Prediction & Betting Tips for Ipswich Town vs Queens Park Rangers | December 29th, 2023
Marti Cifuentes’ team has struggled during the holiday season; they have only gained one point in their last four games. As the new year approaches, they will want to get back on track.
Ipswich Town played to a 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Boxing Day, emerging unscathed from their top-of-the-table matchup.
This came after their five-game unbeaten streak was ended on December 23 with a humiliating 4-0 loss to Leeds United.
With six points behind league leaders Leicester and five ahead of third-place Southampton in the Championship table, Ipswich is on track for automatic promotion after an outstanding first half of the season.
Conversely, QPR’s Boxing Day celebration was short-lived as they suffered a disheartening 2-0 loss to Millwall at the Den.
With just one goal scored and five goals let up since a goalless draw against 10-man Plymouth Argyle on December 13, Cifuentes’ team has now dropped three straight games.
Queens Park Rangers are currently 22nd in the league table with 20 points from 24 games, five points ahead of Huddersfield Town, who are currently in 21st position and narrowly outside of the drop zone.
Head-to-head and important numbers between Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers
- Ipswich Town has won 31 of their past 80 meetings, giving them a small advantage in their head-to-head record.
- In that time, Queens Park Rangers have won one less game, and the spoils have been shared 19 times.
- Since January 2017, Ipswich Town has faced QPR six times, winning only once, losing four, and drawing one.
- Since late September, Cifuentes’ team has lost six of their last nine road games and drawn two. They have not won in eight of those games.
- With eight wins, two draws, and no losses in ten straight Championship home games, Kieran McKenna’s team leads the division in home points this season (29).
Ipswich Town vs Queens Park Rangers Forecast
In their Boxing Day match against Leicester City, Ipswich held their own to earn a draw, and they will try to improve on that outcome. McKenna’s team is our pick to end the year with a victory in front of the Portman Road Stadium crowd since they have been virtually unbeatable at home this season.
Prediction: Ipswich Town 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
Ipswich Town vs Queens Park Rangers Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result: Ipswich to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals – Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in six of Ipswich’s last seven matches)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards – No (There have been fewer than five bookings in nine of the last 10 clashes between the sides)