Preston North End and Ipswich Town meet at Deepdale Stadium, in a match for the 43rd round of the Championship. The two teams tied (1-1), on 03-11-2018, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 02-24-2018, in a Match for the Championship that ended with the victory of Ipswich Town by (0-1). M. Carayol (21 ‘) scored the only goal of the game. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Preston North End:
The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 57 points won, after 15 wins, 12 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Leeds United, by (0-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against West Bromwich Albion, by (4-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 17 conceded. For the league, Preston North End won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 42 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 21 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Preston North End comes to this day with a defeat, by 4-1, in the displacement to West Bromwich, adding in this way the fourth snub followed in this competition: the only goal of the team was marked by Robinson. Despite this, the home club lost only 5 of the 21 games played in its stadium. On this day, against the last qualifier, Ipswich, which will not prevent the decline, coach Alex Neil must keep the team in 4-2-3-1, being the most advanced position occupied by Maguire. On the other hand, the attacking midfielder Alan Browne is Preston’s best marker, with 11 goals scored. For this game the local coach does not have Ben Pearson, for suspension.
Ipswich Town:
The away team is currently in the 24 th position of the league, with 28 points won, after 4 wins, 16 draws and 22 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Brentford, by (2-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Birmingham City, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. For the league, Ipswich Town won 6 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home matches there are some frequent results: at halftime 1-0 (9 in 21 matches) and at the end of the match 2-0 (8 in 21 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 20 of the last 21 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 42 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 27 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 21 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Ipswich Town comes to this game after a draw, a ball, against Birmingham, thus adding the second consecutive game without winning the competition: the only goal of the team was scored by Edwards. In this away game, coach Paul Lambert must play in 4-2-3-1, favoring the middle or low block and the counterattacks by the flanks: Dozzell is a very fast and eximious player in the offensive transition. It is important to highlight the spearhead Freddie Sears: English is the best scoreboard in Ipswich Town, with 6 goals scored. The entire template is available for this game.
PREDICTION: Preston to win @ 1,60
