Barrow vs Ipswich Town Match Analysis and Prediction

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Barrow will be hosting Ipswich Town at the Dunes Hotel Stadium on Wednesday, with a place in the third round of the FA Cup available for both teams.

The pair played out a 0-0 draw when they met at Portman Road on December 4, which means a replay is required to determine the side that will proceed from the second round of the competition.

Barrow put up a strong performance in the clash at Portman Road earlier this month, especially as they had entered the contest off the back of three straight league defeats.

The Bluebirds should have enough confidence heading into this match, as they recorded a 2-0 victory over Swindon Town in League Two on Saturday, with Joshua Gordon and Ollie Banks both scoring from the penalty spot at the Dunes Hotel Stadium.

Saturday’s victory moved Mark Cooper’s side to 19th in the table, with Barrow picking up 22 points from their first 20 matches of the season, leaving them six points clear of the relagation zone.

They finished 21st in League Two last season, just five points above the bottom two. While the league is again the priority competition for them this season, a potentially third-round FA Cup contest is within accesible distance for the club.

Ipswich on the other hand, have played twice in League one after the goalless draw with Barrow, which led to Paul Cook being sacked from the club.

John McGreal is currently in charge of the team on an interim basis, and he was in charge during the 2-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic on December 7, but Ipswich managed to pick up an impressive result on Saturday, playing Wigan Athletic to a 1-1 draw.

Meanwhile, Ipswich have previously been in the FA Cup winning the competition in 1978, beating Arsenal 1-0 in the final through a goal from Roger Osborne.

Barrow vs Ipswich Town head to head

The two English outfits have met in one occasion in the FA Cup on December 4 this year, with Ipswich Town playing at home. They played out a 0-0 draw.

Ipswich Town 0-0 Barrow 04/12/21

Barrow latest home form

Despite failing to record successive victories at home, Barrow have been on a relatively good form, escpecially by not conceding more goals than they have scored in their last five most recent matches. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two, scoring 5 and conceding 4.

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Barrow 0-1 Crawley Town 20/11/21

Barrow 2-0 Swindon Town 11/12/21

Barrow latest away form

Barrow have been struggling with their form on the road recently, having failed to pick up any victory in their last four matches, with their last away victory coming on November 6 in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn two and lost two.

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Carlisle United 0-0 Barrow 13/11/21

Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Barrow 23/11/21

Sutton United 1-0 Barrow 27/11/21

Ipswich Town 0-0 Barrow 04/12/21

Ipswich Town latest home form

Ipswich Town have recently shown some inconsistency in their performance at home, with their last two matches ending winless, and their last match being a 0-0 draw with Barrow in the FA Cup. They have won just one of their last five matches at home, drawn two and lost two.

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Ipswich Town 0-2 Rotherhan United 23/11/21

Ipswich Town 2-1 Crewe Alexandra 28/11/21

Ipswich Town 2-2(P) Arsenal U21 01/12/21

Ipswich Town 0-0 Barrow 04/12/21

Ipswich Town latest away form

The Tractor Boys have been on a good form on the road, which they seem to be losing acoording to their performance recently, having failed to pick up any victory in their last three matches in League One. They have won two of their last five, drawn one and lost two.

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Wigan Athletic 1-1 Ipswich Town 11/12/21

Barrow news

Cooper is likely not to make changes on his first XI that played against Swindon on Saturday. Gordon came off bench to score but he is not likely to start here, with Offrande Zanzala expected to start again. Josh Kay will be available after missing out against Swindon through suspension.

Ipswich Town news

Ipswich’s Conor Chaplin, Joe Pigott and Cameron Burgess came into the starting XI against Wigan at the weekend, and they are likely to retain their places for this match.

A strong team is expected to avoid a second-round upset, with leading goalkeeper Macauley Bonne again taking his spot in the final third of the field.

Prediction and Odds

With Barrow playing at home, we see them capable of defeating Ipswich especially after drawing away in the reverse match.

Meanwhile, Ipswich will be playing under pressure and we are expecting a tightly contested match. But with experience of a higher tier, we see Ipswich taking a narrow away win.

Odds: 1 3.56 X 3.10 2 1.99