- Ipswich Town are unbeaten at home in the Championship (W2, D2 from four matches).
- Norwich City are also undefeated away from home in the Championship (W2, D2 from four).
- The reverse fixture a year ago in the Championship saw Norwich City edge out Ipswich Town 1-0 at Carrow Road.
Norwich can nick it in East Anglian derby
Norwich City can deny Ipswich Town the bragging rights in an exciting East Anglian soccer derby that has a lot of intensity on the line on Sunday. The Canaries have shown plenty of grit on their travels in the Championship season to date, conceding only 0.75 goals per match on the road, which is why our Ipswich Town vs Norwich City prediction is that they can get something from this game.
The hosts are available at 1.65 to win this one while Norwich are underdogs at 5.0 and the draw is 4.1. A little extra value can be found by taking Over 2.5 Goals at 1.65 as both sides have the attacking players to hurt each other and Ipswich are scoring 2.50 goals per game at home in the Championship, hitting ten times in four home outings. In terms of Ipswich Town vs Norwich City betting tips, considering the goal-scoring form of both teams could bring some attractive odds.
These two clubs appear to operate at different paces with Ipswich a frenetic, high-pressing side that gets lots of turnovers and plays some good soccer when they win the ball back in dangerous areas. Norwich are more of a possession side, although they play a flexible system and can play a high-press when the game dictates. Norwich’s wing-backs provide width and Liam Manning has set them up to be tough to break down on the road with controlled build-up, making this Ipswich Town vs Norwich City preview focus heavily on tactical contrasts.
Tactical matchup should keep things close
McKenna’s side have been solid at home, winning two and drawing one of their last three, but they are coming up against a Norwich side that have been tough to beat on the road. The visitors have two wins and two draws from their four away games, which is factored into our Ipswich Town vs Norwich City prediction.
Ipswich are 13th in the Championship with 10 points from seven games while Norwich are 17th with eight from as many matches, but they have won only one of their last five in the league (D2, L2) - 1-1 at Stoke, 2-3 at home to Wrexham and 1-1 away to Coventry City.
Ipswich have notched a win and a draw in their last two league games, 2-1 at home to Portsmouth and 1-1 at Bristol City, and have failed to take the win in their last two derbies, losing one and drawing the other. Norwich are undefeated in their last three away from home, so they should be able to keep this very close.
Sargent and Philogene-Bidace the danger men
Ipswich have the more potent scorer in Jaden Philogene-Bidace, who has four goals in six Championship games and those four goals account for four of Ipswich's last ten goals. But Norwich have their own hotshot in Joshua Sargent, who has five goals in seven league appearances, and two of those goals are among Norwich's last six.
McKenna’s game plan has kept his side unbeaten in their last five, with a combination of relentless pressing and quick vertical attacks that create a great deal of havoc for opponents. Norwich are a much more structured side and will try to control the center of the field with a clever, disciplined pressing system that triggers in certain areas of the pitch.
This Ipswich Town vs Norwich City prediction is influenced by the contrast in styles, which should make for a chess match on the weekend and with Ipswich’s home form and Norwich’s away record, it’s hard to split the two for the victory but the Tractor Boys should edge it.
