- Summary: Arsenal have won the last 2 head-to-head matches, including a 4-0 blowout in the Premier League away last year. Ipswich Town have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, including a 0-2 home defeat to Liverpool. Arsenal have won 5 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
Tractor Boys can make it tough for Arteta’s artful Arsenal
Ipswich Town are a well-drilled 4-2-3-1 unit under Gary O'Neil who are capable of possessing the ball and breaking fast on the counter, which may suit the visitors on Tuesday. Arsenal will have the psychological edge heading to Portman Road on Tuesday, as the Tractor Boys have lost each of the last 2 meetings between these sides, including a 4-0 away defeat in the English Premier League last year.
But the Tractor Boys have won four and lost two of their six home games in all current competitions, which makes them a force to be reckoned with in Suffolk and this EFL Cup 2026-2027 clash could be a lot tighter than many anticipate.
Gunners are gunning for another win
The odds are obviously with Arsenal in this one and rightly so. They arrive here as a 1.4 favorite to Ipswich Town's 7.5 with the draw at 4.45, but we can find some value in the Gunners' form in the BTTS market.
Both teams to score – No, at 1.95 looks the sharpest bet on this game, as long as you think Arsenal can control it and take the game to Ipswich, which Mikel Arteta's side can certainly do.
Arsenal should have the edge
Tactical approach
They will look to control the ball here and set up shop in possession, creating overloads, playing with a high line and pressing the opposition in a structured way. Ipswich are a dangerous team when they win the second ball and are given space to break into, so it's likely to be a cagey opening spell at Portman Road.
Form and key stats
The Gunners should have the quality to wear Ipswich Town down and we're taking them to edge what should be a close, but controlled cup win.
- Aston Villa (1-0 away) and Chelsea (2-1 at home) are two of the best teams in the country, but Arsenal beat them both to prove their current rhythm and consistency.
- But Arsenal are in good form, winning three of their three away trips in all of their current competitions, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
- The Tractor Boys have conceded an average of 1.00 goal per game in all of their current competitions, but they've scored an average of 1.67 goals per home game, so they can make it difficult if they can catch the Arsenal off guard first.
