Wolves will be eager to continue their push towards the Premier League as they welcome former manager Mick McCarthy and his up and coming Ipswich side to Molineux. Nuno Espirito Silva has orchestrated a superb first half of the season for the Midlanders and they will be desperate to keep it going over the congested festive period and beyond into the second half of the season.
EFL Championship – Wolves vs Ipswich Town – Molineux Stadium, Saturday 23rd December 2017, Kick-off: 15.00 GMT
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Draw Best Odd of: 10/1 at Ladbrokes |
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Wolverhampton
Ipswich TownWolves
With almost half the season played, Wolves are the team to catch in the EFL Championship with 51 points from 22 games. With 42 goals scored and only 17 conceded, Wolves are 4 points clear of Cardiff in second place and 8 clear of Bristol City in third. Leo Bonatini has been an inspired acquisition and he has notched 12 goals already in a promising start to the campaign.
Ipswich Town
The Tractor Boys have fought back into play-off contention in recent weeks and currently find themselves 8th in the Championship table. Mick McCarthy’s men have 35 points from 22 games and only sit outside of the play-off places by 2 points. They have many top strikers at their disposal, in particular Martyn Waghorn – who has notched 10 goals this campaign at an average of a goal every 145 minutes.
Head to Head
Ipswich just edge the head to head records between the sides with a 31:27 advantage in the head to head showdown with another 25 games being played out as draws between them. The last 3 meetings between the sides have ended as 0-0 draws – not an encouraging statistic for any neutrals watching on Saturday afternoon.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Ipswich Town – Odds and Predictions
Despite goals being hard to come by in this fixture historically, this is a match between the two highest scoring teams in the league.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a banker bet at 8/11 with Ladbrokes.
Leo Bonatini leads the line with class for Wolves and he is always a problem for opposition defences.
Leo Bonatini to score anytime is great value at 21/10 with Bet Victor.
This could be a fiery encounter with two teams battling for promotion.
A red card in the match is a real possibility at 7/2 with Coral.
Ipswich are in decent form but Wolves look too good for any Championship opponent currently.
Wolves to win the match is a wise move at 4/11 with Sky Bet,
Score Prediction
Wolves 2 – 1 Ipswich Town – 8/1 with William Hill.
Top Betting Tip Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Ipswich Town
Wolves look too good on top of the Championship and won’t be able to afford any slip ups against a strong Ipswich side. Wolves to win the match and over 2.5 goals in the game is a great bet at 21/20 with Betway.