the Gunners (0:1). In two matches, the Tractor Workers failed to score a single goal. Overall, the team has had significant problems in attack throughout the season, as they have scored only 16 goals, with only Southampton and Everton having scored fewer on the eve of the 19th round.
It is not possible to get out of the relegation zone, as there is a tight fight and the opponents periodically gain points. Kieran McKenna charges have 12 points on the eve of the games of the 19th round, 19th place in the table with a gap of three points from the saving 17th line.
It should be noted that the home field factor does not help Ipswich much. The "tractorists" still have not won a single victory on their home field - four draws and five defeats. There is little success in the attack at home - only six goals scored.
Disqualifications and injuries
Hurst, Luongo, Ogbene and Tuanzebe will be out today due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Ipswich have been behind in the first half in three of their last four matches
- Ipswich have committed more fouls than their opponents in nine of their last 11 matches
- In eight of the previous nine matches involving the Traktorists in the Premier League, no more than two goals were scored
Probable line-up: Muric - Johnson, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis - Morsy, Phillips - Hutchinson, Chaplin, Smodic - Delap.
Chelsea
EnglandCurrent form
Chelsea has noticeably slowed down and even lost the second place, which it had recently secured and was closing in on Liverpool. In the last two rounds, the Londoners lost points. First, they drew away with Everton (0:0), and then suffered a defeat at home to Fulham (1:2), although they were leading for a long time in that match, but they played poorly at the end.
As a result, https://www.chelseafc.com/en target=_blank rel=noopener>Chelsea approaches the start of the 19th round in third place with 35 points. Arsenal is ahead by one point. The gap to Liverpool is already seven points. Moreover, Nottingham Forest is “pressing” from below, another loss of points will lead to the Londoners leaving even the top 3.
Enzo Maresca men have an away match with Ipswich ahead. It is worth noting that Chelsea, together with Liverpool, are the leaders in the Premier League in terms of away points. The clubs have 20 points each. Since the start of the season, the "aristocrats" have suffered only one away defeat, when they failed to cope with Liverpool (1:2). It is worth noting that the Londoners score more goals away than anyone else in the Premier League - 23 goals scored against opponents.
Disqualifications and injuries
Lavia, Kellyman, Badiashile, James and Fofana are all out through injury. Dewsbury Hall is in doubt. Mudryk is suspended after failing a doping test.
Interesting trends for betting
- Chelsea have won in the first half in four of their last five matches
- Chelsea have won 12 of their last 13 matches on corners
- Both teams to score have played in 11 of the last 13 Premier League games for the Aristocrats
- At least three goals have been scored in six of the Londoners' last seven Premier League matches
Probable line-up: Sanchez - Gusto, Adarabioyo, Colville, Cucurella - Caicedo, Fernandez - Madueke, Palmer, Sancho - Nkunku.
Trends
Bet Ipswich win on offsides
Chelsea have lost 13 of their last 17 matches due to offsides
1.94Chelsea to score in first half
Chelsea have scored in the opening 45 minutes in four of their last five matches
1.54Bet Exact score 0:3
Ipswich have suffered three clean sheets in their last four defeats
10.00Ipswich Total Corners Over 3.5 Bet
Ipswich have had more than three corners in seven of their last eight home Premier League games
1.81Bet Goals in both halves – yes
Three of Ipswich last five games have seen goals scored in each half
1.48Tip and bets
Chelsea have failed to win in two rounds in a row, although there was no decline in the game as such, somewhere the implementation failed, somewhere there was not enough concentration. It is obvious that today the "aristocrats" will be extremely motivated to get three points, and they will try to do it confidently, with a reserve, so that there is no force majeure, as with Fulham. Ipswich is noticeably inferior in class, they have not won a single victory at home since the beginning of the season, we do not think that the "tractor drivers" will present a surprise.
Our prediction is Chelsea win with Asian handicap (-1.5) at odds of 2.05
Bet on total
Ipswich have obvious problems in attack, they failed to score against Newcastle and Arsenal in their two previous matches, and at home the team has scored on average less than a goal per match since the start of the season. It is highly likely that today the Tractors will again remain without goals.
The second bet is Ipswich individual total goals under one with odds of 1.64
Bet on the exact difference in the score
Due to a noticeable advantage in class and a strong attack, Chelsea is capable of achieving a comfortable victory today with a difference of two or three goals. Moreover, the players remember the recent defeat to Fulham, where they failed to hold on to the winning score of 1:0.
Prediction: Chelsea win by two or three goals with odds of 2.70
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