Ipswich vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th December 2024

Mid-placed Bournemouth travel to Portman Road to face struggling Ipswich in a round 15 game, which kicks-off this coming Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Placed 18th in the table Ipswich have amassed nine points after 14 matches. On 21 points, Bournemouth rank nineth with 14 matches played this season.

With 3 defeats from their last 6 games, the situation at Ipswich could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face Bournemouth at home.

Ipswich are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 11 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.1 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 18 goals, or an average of 1.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

Bournemouth travel to their next away match this coming Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 14 goals against. An average of 1.4 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

Having never played each other in the Premier League in the 21st century, this is the first time Ipswich comes up against Bournemouth in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Ipswich vs Bournemouth Prediction

Ipswich Form

In their previous three outings, Ipswich drew 1-1 with Manchester United, before losing 1-0 against Nottingham Forest and 0-1 against Crystal Palace. Ipswich did not win any of their last six Premier League matches at the Portman Road. They came through these matches with a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored five goals.

Bournemouth Form

In their last three matches, Bournemouth lost against Brighton by 1-2, beat Wolverhampton by 2-4 winning 1-0 against Tottenham. Bournemouth claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and ten scored.

Bournemouth and Ipswich seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Sunday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Bournemouth won three of their previous four outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed nine points. They scored ten and conceded six goals. Ipswich have a record of one win, six draws and seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth are looking at six wins, three draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Ipswich vs Bournemouth Squads

Ipswich Squad

Kieran McKenna will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bournemouth from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Arijanet Muric (0/13), Christian Walton (0/1), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/9), Ben Johnson (0/6), Cameron Burgess (0/6), Conor Townsend (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/11), Harry Clarke (0/4), Jacob Greaves (0/8), Leif Davis (1/14), Luke Woolfenden (0/5), Conor Chaplin (0/12), Jack Taylor (0/9), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/8), Kalvin Phillips (0/7), Massimo Luongo (0/5), Omari Hutchinson (1/13), Sam Morsy (1/13), Sammie Szmodics (3/13), Ali Al Hamadi (0/5), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/5), George Hirst (1/8), Jack Clarke (0/12), Larsen Toure (0/0), Liam Delap (6/14), Nathan Broadhead (0/0), Wes Burns (0/11).

Bournemouth Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bournemouth. The 42 year-old Andoni Iraola will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/9), Mark Travers (0/3), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/14), Dean Huijsen (1/8), Illia Zabarnyi (0/14), James Hill (0/0), Julian Araujo (0/8), Marcos Senesi (0/11), Max Aarons (0/1), Milos Kerkez (1/14), Alex Scott (0/8), Ben Winterburn (0/0), Dango Ouattara (1/11), David Brooks (1/7), Lewis Cook (1/13), Marcus Tavernier (1/14), Philip Billing (0/4), Tyler Adams (0/6), Antoine Semenyo (4/13), Enes Unal (0/11), Evanilson (4/13), Justin Kluivert (5/14), Luis Sinisterra (1/8), Michael DaCosta (0/0), Ryan Christie (1/13).

Ipswich vs Bournemouth Team News

Ipswich vs Bournemouth Lineups

Ipswich vs Bournemouth H2H

Having never shared a season in the Premier League in recent past, this is the first time Ipswich comes up against Bournemouth in this context. Ipswich picked up zero wins in their previous four matches against Bournemouth, while the latter claimed zero wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/4.

Ipswich vs Bournemouth Results

Ipswich vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Sammie Szmodics has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Bournemouth and their defence. The visitors hope Justin Kluivert adds another to his current tally of four goals in his latest matches.

Ipswich claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Bournemouth won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Ipswich managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Bournemouth kept a clean sheet in zero of their last 10.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ipswich, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Bournemouth, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.