Ipswich Town will be looking to maintain the pressure on leaders Leicester City as they host Millwall in a midweek Championship fixture. Ipswich often do their best work at home and should be too strong for their visitors, who have been unconvincing lately.
Ipswich Town are coming off a 2-0 defeat to West Brom in their previous Championship fixture. It was an uncharacteristically poor performance from the Blues as they failed to muster a single attempt on target throughout the encounter.
That was the first defeat for Ipswich Town in 13 Championship matches and manager Kieran McKenna will consider it a mere blip. Having picked up nine victories in that run, they will be keen to make a swift return to winning ways.
Portman Road has been a fortress for Ipswich Town, who have won seven of their last eight Championship home matches. However, they are often unconvincing at the back, keeping just one clean sheet in the last six matches in front of their fans.
Millwall are also coming off a defeat as they were beaten 3-0 at home by Coventry last time out in the Championship. They saw plenty of possession and created a few chances but struggled to find the cutting edge in attack.
That result means Millwall have now picked up just one win from their last seven matches across all competitions. Joe Edwards’ men are down in 18th on the standings and will be keen to avoid getting dragged into the relegation scrap.
A small positive for Millwall this season is that they appear to have done their best work on their travels lately. They are unbeaten in their last six away matches and triumphed 4-0 at Sheffield Wednesday in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Ipswich Town have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 4/7 by Ladbrokes. A victory for Millwall is valued at 5/1 by bet365 while William Hill is offering odds of 3/1 for a draw.
Head to head
Ipswich Town and Millwall have claimed 10 wins each and seven draws from 27 previous meetings. Both teams played out a 1-1 scoreline in a preseason friendly back in July.
Players to watch
Conor Chaplin is the leading scorer for Ipswich Town and will be the one to watch on Wednesday. The forward has three goals in the last four matches at Portman Road and is priced at 13/8 by Paddy Power to maintain his scoring run.
Zian Flemming carries a goal threat from midfield and could be worth keeping an eye on for Millwall. The Dutchman has three goals in his last four away matches and is priced at 7/2 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Ipswich Town have seen over 3.5 goals in their last four home matches and a repeat is priced at 17/10 by BetVictor. There have been second half goals for both teams in every fixture in that run and a repeat could be considered at 9/4 with William Hill.
Given the minimal odds for a straight Ipswich Town victory, a win and both teams to score could be considered at 21/10 with BoyleSports.
This England Championship match between Ipswich Town and Millwall will be played on Nov 29, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Ipswich Town vs Millwall prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
