Ipswich Town vs Southampton: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

This match will be difficult to call, with Ipswich Town desperately searching for three points to aid their relegation battle. Meanwhile, Southampton is trying to salvage any remaining season.

Ipswich Town have lost their last three matches coming into this game, suffering heavy defeats against Manchester City (0-6) and Liverpool (4-1), and, more importantly, only have one win at home all season to their name. The reverse fixture between the two sides ended 1-1 earlier this season.

Southampton are still chasing their first win under Ivan Juric. However, performances have notably improved, in particular the game against Manchester United, in which a late hat-trick earned the Red Devils after the Saints were seemingly in control of the vast majority of the game.

We believe that history will repeat itself and the game will end honours even.

Ipswich Town 1-1 Southampton.

Kieran McKenna and Ivan Juric will be hoping for three points as both of their respective sides are struggling towards the bottom end of the Premier League table.

Date: 01/02/2025
Location: Portman Road, Ipswich.
Kick-Off: 3 pm

Compared to the newly promoted teams, Ipswich Town has been the best-performing team in terms of footballing style this season. However, recent results have led many to believe this was one step too far for the Tractor Boys. Ipswich Town are 19th in the Premier League, having accumulated 16 points from 19 games played in the division. The home side have scored 21 goals and conceded 47 in general.

Southampton’s return to the Premier League couldn’t have gone any worse if the club tried with managerial changes needed to replace Russell Martin. His successor, Ivan Juric,hasn’t exactly improved the mood at Southampton, although performances are notably improving on the pitch despite the actual results. The Saints are on course to potentially record the worst-points tally in Premier League history, should they fail to achieve six points in their next 15 league points.

The game will not be available on TV.

Conor Chaplin, Sam Szmodics and Wes Burns could all be unavailable for Kieran McKenna at the weekend.

Southampton are expected to be without Juan Larios, Jack Stephens, Aaron Ramsdale and Tyler Dibling for this fixture.

The recent history between the two teams suggests that in this battle between the two struggling sides, Ipswich Town will have the slightest advantage based on recent history. The Tractor Boys are unbeaten in the last three meetings between the two teams, with the reverse fixture earlier this season ending in a 1-1 draw - with goals from Tyler Dibling and a 95th-minute equaliser from Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy.

In this fixture, Southampton has not had a clean sheet in the last three meetings, with less than 2.5 goals scored in five of the previous matches between the two teams. Both teams have also scored in six of the last eight meetings between the two teams. The Tractor Boys recorded a league double against Southampton last season when both teams were in the Championship with a 3-2 win at Portman Road and a 1-0 win away at Southampton.

Ipswich Town are coming into this game knowing that all three points will be needed and that a win could provide an upturn in fortunes amidst their current run of form. The Tractor Boys have lost their last three consecutive Premier League matches, with defeats against Liverpool (4-1), Manchester City (0-6) and Brighton & Hove Albion (0-2). The rate of goals in which Ipswich Town have been conceding is not sustainable, with the home side conceding at least two goals per game in their previous five Premier League matches.

At Portman Road, Ipswich Town would have been expected to make the place a fortress to increase their chances of survival, but the Tractor Boys have found life difficult on home soil. Kieran McKenna’s side have only won once at home this season against Chelsea (2-0), suffering five defeats in their last six at Portman Road. Only their counterparts for this game, Southampton, have a worse home record than Kieran McKenna’s side.

The new Southampton manager, Ivan Juric, has not overseen a Premier League victory yet as the new Saints boss. However, he has seen his side record a win against Swansea City (3-0) in the FA Cup. Southampton are coming into this game with three consecutive defeats in the Premier League against Newcastle United (1-3), Nottingham Forest (3-2) and Manchester United (3-1). Southampton are also without a single point in their last six league matches, having last recorded a point in the division against Fulham (0-0).

Southampton’s record away from home is simply abysmal, with the away side only gaining two points from 12 matches away from home this season. The result against Fulham and a 1-1 draw against Southampton are the two positives which has seen the side lose 10 matches on their travels this season. The Saints’ performances away from home have improved slightly, with the visitors for this game almost securing a precious away win at Old Trafford - denied by a hat-trick from Amad Diallo.

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