Southampton vs Ipswich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st September 2024

Southampton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Ipswich swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Southampton are rock bottom having failed to claim a single point from four matches in this season. Following their four encounters Ipswich managed to scrape together two points which hands them a ranking as number 17 in the Premier League standings.

Southampton have not gained a single point yet from the first four rounds of the Premier League this campaign. Ipswich account for two points from their opening four games, earning them a place as number 17 in the table.

Southampton came away with three points from the latest encounter with Ipswich. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

Southampton only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 25 for an average of 2.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Ipswich scored four goals, conceded 19 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 1-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday.

Southampton vs Ipswich Prediction

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton lost 3-1 against Brentford, 0-3 against Manchester United and drew 1-1 with Everton. Southampton are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 13 and scored four goals.

It has the look of a season in which a relegation battle will play a major part for Southampton, who naturally dream of extending their stay in the Premier League.

Ipswich Form

In their previous three matches, Ipswich drew 2-2 with AFC Wimbledon, 1-1 with Fulham and 0-0 with Brighton. Ipswich didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 18 and scored three goals themselves.

It has the look of a season in which a relegation battle will play a major part for Southampton, who naturally dream of extending their stay in the Premier League.

You don't look for Southampton or Ipswich, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals on Saturday.

Southampton vs Ipswich Squads

Southampton Squad

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

Aaron Ramsdale (0/2), Alex McCarthy (0/2), Gavin Bazunu (0/0), Joe Lumley (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/1), Jack Stephens (0/4), James Bree (0/0), Jan Bednarek (0/4), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/4), Nathan Wood (0/0), Ronnie Edwards (0/0), Ryan Manning (0/0), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (0/4), Yukinari Sugawara (1/4), Adam Lallana (0/2), Flynn Downes (0/4), Joe Aribo (0/3), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/1), Mateus Fernandes (0/3), Noel Buck (0/0), Ryan Fraser (0/1), William Smallbone (0/3), Adam Armstrong (0/3), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/4), Cameron Archer (0/4), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Maxwel Cornet (0/1), Paul Onuachu (0/0), Ross Stewart (0/1), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/1), Tyler Dibling (0/4).

Ipswich Squad

Here is the full team squad of Ipswich. The 38 year-old Kieran McKenna will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Arijanet Muric (0/3), Christian Walton (0/1), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/4), Ben Johnson (0/2), Cameron Burgess (0/0), Conor Townsend (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/1), Harry Clarke (0/0), Jacob Greaves (0/4), Leif Davis (0/4), Luke Woolfenden (0/3), Conor Chaplin (0/4), Jack Taylor (0/2), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/1), Kalvin Phillips (0/2), Massimo Luongo (0/3), Omari Hutchinson (0/4), Sam Morsy (0/4), Sammie Szmodics (1/4), Ali Al Hamadi (0/3), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/2), George Hirst (0/1), Jack Clarke (0/2), Larsen Toure (0/0), Liam Delap (1/4), Nathan Broadhead (0/0), Wes Burns (0/2).

Southampton vs Ipswich Team News

At the time of writing, Southampton have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Ipswich on Saturday. Jack Stephens gets a day off from the Southampton squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Lesley Ugochukwu, Ross Stewart and Juan Larios are all absent from the Southampton squad that faces Ipswich at St. Mary's Stadium.

Ipswich seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to St. Mary's Stadium to face Southampton.

George Hirst won't be travelling with Ipswich this time, as he nurses an injury.

Southampton vs Ipswich Lineups

Southampton vs Ipswich H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 1-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday. Southampton enter the match against Ipswich with a 1-1-2 record in their previous four encounters. A win rate of 25%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Southampton vs Ipswich Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out three times in the last four matches between Southampton and Ipswich.

Southampton vs Ipswich Betting Tips

Kamaldeen Sulemana has been great for Southampton lately, hitting the target zero times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Ipswich are optimistic that Sammie Szmodics doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Southampton claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. Ipswich won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday? Southampton scored the opening goal six times in 10 home games, while Ipswich did it in eight of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened four times in the past four encounters between Southampton and Ipswich, with Southampton scoring 1.75 goals on average per game. Ipswich averaged 2.5 goals, while both teams scored three times. Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Ipswich, who managed to score one time in those matches.