Fulham vs Ipswich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th January 2025

Mid-placed Fulham face relegation-threatened Ipswich at Craven Cottage in round 20 of the Premier League in a match that kick-offs on Sunday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Fulham approach round 20 as number 8 in the Premier League table with 29 points on their account so far. With 19 rounds behind them, Ipswich have amassed 15 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

Favourites of the match, Fulham, will surely seek an extension of their unbeaten streak in the league matches. They should have a good chance to get another victory this time, however, Ipswich will surely make their life as difficult as possible. Considering the current form of the hosts, the guests will have quite a difficult task ahead of them.

Fulham scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing 13 goals against. This is an average of 1.3 goals against per match with two clean sheets along the way.

Ipswich scored nine goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring one times in ten matches.

Fulham and Ipswich had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3.

Fulham vs Ipswich Prediction

Fulham Form

Fulham are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 0-0 with Southampton, beating Chelsea 1-2 and drawing 2-2 with Bournemouth. Fulham claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Ipswich Form

Ipswich collected one win from their last three matches, as Newcastle won by 0-4. Arsenal were too strong as well, winning 1-0, before Ipswich won 2-0 against Chelsea. Ipswich won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and eight scored.

A home win for Fulham is the obvious choice at Craven Cottage. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Ipswich come visiting.

Fulham recorded nine points following two wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored seven goals, but also conceded seven. Ipswich scored seven goals and conceded 17 in their last ten encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This lead to one wins and six points. Fulham are looking at a record of seven wins, eight draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Ipswich have a record of three wins, six draws and ten defeats in the Premier League.

Fulham vs Ipswich Squads

Fulham Squad

Silva will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Ipswich from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Bernd Leno (0/19), Steven-Andreas Benda (0/0), Antonee Robinson (0/19), Calvin Bassey (0/18), Issa Diop (0/14), Joachim Andersen (0/11), Jorge Cuenca (0/4), Kenny Tete (0/15), Timothy Castagne (0/9), Andreas Pereira (2/17), Emile Smith Rowe (3/17), Harrison Reed (0/8), Harry Wilson (5/15), Joshua King (0/3), Ryan Sessegnon (0/2), Sander Berge (0/14), Sasa Lukic (0/14), Tom Cairney (1/13), Adama Traore (1/18), Alex Iwobi (5/19), Carlos Vinicius (0/1), Raul Jimenez (6/19), Reiss Nelson (1/12), Rodrigo Muniz (3/18).

Ipswich Squad

Below is the full team squad of Ipswich. The manager McKenna will pick his starting XI against Fulham from these players:

Arijanet Muric (0/17), Christian Walton (0/2), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/9), Ben Johnson (0/11), Cameron Burgess (0/9), Conor Townsend (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/16), Harry Clarke (0/7), Jacob Greaves (0/10), Leif Davis (1/19), Luke Woolfenden (0/7), Conor Chaplin (1/15), Jack Taylor (1/14), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/13), Kalvin Phillips (0/10), Massimo Luongo (0/5), Omari Hutchinson (2/18), Sam Morsy (1/17), Sammie Szmodics (3/17), Ali Al Hamadi (0/10), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/5), George Hirst (1/8), Jack Clarke (0/15), Larsen Toure (0/0), Liam Delap (7/18), Nathan Broadhead (0/5), Wes Burns (0/15).

Fulham vs Ipswich Team News

Fulham could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Ipswich. Fulham have to alter their line-up, as both Sander Berge, Calvin Bassey and Antonee Robinson get a day in the shade.

Fulham vs Ipswich Lineups

Fulham vs Ipswich H2H

Fulham and Ipswich had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3. Fulham enter the match against Ipswich with a 0-2-1 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Fulham vs Ipswich Results

In the last three matches between Fulham and Ipswich, both teams to score came up two times.

Fulham vs Ipswich Betting Tips

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Raul Jimenez has actually netted six goals during this Premier League season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Ipswich should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Raul Jimenez to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Fulham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Craven Cottage. They drew four and lost two as well, while Ipswich won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Fulham managed a clean sheet in one of their games at home, Ipswich kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Fulham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Ipswich's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.