Football betting preview: Ipswich Town vs Wycombe Wanderers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Wed 29.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Portman Road Stadium (30311 seats)

Both sides are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Wycombe Wanderers enjoying a 13 point lead on Ipswich Town in the tables. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • Ipswich Town have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in League One
  • Wycombe Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Ipswich Town and Wycombe Wanderers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Ipswich Town have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 12 games.

The spoils were shared in Ipswich Town's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sunderland (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The gifted forward Bonne outdid all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.62 out of 10. Bonne hit two key passes.

Prior to that, an away loss at Barrow in the FA Cup.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ipswich Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost three.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ipswich, as the League One home game vs Lincoln City is only three days away.

The Ipswich fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ipswich defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

4 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Wycombe Wanderers playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Wanderers's last game was the home draw against AFC Wimbledon (2-2). Defender Jacobson was the best team player with a rating of 8.22. Jacobson scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.

Before that, Wanderers secured a home win against Burton Albion with the score 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Wycombe Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Wanderers, two draws and two defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Wanderers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Charlton Athletic is waiting in only three days.

The travelling fans enjoy Wanderers's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. Wanderers have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date recorded meeting involving both these teams is the Wycombe Wanderers - Ipswich 1-4 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - two - zero (Ipswich Town wins - draws - Wycombe Wanderers wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

IpswichM. Bonne
M. Bonne
11 goals
Wycombe WanderersG. McCleary
G. McCleary
6 goals
Wycombe WanderersS. Vokes
S. Vokes
6 goals

Ipswich Town missing players

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Ipswich Town Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 12 5 Played P 1 11 22
7 4 0 Won W 1 4 12
8 6 4 Drew D 0 5 6
8 2 1 Lost L 0 2 4
38 22 4 Scored S 3 17 36
34 18 6 Conceded C 1 12 26
96% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 91%
91% 92% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 73%
65% 67% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 55% 59%
35% 42% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 36% 32%
13% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 14%
70% 75% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 55% 59%
17% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 32%
17% 17% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 18%
 
4.7 5.3 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 8 4.6 6
5 4.2 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.9 5
1.7 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.7 11.4 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.9 14.9
3.7 4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 3.5 4.4
45% 46% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 45% 37%
 
10 8.8 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12 14.6 13.5
3.4 3.2 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.4 4.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in League One
  • Wycombe Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 23 14 5 4 43 16 12 8 2 2 30 12 11 6 3 2 13 4 27 47
2 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
3 Sunderland 22 13 4 5 39 26 11 9 1 1 24 6 11 4 3 4 15 20 13 43
4 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 7 5 38 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 43
5 Wycombe Wanderers 22 12 6 4 36 26 11 8 1 2 19 14 11 4 5 2 17 12 10 42
6 Oxford United 22 11 6 5 36 24 12 7 3 2 23 12 10 4 3 3 13 12 12 39
7 Milton Keynes Dons 22 11 5 6 42 29 11 6 2 3 17 13 11 5 3 3 25 16 13 38
8 Sheffield Wednesday 22 9 10 3 30 21 10 5 4 1 15 8 12 4 6 2 15 13 9 37
9 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 11 4 3 4 12 12 6 36
10 Accrington Stanley 23 10 3 10 30 39 12 7 1 4 19 18 11 3 2 6 11 21 -9 33
11 Ipswich Town 23 7 8 8 38 34 12 4 6 2 22 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 4 29
12 Charlton Athletic 23 8 5 10 30 28 12 5 3 4 19 14 11 3 2 6 11 14 2 29
13 Burton Albion 22 8 4 10 24 28 11 6 2 3 18 12 11 2 2 7 6 16 -4 28
14 Cheltenham Town 23 7 7 9 29 42 12 5 3 4 15 20 11 2 4 5 14 22 -13 28
15 Bolton Wanderers 22 7 5 10 29 33 10 4 4 2 16 15 12 3 1 8 13 18 -4 26
16 Cambridge United 23 6 8 9 32 38 12 3 5 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 26
17 AFC Wimbledon 20 6 7 7 30 32 9 2 5 2 15 15 11 4 2 5 15 17 -2 25
18 Shrewsbury Town 23 7 4 12 25 29 11 6 2 3 16 12 12 1 2 9 9 17 -4 25
19 Fleetwood Town 23 5 7 11 36 43 12 4 2 6 20 20 11 1 5 5 16 23 -7 22
20 Lincoln City 22 5 7 10 24 31 11 2 3 6 10 16 11 3 4 4 14 15 -7 22
21 Morecambe 22 5 5 12 29 44 11 3 4 4 14 17 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 20
22 Gillingham 22 3 8 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 12 1 5 6 11 20 -16 17
23 Doncaster Rovers 21 4 4 13 13 36 10 4 3 3 10 10 11 0 1 10 3 26 -23 16
24 Crewe Alexandra 22 3 6 13 19 38 11 3 3 5 12 18 11 0 3 8 7 20 -19 15

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.