Wolverhampton vs Ipswich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th December 2024

Ipswich go up against Wolverhampton on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton are number 19 in the table on nine points after 15 matches. Ipswich rank as number 18 with nine points after 15 matches played.

Wolverhampton as well as Ipswich suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.

Wolverhampton step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 24 goals against. That is an average of 2.4 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Ipswich managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded 19 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 1.9 goals an average per game.

Having never shared a season in the Premier League in recent past, this is the first time Wolverhampton comes up against Ipswich in this context.

Wolverhampton vs Ipswich Prediction

Wolverhampton Form

In their last three matches, Wolverhampton lost 2-4 against Bournemouth, 4-0 against Everton and 2-1 against West Ham. Wolverhampton only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

Ipswich Form

Ipswich endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest, before Crystal Palace ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bournemouth, who came out 1-2 winners. Ipswich only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Wolverhampton disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at Molineux Stadium, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

Wolverhampton won four points from their last three encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored four and let in six goals. Ipswich claimed zero wins from two goals scored and five conceded from their past four matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them two points to their account. Wolverhampton claimed two wins, three draws as well as ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Ipswich have a record of one win, six draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Wolverhampton vs Ipswich Squads

Wolverhampton Squad

Gary O'Neil 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):

Daniel Bentley (0/0), Jose Sa (0/9), Sam Johnstone (0/6), Tom King (0/0), Bastien Meupiyou (0/0), Craig Dawson (0/12), Matt Doherty (1/8), Nelson Semedo (0/12), Pedro Lima (0/0), Rayan Ait Nouri (3/15), Santiago Bueno (0/8), Toti Gomes (0/13), Wesley Okoduwa (0/0), Yerson Mosquera (0/5), Andre (0/11), Boubacar Traore (0/0), Joao Gomes (2/15), Luke Cundle (0/0), Mario Lemina (1/15), Thomas Doyle (0/11), Carlos Forbs (0/6), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Goncalo Guedes (1/12), Hee-Chan Hwang (0/9), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/13), Joergen Strand Larsen (6/15), Matheus Cunha (7/15), Pablo Sarabia (1/5), Rodrigo Gomes (0/9), Sasa Kalajdzic (0/0).

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 (0/14), Christian Walton (0/1), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/9), Ben Johnson (0/7), Cameron Burgess (0/7), Conor Townsend (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/12), Harry Clarke (0/4), Jacob Greaves (0/8), Leif Davis (1/15), Luke Woolfenden (0/5), Conor Chaplin (1/13), Jack Taylor (0/10), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/9), Kalvin Phillips (0/7), Massimo Luongo (0/5), Omari Hutchinson (1/14), Sam Morsy (1/14), Sammie Szmodics (3/14), Ali Al Hamadi (0/6), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/5), George Hirst (1/8), Jack Clarke (0/13), Larsen Toure (0/0), Liam Delap (6/15), Nathan Broadhead (0/0), Wes Burns (0/12).

Wolverhampton vs Ipswich Team News

Wolverhampton have an almost full squad available against Ipswich at Molineux Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Wolverhampton are unable to field Sasa Kalajdzic this coming Saturday against Ipswich, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Wolverhampton vs Ipswich Lineups

Wolverhampton vs Ipswich H2H

This is the first time Wolverhampton squares up against Ipswich in the Premier League in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Wolves picked up two wins in their previous ten matches against Ipswich, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/4.

Wolverhampton vs Ipswich Results

Wolverhampton vs Ipswich Betting Tips

Joergen Strand Larsen is showing good form for Wolverhampton, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Sammie Szmodics scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Wolverhampton won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Molineux Stadium. They drew one and lost seven as well, while Ipswich won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four. Goals are flowing freely for Wolverhampton on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Ipswich''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wolverhampton, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Ipswich's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.