Blackburn vs Ipswich prediction, odds & betting tips – 29/03/2024

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Blackburn vs Ipswich prediction
Ipswich Town have found form again under Kieran McKenna – Photo by Icon Sport

Blackburn and Ipswich lock horns at Ewood Park in what promises to be an enthralling English Championship fixture on Friday, March 29th. Can Rovers derail Ipswich’s title bid in Lancashire? View our Championship betting tips for the encounter below.

Blackburn vs Ipswich prediction: Goals likely at Ewood Park

Blackburn vs Ipswich Predictions
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🔥 Hot Tip

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⚽ Correct Score prediction

Blackburn 1-2 Ipswich

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Nathan Broadhead

Key Stats

  • Ipswich beat Blackburn in a seven-goal thriller (4-3) in the teams’ last meeting in September.
  • Both teams managed to score in each of Blackburn’s last nine matches at Ewood Park in league and cup.
  • Nathan Broadhead scored against Blackburn in September and has notched 12 times in the Championship overall this term for Ipswich.
  • Ipswich have won seven of their last eight matches in the Championship.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Visitors are odds on favourites

  • HOME: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
  • DRAW: 14/5 (3.80) – 26.3%
  • AWAY: 4/5 (1.80) – 55.6%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Blackburn were in the middle of a nine-game winless slump before the international break, so they probably welcomed the chance to pause and reset. Rovers remain one of the division’s relegation-threatened outfits and while they could do with picking up points on Friday, the bookmakers reckon they have only a 29.4% chance of bloodying Ipswich’s nose.

In contrast, Ipswich didn’t want the break to come following a searing run of eight wins in nine. The Tractor Boys are well over their mid-season blip and our football tips for Friday’s clash have backed them to pick up where they left off.

Last five H2Hs: Town chasing a league double

England Championship 23/09/23

Ipswich

Ipswich

4
Blackburn

Blackburn

3

England Championship 19/01/19

Blackburn

Blackburn

2
Ipswich

Ipswich

0

England Championship 04/08/18

Ipswich

Ipswich

2
Blackburn

Blackburn

2

England Championship 14/01/17

Ipswich

Ipswich

3
Blackburn

Blackburn

2

England Championship 15/10/16

Blackburn

Blackburn

0
Ipswich

Ipswich

0

Ipswich won a topsy-turvy meeting with Blackburn at Portman Road earlier in the campaign (4-3), though we have to jet back to 2019 to find the most recent encounter between the clubs before that.

Blackburn preview: Sigurdsson a significant absentee

Amor Sigurdsson, Joe Rankin-Costello, John Fleck and Hayden Carter are all in the treatment room at Blackburn while Harry Leonard is considered a doubt. Rovers are only three points above the Championship's drop zone.

Predicted lineup: Pears – Brittain, Hyam, Wharton, Pickering – Tronstad, Buckley, Hedges, Szmodics, Dolan – Gallagher

England Championship 12/04/25

W

Luton

Luton

0

Blackburn

Blackburn

1

England Championship 08/04/25

D

Sheff Wed

Sheff Wed

2

Blackburn

Blackburn

2

England Championship 04/04/25

L

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

2

Blackburn

Blackburn

0

England Championship 29/03/25

L

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

1

Blackburn

Blackburn

0

England Championship 15/03/25

L

Cardiff

Cardiff

2

Blackburn

Blackburn

1

Ipswich preview: Town at full-strength again

Ipswich have had an excellent injury record this season and the Tractor Boys will take a fully fit squad to Ewood Park this week. Town are just one point off top spot in the Championship following their superb run.

Predicted lineup: Hladky – Tuanzebe, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis – Luongo, Morsy, Burns, Hutchinson, Broadhead – Moore

England Premier League 13/04/25

D

Chelsea

Chelsea

2

Ipswich

Ipswich

2

England Premier League 05/04/25

L

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

2

Ipswich

Ipswich

1

England Premier League 02/04/25

W

Bournemouth

Bournemouth

1

Ipswich

Ipswich

2

England Premier League 15/03/25

L

Nottm Forest

Nottm Forest

4

Ipswich

Ipswich

2

England Premier League 08/03/25

L

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

1

Ipswich

Ipswich

0

Blackburn vs Ipswich prediction
Ipswich Town's Omari Hutchinson is starting to realise his potential – Photo by Icon Sport

Player to watch – Omari Hutchinson

It took him some time to settle, however, Omari Hutchinson is now starting to thrive at Ipswich and the 20-year-old scored twice in his last appearance for the title chasers against Sheffield Wednesday before the international break.

Loanee Hutchinson is a potential match winner

Hutchinson, who is on loan at Ipswich from Chelsea for the duration of the season, won the Championship’s Player of the Month Award for February, and his dynamic displays on the flank have helped to rekindle Town’s form.