Finished 0 0 Ipswich - Watford England Championship - Portman Road Stadium 
Ipswich remained second in the Championship standings despite losing to Norwich on Saturday and with five games before the end of the season, the team is still very much in contention for a top-two finish.
Watford, on the other hand, has done what it can to remain near the middle of the table with little potential for further success.
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Ipswich vs Watford predictions: Ipswich can't afford a mistake
🔥Hot tip
Half-Time Ipswich
⚽ Correct score prediction
Ipswich 2-1 Watford
⬆️ Over 2.5 goals
Yes
Key stats
- Ipswich had a three-match winning streak snapped by Norwich over the past weekend.
- Watford has played three straight draw matches.
- Ipswich is on a three-game winning streak versus Watford.
- Ipswich has the second-most over 2.5 goals matches this season with 26.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Ipswich is the overwhelming favourite
- HOME: 4/9 (1.44) – 69.2%
- DRAW: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.1%
- AWAY: 6/1 (7.00) – 14.3%
It is not a surprise that Ipswich has been put forth as the expected winner in this match. The home team was given a 70 percent probability chance of taking the victory.
Ipswich's latest game was a loss against Norwich while Watford played out a draw versus Preston.
Visit our free betting tips page for previews and suggestions around the markets, here are some options you have for this contest: Over 1.5 First-Half Goals is valued at 7/5 (2.40) – 41.7% and a First Goal being scored between minutes 11-20 can get you odds up to 3/1 (4.00) – 25%.
Last five H2Hs: Ipswich is in the middle of a winning streak
Ipswich has won three games in a row versus Watford looking at the last five games between the clubs, however, it is worth noting that before this season, their last clash was nine years ago.
England Championship 12/12/23 Watford Ipswich England Championship 21/03/15 Watford Ipswich England Championship 08/11/14 Ipswich Watford 
Ipswich team news and form: Good enough for promotion
Ipswich is defending its top two spots this week. Manager Kieran McKenna has a full squad at his disposal.
Predicted Lineup: Hladky(GK), Burgess, Davis, Woolfenden, Tuanzebe, Luongo, Morsy, Chaplin, Hutchinson, Jackson, Moore.
England Premier League 29/09/24 D Aston Villa 2 Ipswich 2 England Premier League 21/09/24 D Southampton 1 Ipswich 1 England Premier League 14/09/24 D Brighton 0 Ipswich 0 England Premier League 31/08/24 D Fulham 1 Ipswich 1 England EFL Cup 28/08/24 L AFC Wimbledon 2 (4) Ipswich 2 (2) 
Watford team news and form: Too many draws costing the team
Watford has the second-most draw games in the Championship this season with 15. Ken Sema, Kwadwo Baah, and Jeremy Ngakia are not available.
Predicted Lineup: Bachmann(GK), Hoedt, Sierralta, Porteous, Lewis, Dele-Bashiru, Kayembe, Andrews, Dennis, Asprilla, Bayo.
England Championship 02/10/24 L Preston 3 Watford 0 England Championship 28/09/24 W Sunderland 1 Watford 2 England EFL Cup 24/09/24 L Man City 2 Watford 1 England Championship 21/09/24 L Norwich 4 Watford 1 England Championship 14/09/24 D Coventry 1 Watford 1 
Player to Watch: Conor Chaplin
The versatile striker has been leading Ipswich this season with 13 goals and has made 40 appearances in a possible 41 matches that his team played. He missed a single contest due to several yellow cards. Chaplin added eight assists to his season's tally.
Since joining Ipswich from Barnsley three years ago, Chaplin has played 142 times for his team and scored 53 goals. His previous stints include Portsmouth and Coventry. His biggest stat line is that he was involved in a quarter of all the goals Ipswich scored this season.
