Ipswich Town vs Huddersfield Town Match Analysis & Prediction
04/05/2024 2:30 pm
Ipswich Town will play host to Huddersfield Town at Portman Road on Saturday knowing that a draw will secure promotion to the Premier League.
While the Tractor Boys are on the brink of finishing in second place in the Championship standings, Huddersfield are all but relegated through their inferior goal difference compared to their rivals.
Having witnessed his side squander a lead against Hull City on three occasions last weekend, Kieran McKenna may have had doubts over how his Ipswich players would handle the same situation against Coventry City three days.
Although Haji Wright was able to cancel out Kieffer Moore’s first-half goal, Cameron Burgess scored at the other end to secure a potentially-monumental strike for the Tracor Boys.
With one game left to play, Ipswich sit three points clear of Leeds United, who possess a better goal difference – and now require a point to end a 22-year absence from the Premier League.
The odds of Ipswich getting over the line are in their favour, with the Tractor Boys having not lost a Championship match at Portman Road since the end of August, their solitary defeat in 22 games.
As far as Huddersfield are concerned, they are effectively guaranteed to be playing League One football in 2024-25 on the back of the 1-1 draw with Birmingham City.
Had they beaten Birmingham at the John Smith’s Stadium, the Terriers would have been within a point of 21st position, but are now required to defeat Ipswich and negotiate a 15-goal swing.
Failure to overcome Blues was only part of the issue, with Andre Breitenreiter’s side having prevailed in just one of their most recent 11 matches in the Championship, losing five times.
To their credit, Huddersfield have lost just nine of 22 away matches in this season’s Championship, yet they have also only won three times, the last of which came on February 24 against Watford.
Ipswich Town vs. Huddersfield Town Head to head
In the previous 25 meetings between these two teams, Ipswich have claimed 10 victories while Huddersfield have won eight, and they have drawn in seven. Huddersfield have scored 30 goals and conceded 36 in the process.
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17/10/2015Ipswich Town0Huddersfield Town0Championship
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27/02/2016Huddersfield Town0Ipswich Town1Championship
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01/10/2016Ipswich Town0Huddersfield Town1Championship
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21/01/2017Huddersfield Town2Ipswich Town0Championship
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30/09/2023Huddersfield Town1Ipswich Town1Championship
Ipswich Town Team News
Wes Burns needed to be withdrawn with a calf issue against Coventry, so Jeremy Sarmiento may be restored to the Ipswich starting lineup.
Although further changes are a possibility, McKenna may be prepared to stick with the side that started the Coventry game, with Conor Chaplin and Kayden Jackson staying on the substitutes’ bench.
Ipswich Town's Last 5 Matches
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06/04/2024Norwich Town1Ipswich Town0Championship
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10/04/2024Ipswich Town0Watford0Championship
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13/04/2024Ipswich Town1Middlesbrough1Championship
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27/04/2024Hull City3Ipswich Town3Championship
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30/04/2024Coventry City1Ipswich Town2Championship
Huddersfield Town Team News
Huddersfield manager Breitenreiter will make minimal changes to his starting lineup as they bid to end the season on a high.
The one alteration could see Sorba Thomas replace Josh Koroma, but the likes of Tom Lees and Jonathan Hogg remain out injured.
Huddersfield Town's Last 5 Matches
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06/04/2024Huddersfield Town1Millwall0Championship
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09/04/2024Preston North End4Huddersfield Town1Championship
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13/04/2024Bristol City1Huddersfield Town1Championship
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20/04/2024Huddersfield Town0Swansea City4Championship
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27/04/2024Huddersfield Town1Birmingham City1Championship
Ipswich Town vs. Huddersfield Town: Odds and Predictions
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