- Spurs are in mixed-to-strong form, winning three of their last five games.
- Ipswich are in inconsistent form, winning one of their last five.
- Spurs have won two of their five home games in the 2026/2027 Premier League, Ipswich have won one of five away.
Spurs can be a bit slow, but they finish fast
The gap between Spurs in 11th and Ipswich in 14th in the 2026-2027 Premier League is one point and that suggests the visitors can stay in the game if not win the match on Saturday. However, Roberto De Zerbi has Spurs playing in a patient manner in which they build slowly, stretch the opposition with patient ball movement and then look to strike fast once they have found space.
The Tractor Boys are set up more pragmatically, playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and are a lot more selective in their pressing, so this could be a game of chess in which Spurs dominate the ball and Ipswich lie in wait to spring forward.
But Gary O'Neil's side have not been great of late, winning one, drawing two and losing two of their last five in all competitions. After a 2-2 away draw at Hull and a 2-1 home defeat to Bournemouth, they have lost their edge a little.
Tractor Boys can trouble the hosts
De Zerbi's men have won their last two home games and so the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium crowd should expect to see a fast start to Saturday's match. Spurs have only conceded six goals in five home league games this term and will keep it tight at the back again here.
Emersonn is the Tractor Boys' biggest danger with two goals in the five Premier League games, but they are not short of goals on the road, having hit nine in five away league trips. They can nick a goal in the second half while Spurs could be lulled into a false sense of security by the scoreline, so an alternative play is to back over 2.5 goals at 1.57.
Conor Gallagher has scored one goal for Spurs in the 2026-2027 Premier League, but he is a midfield runner with an end product and that could be what Ipswich struggle to match. Spurs are a big favourite for this game at 1.51, so back the Tractor Boys to get a result at 5.9 while the draw is a solid play at 4.2.
De Zerbi’s side have a knack for winning
Spurs failed to win their last home game against Ipswich. However, there is a little bit of a feeling that the north Londoners have the knack of winning on their day and can just edge this one, although it will be close.
