Ipswich vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th August 2025

Ipswich hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites on Sunday when they welcome Southampton over to the Portman Road for a round 2 match.

Ipswich failed to win their Championship opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board.

Ipswich were most likely hoping for more from their opening match of the season, but nevertheless set off with a point in the table.

Ipswich took down Southampton in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Sunday.

Ipswich scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing nine goals against. This is an average of 0.9 goals against per match with four clean sheets along the way.

Southampton scored 15 goals, conceded 13 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Ipswich had a good reading on Southampton in their last two meetings, which they won by 1-0 and 3-2, respectively.

Ipswich vs Southampton Prediction

Ipswich Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Ipswich, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 1-3 defeat against West Ham, followed by a 1-1 draw against Birmingham. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Bromley. Ipswich put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the Portman Road. They drew twice while losing none, scored 15 goals while conceding five.

Southampton Form

Southampton look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Arsenal, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Wrexham in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Northampton in their most recent outing. Southampton claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and four scored.

Though favourites for the win, we are uncertain the current form of Ipswich backs this claim. We believe there is good value in Southampton, perhaps with the backing of the draw.

Ipswich vs Southampton Squads

Ipswich Squad

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

Alex Palmer (0/1), Christian Walton (0/0), David Button (0/0), Ashley Young (0/1), Ben Johnson (0/1), Cedric Kipre (0/0), Conor Townsend (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/1), Elkan Baggott (0/0), Harry Clarke (0/0), Jacob Greaves (0/1), Leif Davis (0/1), Luke Woolfenden (0/0), Somto Boniface (0/0), Azor Matusiwa (0/1), Conor Chaplin (0/1), Jack Taylor (0/1), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/0), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/0), Leon Ayinde (0/0), Nathan Broadhead (0/1), Omari Hutchinson (0/0), Sammie Szmodics (0/1), Ali Al Hamadi (0/1), Cameron Humphreys (0/1), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/1), Chuba Akpom (0/0), George Hirst (1/1), Jack Clarke (0/1), Larsen Toure (0/0), Wes Burns (0/0).

Southampton Squad

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

Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/1), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/0), Jack Stephens (1/1), James Bree (0/0), Jay Robinson (0/1), Joachim Kayi Sanda (0/0), Joshua Quarshie (0/1), Nathan Wood (0/0), Ronnie Edwards (0/1), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (0/0), Welington (0/1), Yukinari Sugawara (0/1), Flynn Downes (0/1), Joe Aribo (0/0), Kuryu Matsuki (0/0), Mateus Fernandes (0/1), Ryan Fraser (0/1), Ryan Manning (1/1), Samuel Edozie (0/0), Shea Charles (0/1), William Smallbone (0/0), Adam Armstrong (0/1), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/0), Cameron Archer (0/1), Damion Downs (0/1), Ross Stewart (0/1), Tyler Dibling (0/0).

Ipswich vs Southampton Team News

Ipswich vs Southampton Lineups

Ipswich vs Southampton H2H

Ipswich won the last two meetings against The Saints, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-2 score. Ipswich have a 40% win rate against Southampton, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 4-3-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Ipswich vs Southampton Results

In the last ten matches between Ipswich and Southampton over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Ipswich vs Southampton Betting Tips

Omari Hutchinson has three strikes in six Championship matches for Ipswich, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Southampton. The visitors are looking to Adam Armstrong, who has provided his team with four Championship goals.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Ipswich won one times and lost nine as well. Southampton won two times, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Ipswich managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Portman Road, Southampton kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Ipswich managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Southampton averaging 1.6 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Southampton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.