Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th January 2025
Having not shared a spot in the same division in recent times, this is the first time Ipswich comes up against Bristol Rovers as of late.
Both Ipswich and Bristol Rovers aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.
Ipswich step into their next home match this coming Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing nine goals against. That is an average of 0.9 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.
Bristol Rovers scored 20 goals, conceded 14 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.
This is the first time Ipswich squares up against Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers Prediction
Ipswich Form
Ipswich collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 against Arsenal. They retaliated in a 2-0 win against Chelsea, before drawing 2-2 with Fulham. Ipswich managed to win two of their past six home matches in the FA Cup. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded four goals.
Bristol Rovers Form
Bristol Rovers collected one win from their last three matches, as Stevenage won by 3-0. Leyton Orient were too strong as well, winning 2-3, before Bristol Rovers won 0-1 against Cambridge U. Bristol Rovers won three of a possible six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 14 while also conceding 11 times.
Ipswich and Bristol Rovers are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet at Portman Road
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Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers Stats
- In 13 of the last 15 Ipswich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Ipswich have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Ipswich matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Ipswich have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Bristol Rovers away matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Bristol Rovers matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Bristol Rovers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol Rovers have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Bristol Rovers matches in the FA Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers Squads
Ipswich Squad
McKenna will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bristol Rovers from the players listed below:
Muric, Walton, Slicker, Tuanzebe, Godfrey, Johnson, Burgess, Townsend, O'Shea, Clarke, Greaves, Davis, Woolfenden, Chaplin, Taylor, Cajuste, Phillips, Luongo, Hutchinson, Morsy, Szmodics, Al Hamadi, Ogbene, Hirst, Clarke, Toure, Delap, Broadhead, Burns.
Bristol Rovers Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Bristol Rovers players that the manager Inigo Calderon will choose from for the upcoming game:
Brooklyn Leipus, Bryant Bilongo, Chris Martin, Clinton Mola, Connor Taylor, Gatlin O'Donkor, Grant Ward, Isaac Hutchinson, Jack Hunt, Jake Garrett, James Wilson, Jamie Lindsay, Jerry Lawrence, Joel Senior, Joshua Griffiths, Kamil Conteh, Lino Sousa, Luke McCormick, Luke Thomas, Matt Hall, Micah Anthony, Michael Forbes, Promise Omochere, Romaine Sawyers, Ruel Sotiriou, Scott Sinclair, Shaqai Forde, Taylor Moore.
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers Team News
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers Lineups
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers H2H
This is the first time Ipswich squares up against Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Ipswich picked up six wins in their previous eight matches against Bristol Rovers, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 6/1.
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers Results
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers Betting Tips
Grant Ward shows decent form right now for Bristol Rovers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the FA Cup. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Ipswich, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Conor Chaplin also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six FA Cup matches.
Ipswich won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Portman Road. They drew four and lost five as well, while Bristol Rovers won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Bristol Rovers arrives at Portman Road feeling optimistic about scoring this coming Sunday, since Ipswich only managed a one clean sheet once in 10 home games. Bristol Rovers kept three clean sheets in their previous 10 away games.
Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bristol Rovers's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches.