Ipswich Town vs Chelsea betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier League match on December 30th, 2024

Ipswich Town and Chelsea will meet each other on December 30th, 2024, Monday at 19:45h (UTC), in an event counting for the Premier League in England, check the Ipswich Town vs Chelsea betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Ipswich Town vs Chelsea will occur

The game takes place in the small Portman Road Stadium stadium, in the city of Ipswich, with a capacity for 29673 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Ipswich Town vs Chelsea betting tip 2024/2025

The Premier League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.28 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.98 goals per match played.

Ipswich Town last match

Ipswich Town is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Newcastle United in a match valid for Premier League, and the match ended 0-4. The eleven coached by K. McKenna played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 4.75 were a sign of it.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Cameron Burgess, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

Chelsea last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Chelsea, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Fulham team with a final score of 1-2.

This defeat was not expected at all. They were favorites and were still beaten, in a scenario that counted with odds of 5.75.

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 09-01-2011. On that occasion they were playing for the 2010/2011 season of the FA Cup, and the match ended with a 7-0 win for Chelsea.

The Chelsea team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Ipswich Town its counterpart.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

The referee J. Brooks has been chosen to officiate the match while S. Bennett and S. Lewis will support him from the sideline.

Ipswich Town

Premier League leaderboard now

With 12 points won, Ipswich Town is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 2 wins against 9 losses, plus 6 draws.

With a small disadvantage of 2 points against Leicester City who occupies position 18, the team starts the 19th round.

Ipswich Town analysis

Currently, Ipswich Town has a tally of 16 goals scored and 32 goals against, at the end of round 18 of Premier League.

The Ipswich Town team comes from a defeat in the Premier League, and its coach Kieran McKenna wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

With an average ball possession of 42.88% per game in the current league, Ipswich Town cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Chelsea they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Ipswich Town

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Liam Delap so far in the competition. With 6 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Ipswich Town to achieve victorious results this season.

Chelsea

Premier League leaderboard now

The Chelsea team with 35 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 10 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 1 point, in the 19th round is followed by the Nottingham Forest team in 3rd place.

Chelsea analysis

We have reached matchday 18 in Premier League and at the moment Chelsea has made 38 goals and conceded 21.

As we approach the Regular Season, Chelsea is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.28 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Premier League.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Chelsea team usually guns for an average ball possession of 57.22% to control the game.

With Chelsea having a balance of 6 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws when playing away in the Premier League, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Chelsea is a more offensive team than Ipswich Town, having 1737 attacks vs. 1329 from Ipswich Town, having scored 38 times, in comparison, Ipswich Town converted into goal 16 times.

Best goalscorer from Chelsea

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Cole Palmer has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Chelsea with 12 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data: Chelsea

The Chelsea team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 6 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress its opponents with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Ipswich Town is Liam Delap, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Chelsea is Cole Palmer, he has scored in 12 opportunities.

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Ipswich Town 0.67 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Chelsea 2.56 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.75.

Handicap Betting Tip

It is very clear the huge favoritism that Chelsea has for this match. The difference between the teams is big, and that should be evident in the final result. Therefore, a good bet for this clash is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 in favor of the visiting team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 5.38 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Chelsea is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.06 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Chelsea in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Ipswich Town has an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game over the 18 rounds, while Chelsea has an average of 2.9. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.67 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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