Ipswich vs Wigan Prediction & Match Preview

Peter Green - December 12, 2018

Ipswich vs Wigan
England – Championship
Date: Saturday, 15^th December 2018
Kick-off at 15.00 UK/ 16.00 CET
Venue: Portman Road (Ipswich).

Wigan, comfortably hanging around in the mid-table, travels to Ipswich, to take on the worst team in the league. The match takes place on Saturday, at the Portman Road. The game is the 22^nd fixture for either team in the English Championship.

Ipswich occupies the 24^th position in a league of 24. All they could manage so far is just a single win. The team has just 11 points from their 21 matches.

Wigan holds the 16^th spot in league standings. They have 25 points against their name on the board. Their record reads seven wins, four draws, and ten losses.

Ipswich lost their last game, on the road, against Stoke. The final score was 2-0, in favor of the hosts. Ince and Allen scored the goals for the home team. Ipswich was able to hold on to a score of 0-0, till late into the first half.

Wigan lost their last league match, against Derby, at home. The game had just a single goal. The winner came in the 21^st minute itself, from the boots of Marriot. Wigan had the obvious disadvantage of a fewer man, as Naismith saw red in the 15^th minute itself.

Ipswich vs Wigan Head-to-head (h2h)

• Wigan holds a 6-4 lead in h2h wins against Ipswich.
• Ipswich is currently going through a nine-match winless streak, and they have won just one of their last 23 games.
• Wigan has lost only one of their last four ties.
• Ipswich is suffering a 13-match winless run at home, as of now, and has just one win to their name in the last 20 attempts in front of the home crowd.
• Wigan was unbeaten in 12 of their last 23 games on the road.

Ipswich vs Wigan Prediction

The visitors hold the favorite tag in case of this match-up. Ipswich is easily the worst team in the league, and is a sure contender for relegation, at the end of the season. All they could manage so far is just one win from their 21 matches.

It’s safe to assume that they won’t be adding a win to their total of just one till now. Ipswich is winless in their last nine matches and has won just once in their last 23 attempts. At home, they are winless in their last 13 games and has just one win in the last 20 fixtures.

Ipswich failed to score in three of their last six home games. Wigan did the same in five of their last eight home-ties.

Both teams are notoriously famous for being wasteful in front of the goal. The match will not see many goals.

Ipswich vs Wigan Betting Tips

• Wigan: Draw No Bet @ 1.70 (7/10)

• Both Teams to Score: NO @ 1.90 (9/10).