Chelsea vs Ipswich Town Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Chelsea are firm favourites heading into their home fixture with Ipswich Town, as the Blues are fourth in the Premier League standings with 53 points from 31 matches, while Town look all but relegated as they have accumulated just 20 points from 31 games.

The Blues rested the majority of their squad for their trip to Legia Warsaw on Thursday night, meaning that they will be fresh for this match. Enzo Maresca’s men have the fourth-best home record in the Premier League as they’ve accumulated 31 points from 15 matches at Stamford Bridge, winning nine, drawing four and losing just twice.

Ipswich Town’s away record is dismal, as they have earned just 13 points from 15 games away from Portman Road, the third-worst record in the top-flight. Kieran McKenna’s men have won just three times, drawn four and lost eight while scoring 18 and conceding 29.

Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Ipswich Town

On Sunday, Chelsea hosts Ipswich Town at Stamford Bridge in a battle between fourth and 18th in the Premier League.

Date: 13/04/2025

Location: Stamford Bridge

Time: 2pm

The last head-to-head clash between Ipswich Town and Chelsea actually resulted in a shock 2-0 win for the Tractor Boys back on 30th December, as Liam Delap fired in a 12th-minute penalty, while ex-Chelsea midfielder Omari Hutchinson doubled Town’s lead just before the hour mark.

Chelsea will predominantly be focussing on qualifying for next season’s Champions League as ultimately, the revenue that Europe’s premier competition provides is crucial should they aim to continue building for future success. The Blues are fourth in the Premier League with 53 points, however, there are just six points separating themselves from ninth-place Brighton & Hove Albion.

It has been confirmed that following Arsenal’s stunning 3-0 victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League’s quarter-finals, that there will be five Champions League qualification places available in the Premier League due to England’s rise in the coefficient rankings - something that will certainly be of interest to any of the clubs in the hunt to qualify for next season’s competition.

On top of their Premier League campaign, Chelsea are firmly on their way to qualifying for the Europa Conference League’s semi-finals having comfortably brushed aside Legia Warsaw 3-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final. Should they make it through, they will face one of Djurgardens or Rapid Vienna.

Ipswich Town’s relegation looks all but confirmed as they have earned just 20 points from 31 matches, seeing them sit 18th in the table, but, 12 points adrift of 17th-place Wolverhampton Wanderers who they suffered a damaging defeat to last time out.

Kieran McKenna’s men have made a good go of the Premier League when putting it into context that they were plying their trade in League One as recently as the 2022/23 season. They will be desperate to come back at the first attempt should they be relegated, however, it looks likely that Liam Delap will depart due to the fact that is has been reported that the ex-Manchester City man has a £30m relegation release clause.

Chelsea versus Ipswich Town will not be broadcast live on UK TV.

Chelsea

Wesley Fofana, Roméo Lavia and Marc Guiu will all miss this game due to injury, while Mykhailo Mudryk remains suspended.

Ipswich Town

Arijanet Muric, Wes Burns, Sammie Szmodics, Omari Hutchinson and Chiedozie Ogbene are all set to miss Ipswich Town’s trip to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea

Chelsea earned a solid 3-0 win away at Legia Warsaw in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final on Thursday night as Tyrique George scored his first goal for Chelsea while Noni Madueke fired in a brace.

Prior to that match, they drew 0-0 away at Brentford after beating Tottenham Hotspur and FC Kobenhavn via 1-0 scorelines on either side of a 1-0 loss at Arsenal.

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town’s last match resulted in a damaging 2-1 loss at home to relegation rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, as Pablo Sarabia and Jorgen Strand Larsen fired in late goals after Liam Delap had given the Tractor Boys a 16th-minute lead.

In the run-up to that match, Ipswich had earned a stunning 2-1 win at Bournemouth thanks to goals by Nathan Broadhead and Delap. However, that victory came after defeats to Nottingham Forest in the league (4-2) and cup (5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw) on either side of a narrow 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace.

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