Norwich vs Ipswich Prediction and Football Tips
Championship play-off football tips – Norwich vs Ipswich prediction
Norwich have to made to without forward Lewis Grabban, which means Garry Cooper could be playing the lone strikers role. Cameron Jerome will probably start from the bench and could feature during the latter stages of the game, if Norwich are chasing a goal. Alex Neil has no real injury concerns.
Ipswich are without Cameron Stewart and Luke Varney, who suffered a serious injury during the first leg of this play-off semi-final. Both Paul Anderson and Jay Tabb are in contention to start the game in midfield.
Probable Line-ups
Norwich: 4-2-3-1 formation: Ruddy; Olsson, Martin, Bassong, Whittaker; Howson, Dorrans; Johnson, Tettey, Redmond; Hooper
Ipswich: 4-4-2 formation: Bialkowski, Chambers, Smith, Berra, Mings; Anderson, Bishop, Skuse, Tabb; Sears, Murphy
- Norwich have won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Ipswich have won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Norwich have scored an average of 1.8 goals and conceded an average of 0.9 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Ipswich have scored an average of 1.6 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 4 of Norwich’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Ipswich’s previous 10 matches
- The first leg finished 1-1 at Portman Road
Norwich come in to this match as slight favourites to progress, considering the the draw they achieved in the first leg. However, with just 3 wins from their last 6 home games, Ipswich will fancy they are in with a chance at Carrow Road. That being said, Ipswich have only managed 2 wins from their last 10 away matches in the Championship.
Ipswich have failed to defeat Norwich in their last 5 attempts, including 2 defeats in the Championship this season and conceding 13 goals in the process. Considering their away form over the last few months, Ipswich have a tough task ahead of them, if they are to make it to Wembley.
We say: Norwich to win and under 2.5 goals at 11/4 with Bet365
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