Ipswich v Aston Villa

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Ipswich Town picked up another useful point in last weekend's Premier League action thanks to a 1-1 draw down on the south coast away from home at Southampton and the Tractor Boys now return to their beloved Portman Road ground in positive spirits ahead of this upcoming fixture against Aston Villa, while the visitors picked up a third league win on the trot by way of a 3-1 home win against west midlands rivals Wolves last weekend.

After having had to endure a long-awaited 22-year return to the Premier League, Ipswich Town were handed early season back-to-back defeats at the hands of Liverpool and Manchester City in what was a particularly brutal re-introduction to the top flight, but the Tractor Boys have steadied the ship by picking up some important points from their subsequent three games.

Draws with Fulham 1-1, Brighton 0-0 and Southampton 1-1 have helped Ipswich Town above the bottom three in the table but another tough assignment awaits Kieran McKenna's side this Sunday afternoon despite holding home advantage.

Overall results at Portman Road have also been fairly ordinary as Ipswich Town have managed to capture just three wins in their last eight home games in all competitions.

Aston Villa by contrast collected a third league win on the trot last weekend in the Premier League by virtue of recording a resounding 3-1 home win against Wolves at Villa Park and despite hitting the road for this upcoming Sunday afternoon clash away from home at Ipswich Town, the west midlands club will be in confident mood that they can grab another three points here.

Previous victories against Leicester City 2-1 and Everton 3-2 suggest Aston Villa are likely to be too strong for their Suffolk based hosts here on Sunday afternoon especially as Unai Emery's side have picked up four wins from their opening five games of this new English top flight season to date.

An earlier 2-1 win away from home at West Ham handed The Villains a winning start to this new season while a 2-0 loss at home to Arsenal in their following game was no disgrace.

Results away from home have also been encouraging for Aston Villa as the west midlands side have lost just three out of their last 11 outings on the road while picking up six wins in the process and this momentum may just prove to be too much for an Ipswich Town side who have yet to record a win this season.

Ipswich Town v Aston Villa Verdict

Aston Villa have won three out of the last four meetings against their hosts and the visitors look the more likely in this encounter as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aston Villa win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Aston Villa win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct Score: Aston Villa 2-0 @ 11.00