Ipswich Town will be looking to maintain the pressure on Championship leaders Leicester City as they travel to West Brom on Saturday. The Baggies are also pushing for a playoff place and with both teams showing similar form lately, they could be set to cancel each other out.
West Brom are coming off a 2-1 defeat at Southampton in their previous Championship fixture. They fought back from an early setback to level matters through Kyle Bartley but went on to concede the winner late in the encounter.
That was the first defeat in four matches for West Brom, who had picked up three straight wins prior to that loss. Sitting seventh on the table, they had stepped up their playoff push prior to the international break and will be keen to get things back on track.
West Brom will be counting on home support on Friday, although they have been slightly erratic with three wins and two draws from their last six matches at the Hawthorns. Carlos Corberan’s men did pick up a 3-1 victory over Hull City in their previous fixture in front of their fans and will be looking to channel that performance.
While West Brom are pushing for a playoff finish, Ipswich Town appear to be gunning for automatic promotion and possibly the title. They are only second on the standings due to a slightly inferior goal difference having suffered just one Championship defeat all season.
Ipswich Town can be considered the most in-form team in the second tier having gone unbeaten in their last 12 Championship matches. Kieran McKenna’s men have picked up nine wins in that run, including a 3-2 victory over Swansea City in their previous fixture.
One impressive thing about Ipswich Town’s campaign is their away record as they are yet to taste defeat on their travels this season. However, they have lost their dominance in recent times with three draws from their last four Championship matches on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies appear to be expecting a closely fought encounter with a win for West Brom priced at 13/8 by BoyleSports while 10bet is also offering 13/8 for an Ipswich Town victory. A draw is set at odds of 5/2 by bet365.
Head to head
Ipswich Town have a 23-21 advantage with 13 draws from 57 previous matches with West Brom. Both teams played out a 1-1 draw in their last meeting at the Hawthorns back in 2023.
Players to watch
Brandon Thomas-Assante could be the one to watch for West Brom having scored two goals in his last four Championship matches. Paddy Power is offering odds of 23/10 on the attacker to score anytime on Saturday.
Conor Chaplin has caught the eye for Ipswich Town this season and will be looking to add to his six Championship goals. The forward is priced at 23/10 by Paddy Power to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been over 3.5 goals in Ipswich Town’s last two away matches and a repeat is priced at 9/4 with BetVictor. Over 2.5 goals could also be considered at 17/20 with bet365, who is also offering odds of 4/6 on both teams to score.
A tight opening is expected on Saturday which means the second half could be topped to produce more goals at evens with bet365.
This England Championship match between West Brom and Ipswich Town will be played on Nov 25, 2023 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best West Brom vs Ipswich Town prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
