- Away form: Ipswich Town has won 7, drawn 5 and lost 6 of their 18 away matches in the Championship.
- Home form: Norwich City has won 8, drawn 2 and lost 10 of their 20 home games in the Championship.
- Head-to-head: Norwich City and Ipswich Town have each won one and drawn one of their last 3 Championship head-to-head meetings.
Norwich and Ipswich evenly matched
Ipswich Town’s form and attacking ability combined with the superior league position of Kieran McKenna’s men make them the favorites to win this game. Town is unbeaten in their last five games, winning two and drawing three and they are a consistently positive side with goals at both ends.
Norwich City has won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five and they are on a good run too, but Ipswich is the better team right now and deserves to be 2.2 favorites for this game. Norwich and Ipswich are the two biggest clubs in East Anglia and this fixture is always full of energy, passion and drama.
Ipswich has a better away record than Norwich at home
Norwich City’s home record of 8-2-10 and Ipswich Town’s away record of 7-5-6 in the Championship should tell you all you need to know about this matchup. Norwich City has not lost at home to Ipswich Town in this fixture, so they will be up for this one, but Ipswich Town has won the most recent meeting 3-1 at home in the Championship six months ago and is looking to make it consecutive wins in this East Anglian derby.
Jack Clarke is Town’s biggest threat
- Jack Clarke is the top scorer in this Norwich City clash with 14 goals in 39 Championship appearances for Ipswich.
- He is always a threat and Norwich will have to be careful of the winger when they have the ball.
- Jovon Makama is Norwich City’s top scorer in the Championship this season with 10 in 28 games, while Pelle Mattsson has been crucial lately, netting 3 of their last six goals in the past five matches.
Ipswich to win intense affair
Tactical match-up
Ipswich Town is a high energy team that plays with narrow width and vertical attacking principles and can play on the counter. Norwich is a more structured side that plays with wing-back width and likes to control the ball and build from midfield. Norwich will try to stretch the game vertically and get their forwards involved, while Ipswich will try and press the Canaries, force turnovers and break quickly.
Recent form and prediction
Norwich and Ipswich have contrasting home and away records in this league and both have a recent record of one win and one draw in their two most recent respective home and away games. Ipswich Town will look to keep the pressure on Norwich and they can edge this one, so I’m taking them at 2.2.
