West Brom v Ipswich

West Brom vs Ipswich Preview

Saturday evening's kick-off in the Championship has been reserved for one of the pick of the second tier fixtures this weekend as West Brom take on Ipswich Town at The Hawthorns with the hosts looking to return to winning ways following defeat to Southampton before the international break, while Ipswich Town will be keen to extend their unbeaten run to an impressive 13 matches.

A 2-1 defeat away from home at Southampton just before the break resulted in West Brom dropping down to seventh place in the Championship standings but The Baggies had previously won their preceding three games on the trot which consisted of wins against QPR, Coventry City and Hull City, while losing just twice in their previous 11 matches overall.

Results on home soil at The Hawthorns have also been pretty solid for West Brom as the west midlands club have been handed just one defeat from their eight home games to date which also includes picking up five wins in the process and keeping four clean sheets into the bargain as well.

The bigger picture shows West Brom have lost just twice in their last 22 games on their own patch and includes no fewer than 14 clean sheets which have contributed 14 of these 22 home games resulting in Under 2.5 goals.

Ipswich Town couldn't have wished for a better start to this Championship campaign as the Tractor Boys have been dealt just one defeat in their opening 16 games overall, which came in the form of a 4-3 loss at home to Leeds United but the visitors have also collected no fewer than 12 wins in the process.

A 12-match unbeaten sequence will see a confident Ipswich Town outfit take to the field in the west midlands especially as Kieran McKenna's side still remain the only club in the Championship that still remain unbeaten away from home and having registered wins at Sunderland, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton and Bristol City respectively, with two of these opposing teams sitting in the top six of the Championship table.

In addition, Ipswich Town have scored at least once in each of their eight away games to date this term and they have also kept four clean sheets along the way as well, so the Tractor Boys will also be a tough side to shift here on Saturday evening.

West Brom v Ipswich Town Verdict

Five of Ipswich Town's eight away games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals (62.5%) so along with West Brom's 14 of their last 22 home games also producing two goals or less (63.6%), this upcoming tussle looks like being a low-scoring encounter, with Ipswich Town getting the nod for the three points.

Therefore, our main bet will be Ipswich Town win @ 2.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Ipswich Town win & Under 2.5 goals @ 6.00

Correct Score: Ipswich Town 1-0 @ 9.50