The task for Ipswich Town will be to maintain the pressure on leaders Plymouth Argyle as they host Derby County in League One on Friday. Ipswich have done some of their best work at home this season and should have too much for Derby, who have been erratic so far.
Ipswich Town appear to be going through a rough patch at the moment having lost their last two matches. They were beaten 1-0 by Lincoln City before suffering a similar defeat to Cambridge United in their previous fixture in League One.
The good news for Ipswich Town is that they are still second on the League One table, just two points behind leaders Plymouth Argyle. They will be keen to make a swift return to winning ways and maintain the pressure on Plymouth.
Aside the defeat to Lincoln City, Ipswich have maintained a solid record at home. Kieran McKenna’s men had gone unbeaten in their previous seven matches, claiming six wins in that run without conceding a goal.
Derby County dropped from the Championship last season but are not finding things easy in League One. They are currently ninth in the table, although just four points separates them from the playoff places.
Things have been slightly erratic for Derby County lately as they have claimed just one win from their last three matches. Paul Warne’s men travel to Portman Road off the back of a 3-1 home defeat to Manchester City U-21 in the EFL Trophy.
One positive for Derby County is that they have won their last two away matches and claimed a 3-0 victory at Cambridge United in their previous League One fixture. However, they will be missing leading scorer James Collins, who’s suspended for Friday’s clash.
How the bookies view it
Ipswich Town have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 4/5 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Derby County is valued at 4/1 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 by bet365.
Head to head
Ipswich Town have a 25-22 edge with 13 draws from 60 previous matches against Derby County. The last meeting between both teams was a 1-1 draw in the Championship back in 2019.
Players to watch
Conor Chaplin is the leading scorer for Ipswich Town with six League One goals this season. The forward will be keen to end a lengthy dry spell and could be backed at 29/20 by Unibet to get on the score sheet on Friday.
With James Collins suspended for Derby, they will be targeting a shutout on Friday. Luke Woolfenden and George Edmundson are likely to continue in central defence and can lead the team to a clean sheet at 6/5 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
Ipswich Town are generally solid defensively at home and with Derby County missing their leading scorer, BTTS NO could be considered 10/11 with BetVictor. The Blues have also won to nil in six of their last eight home matches and could be set for a similar outcome at 9/5 with Paddy Power.
Ipswich Town often earn comfortable wins at home and could be backed in the -1 handicap market at 21/10 with Betfred.
This English League One match between Ipswich Town and Derby County will be played on Oct 21, 2022 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Ipswich Town vs Derby County prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
