Ipswich Town's slide towards relegation shows no sign of slowing and it's hard to see them sparking back to life against in-form Crystal Palace in this Premier League clash.
When the Tractor Boys signed off for 2024 with a superb 2-0 home win over Chelsea, optimism was high at Portman Road that Kieron McKenna's side could stay in the top flight after back-to-back promotions.
But they haven't won in the Premier League since then, with their only victories coming against lower-league sides Bristol Rovers and Coventry City in the FA Cup.
Ipswich put on a decent show in the FA Cup again on Monday night but eventually crashed out on penalties to Notttingham Forest as a BTTS bet landed for our man Vladislav.
Crystal Palace booked their FA Cup quarter-final slot by beating Millwall on Saturday, with a bet landing for our man Gabriel after the Eagles netted in both halves.
That victory came at a cost as star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta was taken to hospital after a sickening collision with Millwall keeper Liam Roberts.
He will be a big miss for this match but Crystal Palace will still fancy their chances after winning eight of their last 10 in all competitions.
How the bookies view it: Eagles to soar again
With Ipswich in such poor form, BoyleSports make them 11/2 rank outsiders at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace are just 4/9 while the draw pays 10/3.
Recent head to head: Palace reigning supreme
Crystal Palace edged a 1-0 win at Portman Road earlier in the season as Mateta grabbed a second-half winner. That made it four Eagles wins in the last six meetings, with the only Ipswich success in that time coming as they romped to a 3-0 home win in the Championship back in 2013.
Players to watch: Eddie can be steady
With Mateta ruled out, Eddie Nketiah should lead the line and the former Arsenal striker's tail will be up after netting in his last two games. He's 11/8 at BoyleSports for anytime scorer.
Ipswich boss McKenna rested some of his big hitters in the FA Cup on Monday and star striker Liam Delap was limited to a role off the bench. He should be in from the start here and is 9/4 to add to his 10-goal tally this season.
Probable line-ups
In addition to having Mateta sidelined, Oliver Glasner is set to be without Joel Ward, Cheick Doucoure and Chadi Riad.
Ipswich have a pretty lengthy injury list, with Conor Chaplin, Chiedozie Obgene, Julio Enciso, Wes Burns, Kalvin Phillips, Omari Hutchinson and Christian Walton all set to miss out.
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Lacroix, Guehi, Richards, Mitchell, Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Sarr, Eze, Nketiah.
Ipswich Town: Palmer, Greaves, O'Shea, Tuanzebe, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Philogene, Szmodics, Delap, J Clarke.
Anything else catch the eye?
We only saw one goal when these sides faced off earlier in the season and Palace could lack a bit of fluency without Mateta as the focal point of their attack.
That makes under 2.5 goals appealing at 21/20 with BoyleSports while betting against BTTS pays 20/23 with the same firm. I also fancy most goals to come after the break and that's priced at 20/21.
Ipswich skipper Sam Morsy is always good value for a card and he picked up his ninth yellow of the season for mouthing off against Forest on Monday. Backing him for a card paid off for me in the 3-2 loss at Manchester United and a repeat here pays 17/10 at BoyleSports.
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