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Southampton

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Southampton enter this game following a 1-1 EFL Cup drawn game against Everton.

In that match, Southampton had 74% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Southampton was Taylor Harwood-Bellis (32'). For their opponents, Everton had 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Abdoulaye Doucouré (20') was the scorer for Everton. Southampton ran out winners after a 6-5 penalty shootout.

It’s not been often in recent games where Southampton haven’t conceded. In fact, Southampton have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 12 goals in the process.

A look at their previous results shows us that Southampton:

• have not registered a win against Ipswich Town in their last 3 league games.
• are without a win at home for the past 3 league matches.

Ipswich Town

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In their last fixture, Ipswich Town drew 0-0 in the Premier League match with Brighton & Hove Albion.

In that match, Ipswich Town managed 30% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. Brighton & Hove Albion got 21 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target.

Kieran McKenna's Ipswich Town have had reason to celebrate scoring 6 times in the course of their latest six matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during that same period adds up to 9.

Their previous form shows that Ipswich Town:

• remain unbeaten by Southampton when they've played them away from home in the last 4 matches in the league. A solid away record against them.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 16/08/2011, there has been little between the sides with Southampton winning 2 of those games, Ipswich Town 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

A combined sum of 18 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from The Saints and 8 coming from The Tractor Boys. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.

The last league encounter between these clubs was Championship match day 40 on 01/04/2024 and the score finished Ipswich Town 3-2 Southampton.

On that day, Ipswich Town managed 35% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Leif Davis (13'), Nathan Broadhead (68') and Jeremy Sarmiento (97').

For their opponents, Southampton had 17 shots at goal with 8 on target. Ché Adams (14') and Adam Armstrong (23') scored.

The referee was Michael Salisbury.

🗞️ Team News: Southampton

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the lone fitness concern for the Southampton boss Russell Martin to contend with from an otherwise complete set of players. Gavin Bazunu (Achilles tendon rupture) is out of contention.

It seems likely that The Saints could go for a 4-2-3-1 system this time, beginning the first half with Aaron Ramsdale, Yukinari Sugawara, T. Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Kyle Walker-Peters, Flynn Downes, Lesley Ugochukwu, Tyler Dibling, Mateus Fernandes, Ben Brereton Diaz and Cameron Archer.

📋 Team News: Ipswich Town

Owing to an otherwise healthy group of players, there’s just a single fitness worry for the Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna to contend with. George Hirst (Knee surgery) won’t be playing here.

We are inclined to think that The Tractor Boys seem likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Arijanet Muric, Axel Tuanzebe, Dara O'Shea, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis, Sam Morsy, Kalvin Phillips, Wes Burns, Omari Hutchinson, Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap.

🔮 Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Ipswich Town will have a tough ask to be putting a goal past this Southampton team who will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.

That’s why our selection here is for a highly competitive game with a 1-0 win for Southampton at the end of the 90.

Hoping for a good game.

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Andre Moura, 13:01 21/09/2024