Ipswich vs Blackburn Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd September 2023

Ipswich are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 8 of the Championship this coming Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Blackburn, whom they welcome on home soil at Portman Road.

Ipswich are number 3 in the table on 18 points after seven matches. Blackburn rank as number 12 with ten points after seven matches played.

With three wins on the bounce, Ipswich are ready to take on anyone, let alone Blackburn, who'll be eager not to be the next victim in line.

Ipswich enter their next Championship match, averaging a decent 1.6 goals per game in their last ten matches, where they pulled off 16 goals, while also conceding 12 times. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Blackburn managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 17 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.7 goals an average per game.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Blackburn came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Portman Road, but face stern opposition, of course.

Ipswich vs Blackburn Prediction

Ipswich Form

In their last three outings, Ipswich won 3-2 against Cardiff, beat Sheffield Wednesday by 0-1 and hammered Southampton 0-1. Ipswich claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded ten goals.

Blackburn Form

In their previous three encounters, Blackburn lost 3-0 against Plymouth, won 2-1 against Middlesbrough and lost 1-3 against Sunderland. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Blackburn won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and ten scored.

We expect Ipswich to make home advantage count but, the value bet could easily be the low scoring home win. We expect the guests from Blackburn to put up a decent fight.

Ipswich scored five goals and conceded zero in their last four games against teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. They collected 12 points and four victories. Blackburn claimed zero wins and zero points in their last two games against teams from the top six. They scored two times in these matches, but also conceded five goals. Ipswich so far pulled off a record of six wins, zero draws and one defeat in the Championship this season. Blackburn show off three wins, one draw and three defeats in the Championship.

Ipswich vs Blackburn Squads

Ipswich Squad

The 37-year-old McKenna will select the starting eleven against Blackburn from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Christian Walton (0/0), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Nick Hayes (0/0), Vaclav Hladky (0/7), Axel Tuanzebe (0/0), Brandon Williams (0/4), Cameron Burgess (0/7), Dominic Ball (0/2), Elkan Baggott (0/0), George Edmundson (0/0), Janoi Donacien (0/3), Leif Davis (0/6), Luke Woolfenden (1/7), Conor Chaplin (3/7), Harry Clarke (0/5), Jack Taylor (0/4), Lee Evans (0/1), Marcus Harness (0/5), Massimo Luongo (0/7), Nathan Broadhead (3/7), Omari Hutchinson (1/6), Sam Morsy (0/7), Sone Aluko (0/0), Cameron Humphreys (0/0), Dane Scarlett (0/0), Freddie Ladapo (2/5), George Hirst (1/6), Kayden Jackson (1/4), Larsen Toure (0/0), Wes Burns (0/7).

Blackburn Squad

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

Aynsley Pears (0/7), Joe Hilton (0/0), Leopold Wahlstedt (0/0), Andrew Moran (0/4), Callum Brittain (0/7), Dominic Hyam (0/7), Harry Pickering (0/6), Hayden Carter (0/7), Jake Garrett (0/3), James Hill (0/0), Lewis Travis (0/7), Patrick Gamble (0/0), Scott Wharton (0/2), Adam Wharton (0/7), Arnor Sigurdsson (0/0), Harry Leonard (2/7), Joe Rankin-Costello (0/6), Sammie Szmodics (4/7), Sondre Tronstad (0/1), Tyrhys Dolan (0/7), Dilan Markanday (1/3), Niall Ennis (0/2), Ryan Hedges (1/7), Sam Gallagher (1/5), Semir Telalovic (0/2).

Ipswich vs Blackburn Team News

Ipswich could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Blackburn.

Leif Davis, Janoi Donacien and Christian Walton are missing from the squad, Ipswich will field against Blackburnon Saturday.

It seems that Blackburn are limited to just two players being absent or injured as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Names like Niall Ennis and Arnor Sigurdsson most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Ipswich.

Ipswich vs Blackburn Lineups

Ipswich vs Blackburn H2H

Blackburn visit Ipswich for their first meeting since January 2019, when Blackburn put a 2-0 win on the board at Ewood Park. Ipswich have a 30% win rate in the against Blackburn, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 3-3-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Ipswich vs Blackburn Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Ipswich and Blackburn. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/13.

Ipswich vs Blackburn Betting Tips

Ipswich against Blackburn is also a battle between Conor Chaplin and Sammie Szmodics with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Championship goals in their last six games respectively.

Portman Road witnessed Ipswich winning eight times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing one and losing one as well. Blackburn claimed six wins, three draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Ipswich managed four wins without conceding a single goal in the previous 10 matches at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Ipswich managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Blackburn averaging 1.5 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ipswich, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in nine of Blackburn's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals in these matches.