Tips for match Ipswich Town — Manchester City
On January 19, 2025, Ipswich Town and Manchester City will play in the 22nd round of the English Championship. Ipswich is fighting for survival, has been showing a good game lately, and Manchester City continues to storm. The odds on City are too small, despite their poor form this season and the fact that they are playing away, so let's look for another interesting bet on the Ipswich - City match.
Ipswich is in 16th place in the Premier League with 16 points, while ahead of them Wolves, who have the same number of points, even the goal difference is the same, but by other indicators they are ahead of the "tractor drivers". Do I think that Ipswich will be able to score points in the match with the current champion of England? I doubt it, but the fact that they can upset the guests with at least 1 goal in the goal is for sure.
Dilap is showing great performances, he can create a moment and beat 2-3 players even without the help of the team, it is not for nothing that he went through the Manchester City school and was in the youth teams of his future opponent. The match can be an additional motivation for the player to show himself at 200%. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that Ipswich recently beat Chelsea with a score of 2-0 and Arsenal with a score of 1-0. And it is especially interesting that Ipswich won 5 out of 7 1st halves of the last matches. The coach understands that the team does not have enough strength for 90 minutes of high tempo, but they can try to score in the first half.
But at the same time with the desire to score a quick goal, this can also play a cruel joke on Ipswich, City has too high-class players who can take advantage of gaps in the center of the field and intercept the ball when Ipswich attacks. City, although in crisis, shows signs of life, but they can't always play to the end, like in the last match with Brentford, which ended with a score of 2-2. And here the best (according to City fans) forward in history, Haaland, signed a new 9.5 contract, why not start the match with a goal against a team that is fighting for survival. If the top defenders of the Premier League have already learned to work with Erling, then when the players in defense do not have enough experience, Haaland takes advantage of this in fairly standard situations in the penalty area.
At first, there were thoughts of betting on Ipswich to score, but a lot depends on City's mood, and Ipswich often scores in the first half. So a bet on Total Over 1.5 in the first half looks quite logical and understandable, especially since the odds are very pleasant.
Sportwars.net forecast for the match Ipswich Town - Manchester City, 19.01.2025: Total Over 1.5 in the 1st half, odds 2.16.