Brentford journey to Portman Road on Saturday for the Premier League fixture with home team Ipswich Town.
Our tips, poll and stats for Ipswich Town v Brentford can all be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
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Ipswich Town
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Ipswich Town enter this match after a 2-2 Premier League drawn result versus Everton.
In that match, Ipswich Town managed 43% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Ipswich Town, the goalscorers were Julio César Enciso (41') and George Hirst (79'). For their opponents, Everton got 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. Beto (26') and Dwight McNeil (35') scored for Everton.
Fixtures featuring Ipswich Town have proved to be absorbing encounters lately with high scoring anticipated. Over their past six clashes alone, the sum of 21 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 7 of them belonging to Ipswich Town. With no two games being the same, we will just have to wait and see if that pattern might be sustained in this upcoming match.
Their prior results show that Ipswich Town:
- haven't beaten Brentford in their previous 4 league games.
- are without a win at home for the past 7 league matches. That's never good.
Brentford
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Brentford head into the match following on from a 4-3 Premier League win with the eclipse of Manchester United in their last game.
In that game, Brentford managed 47% possession and 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Brentford, the goalscorers were Kevin Schade (33', 70') and Yoane Wissa (74'). For their opponents, Manchester United had 14 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Mason Mount (14'), Luke Shaw (27' Own goal), Alejandro Garnacho (82') and Amad Diallo (95') scored for Manchester United.
Proving their partiality to fruitful encounters, goals have been seen as many as 20 times in the last six matches in which Brentford have played, making it a mean average of 3.33 goals per clash. Opposition teams have hit 8 from this total.
Their past results show that Brentford:
- have not beaten Ipswich Town in away games against them for the last 3 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
A review of their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 04/03/2017 tells us that Ipswich Town have won 1 of these games and Brentford 3, with the number of drawn games standing at 2.
A total of 16 goals were produced between them in this period, with 7 of them from The Tractor Boys and 9 being from The Bees. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Premier League match day 9 on 26/10/2024 when the final score was Brentford 4-3 Ipswich Town.
That time, Brentford managed 65% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. The goals were scored by Yoane Wissa (44') and Bryan Mbeumo (51', 96').
On the other side, Ipswich Town got 11 shots at goal with 5 on target. Sammie Szmodics (28'), George Hirst (31'), Harry Clarke (45' Own goal) and Liam Delap (86') scored.
The referee was Lewis Smith.
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Team News: Ipswich Town
Nathan Broadhead (Hamstring injury), Arijanet Muric (Shoulder injury), Conor Townsend (Thigh problems), Sammie Szmodics (Ankle injury), Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles tendon rupture), Jaden Philogene (Knee injury) and Wes Burns (Knee surgery) are not available for Ipswich Town gaffer Kieran McKenna.
It’s our opinion that The Tractor Boys should line up in a 4-4-1-1 system for the game, handing starts to Alex Palmer, Axel Tuanzebe, Luke Woolfenden, Dara O'Shea, Jacob Greaves, Benjamin Johnson, Sam Morsy, Jack Taylor, Julio Enciso, Conor Chaplin and Liam Delap.
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Team News: Brentford
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Aaron Hickey (Fitness), Fábio Carvalho (Shoulder injury), Josh Dasilva (Knee surgery) and Vitaly Janelt (Heel injury) miss out here.
There’s a good chance that The Bees will likely elect for a 4-3-3 formation, starting Mark Flekken, Michael Kayode, Nathan Collins, Sepp van den Berg, Rico Henry, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Nørgaard, Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Kevin Schade.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Ipswich Town should have enough to breach the defence of this Brentford team, although just one goal may not be enough to avoid defeat.
We’re going for a narrow 1-2 winning score for Brentford when the full-time whistle blows. It really should be an interesting one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Ipswich Town can be had for 5.5, a bet on a draw is 4.1 and taking a punt on the winner to be Brentford will get you 1.6. They’re the most competitive prices available as of now.
Renata Leite,
05:01 06/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Ipswich Town
Formed: 1878
Stadium: Portman Road (29,673)
Captain: Sam Morsy
Chairman: Mark Ashton
Manager: Kieran McKenna
Competitions: Premier League position 18
🔑 Star Player: George Hirst
Mostly used in the Striker position, George Hirst was born in Sheffield, England. After making a first senior appearance for Sheffield Wednesday in the 2016 - 2017 season, the gifted Forward has accumulated 3 league goals in this Premier League 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 23 appearances.