Ipswich Town travel to Hull City for a Championship fixture on Saturday as they look to take the promotion race down to the wire. Neither team has shown much defensive solidity in recent times and could be set to produce goals in this one.
Hull City are coming off a 3-2 victory at Coventry City in their previous Championship fixture. Jaden Philogene-Bidace opened the scoring in the first half while further goals from Fabio Carvalho and Noah Ohio earned them the win.
The Tigers are still pushing for a promotion playoff finish as they sit three points off the top six with two matches left to play. They head into Saturday’s clash with three wins and two draws from their last five matches.
Hull City claimed a 3-0 victory over QPR in their previous fixture at the MKM Stadium. However, that was the first win in seven home matches for Liam Rosenior’s men, who have played out four draws in that run.
Things appear to be unravelling at the wrong time for Ipswich Town, who are winless in their last two matches. Kieran McKenna’s men have now dropped to third on the standings, four points off leaders Leicester City and one behind second placed Leeds United.
Ipswich Town travel to The MKM Stadium off the back of a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough last time out in the Championship. They fell behind early in the contest but struck back through Massimo Luongo.
The Tractor Boys have done some good work on their travels, winning four of their last six away matches. However, they were beaten 1-0 by Norwich City in their previous fixture on the road and have conceded in five of their last eight away matches.
How the bookies view it
Ipswich Town have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 23/20 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Hull City is valued at 12/5 by Coral while a draw is set at odds of 11/4 by Betfred.
Head to head
Hull City have a 13-4 advantage with five draws from 22 previous matches against Ipswich Town. However, Ipswich claimed a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch
Jaden Philogene-Bidace has been the man in form for Hull City in recent weeks with four goals in the last five matches. The forward now has 12 Championship goals this season and is priced at 11/4 by bet365 to maintain his scoring run.
Conor Chaplin could be the one to watch for Ipswich Town as he looks to add to his 13 Championship goals. The forward was also on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 21/10 by Paddy Power to find the net on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Hull City saw over 4.5 goals in their previous fixture and a repeat is priced at 19/4 with BetVictor. Over 3.5 goals could also be considered at 37/20 with Unibet while bet365 is offering odds of 8/11 for over 2.5 goals.
Both teams have a knack for making fast starts and could be backed to score in the first half at 3/1 by BoyleSports.
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