Ipswich beat Championship leaders Coventry 3-0 last time out
Stoke have lost four of their last five league games
Recommended bet: Ipswich win and over 2.5 goals
Ipswich welcome Stoke to Portman Road on Wednesday night as the Tractor Boys look to tighten their grip on a place in the top six.
Kieran McKenna’s side impressed with a 3-0 win over Championship leaders Coventry on Saturday and will now aim to chase down the Sky Blues and Middlesbrough in second.
Stoke, meanwhile, had occupied the top three, but have now slipped to sixth after suffering four defeats in five.
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Team news
Ipswich goalkeeper Alex Palmer is out with a calf injury, Harry Clarke has a knee issue, Conor Townsend has been sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury and long-term absentee Wes Burns is not yet ready to return, having been out since January.
Stoke defender Ashley Phillips is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season in the defeat at Sheff Utd.
The Potters are also without key midfielder Lewis Baker, who has been sidelined for a month with an ankle injury, as well as Ben Pearson who has a muscle issue.
The stats
Ipswich have lost just once in their last nine Championship games, scoring 17 goals.
Stoke have lost four matches in five having previously won three straight league games.
Town have beaten City just once in their last 10 league games against the Potters, drawing five and losing four.
Stoke failed to score against Ipswich home or away during the 2023/24 season and last drew a blank in three straight games against the Tractor Boys back in 1986 and 1987.
Ipswich have lost three of their last four midweek games at Portman Road, drawing one, having previously won nine of the 11 midweek games played during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 campaigns.
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Prediction
Ipswich have recorded successive victories on just two occasions this season, but losing just once in nine matches has seen the Tractor Boys climb the Championship table.
Kieran McKenna will have been delighted to see his team really click into gear to beat runaway leaders Coventry 3-0 and will be keen to build on that with another home victory over Stoke.
Ipswich's victory at the weekend saw the Tractor Boys leapfrog the Potters who lost 4-0 at Sheff Utd.
Mark Robins' side had been flying high this campaign, but have slipped down to sixth, having lost four games in their last five, which is far from ideal ahead of a busy festive period.
Town are big favourites to win on Wednesday while backing over 2.5 goals could be a wise move.
The Tractor Boys have netted 15 goals in their last eight matches, while six of Stoke's last seven games have seen a total of three or more goals scored.
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