Promotion chasing Cardiff travel to Ipswich in search of 3 crucial points in their quest for Premier League football next season whilst the Tractor Boys will be looking to utilise home advantage as they seek to pull away from mid-table mediocrity. Cardiff have been resurgent in recent weeks under Neil Warnock and have emerged has genuine promotion contenders with a third of the season still to play.
Sky Bet Championship – Ipswich Town vs Cardiff City – Portman Road, Wednesday 21st February 2018, Kick-off: 19.45 GMT
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Draw Best Odd of: 6/4 at Betfair |
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Ipswich Town
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The Tractor Boys have slipped out of play-off contention in recent weeks and currently find themselves 12th in the Championship table. Mick McCarthy’s men have 44 points from 31 games and only sit outside of the play-off places by 6 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 224 minutes.
Cardiff City
The Bluebirds have had a fantastic first half of the season and are flying high in 4th place in the Championship table under Neil Warnock. With 58 points from 31 games, Cardiff are only a point behind Aston Villa in second place and will be looking to propel themselves up towards the guaranteed promotion places. Junior Hoilett has notched 10 goals this season for Cardiff and has a habit of scoring in big games.
Ipswich Town vs Cardiff City Head to Head
Ipswich hold the superior head to head record between the two clubs leading 21:15 with another 14 games ending as draws. Cardiff picked up a comfortable 3-1 home win back in October thanks to goals from Junior Hoilett, Omar Bogle and Danny Ward at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Ipswich Town vs Cardiff City Odds and Predictions
Both sides tend to play on the front foot and will look to attack here.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a strong bet at 17/20 with William Hill.
Junior Hoilett has scored 10 goals this season – including 2 in his last 2 games.
Junior Hoilett to score anytime looks way overpriced at 6/5 with Uni Bet.
Both sides have attacked with vigour this season – scoring an impressive 90 goals between them.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks an excellent move at 8/11 with Marathon Bet.
Cardiff have it all to play for here in their pursuit of Premier League promotion next season.
Cardiff City to win the match looks a super bet at 6/4 with BetVictor.
Score Prediction
Ipswich Town 1 – 2 Cardiff City – 10/1 with William Hill.
Top Ipswich Town vs Cardiff City Betting Tip
Cardiff are surging up the league and they should have too much about them for a plucky Ipswich side in a key game. Cardiff City to win the match and both teams to score looks a good punt at 7/2 with Coral.