Ipswich Town vs Stoke City Prediction and Betting Tips

The EFL Championship returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Ipswich Town and Stoke City go head-to-head at the Portman Road Stadium on Wednesday. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since their goalless draw at the bet365 Stadium on New Year’s Day of 2024.

Ipswich Town turned in a performance of the highest quality against the league leaders on Saturday as they thrashed Coventry City 3-0 at the Portman Road Stadium.

Before that, Kieran McKenna’s men saw their six-game unbeaten run in the league come to an end on November 28, when they fell to a 2-1 loss against Oxford United, four days before playing out a 1-1 draw with Blackburn at Ewood Park.

Ipswich Town have picked up 31 points from their 19 Championship matches so far to sit fourth in the league standings, level on points with fifth-placed Preston North End.

On the other hand, Stoke City were left battered at the weekend when they fell to a humbling 4-0 defeat against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

Having won three league games on the trot between October 25 and November 4, the Potters have now lost four of their last five matches, with a 3-0 home win over Charlton Athletic on November 25 being the exception.

Despite their recent slump in form, Stoke remain in contention for a top-six finish as they sit sixth in the table with 30 points from 19 games, one point above seventh-placed Bristol City.

Ipswich Town vs Stoke City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

The results have been split right down the middle in the history of this fixture, with Ipswich Town and Stoke City claiming 29 wins each from their previous 80 encounters.
However, Stoke are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 games against Ipswich Town, claiming four wins and five draws since January 2006.
Ipswich have lost just one Championship home game this season, while picking up five wins and four draws from their 10 matches so far.
Stoke have failed to win six of their most recent eight away games, losing four and picking up two draws since the start of September.

Ipswich Town vs Stoke City Prediction

With just one point separating the two sides in contention for a playoff spot, we anticipate a thrilling contest at Portman Road Stadium on Wednesday.

Ipswich boast a dominant home record in this fixture, and we are backing them to put up another worthy display in front of their home supporters.

Prediction: Ipswich Town 2-1 Stoke City