Ipswich Town are looking to continue their excellent start to life back in the Championship as they face a Leeds United side that have had very contrasting fortunes in the early weeks of this campaign.
Ipswich Town currently sit top of the EFL Championship with three wins from their first three games this season.
The Tractor Boys kicked off their campaign with a 2-1 win away at Sunderland before downing Stoke City by two goals to nil.
With two wins already under their belt Ipswich then capped off their brilliant start to the season with a 1-0 win away at Queens Park Rangers last weekend to put them top of the league table.
Many fancied Ipswich as dark horses coming into this season but few expected them to hit the ground running in the manner they have done in the early portion of this campaign and while there's still a tonne of football to be played the signs are extremely promising.
The win away at QPR was a hard-fought one for The Tractor Boys with Conor Chaplin sealing all three points with just fifteen minutes remaining at Loftus Road.
Despite the late nature of the win Ipswich will have felt very good value for the three points and they'll be coming into this game with the wind in their sails.
Kieran McKenna is regarded as one of the best young managers in England and if he can help his side maintain this level then there's every chance that they could make this one of the most memorable seasons in their recent history.
While under different circumstances Leeds would look a hard game on paper this is one Ipswich will really, really fancy themselves to win given Leeds' current troubles.
Leeds United currently sit 19th in the EFL Championship with two draws and one loss from their first three games this season.
The White's campaign began with a 2-2 draw at home to Cardiff City followed by a 1-0 defeat away at Birmingham City before last weekend's 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion.
It's been an wholly disappointing start to the season for a Leeds side whose off-field issues have been well publicised with star forward Wilfried Gnonto refusing to appear for the club on two separate occasions amidst a demand for a transfer away from the club while winger Luis Sinisterra, another key member of the forward line, has also expressed a clear desire to offer his services elsewhere.
All of this comes on top of Leeds losing other first-team players well below market value owing to contract clauses inserted by a previously incompetent backroom team which has made this summer's window one of the worst in recent memory for the club - at this point, at least.
New manager Daniel Farke is working under extremely difficult conditions but his side, despite being heavily depleted in terms of senior players, delivered an encouraging performance in the draw against West Brom last weekend in what was a game they'll feel they should have won.
The performance against The Baggies was much improved and if not for a couple of questionable refereeing decisions Farke's men likely would've won, so while they're coming into this game as underdogs they could fare better than what most will be anticipating.
For our Ipswich vs. Leeds prediction, we're going for a 1-1 draw.
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