Portsmouth have won five and lost five of their 13 home league fixtures
Ipswich have won three of their last four games to climb to second
Recommended bet: Ipswich to win to nil
Ipswich made it back-to-back wins with a 2-1 victory over Oxford on New Year's Day to climb up to second in the standings, a point above Middlesbrough and eight behind Coventry.
After being hammered 5-0 by Bristol City last time out, Portsmouth will be desperate for a positive result as they are only a point clear of the relegation zone, with a worse goal difference than Norwich immediately below them.
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Team news
Portsmouth are in the midst of a full-blown injury crisis with Josh Knight, Connor Ogilvie, Thomas Waddingham, Florian Bianchini, Callum Lang, Colby Bishop and Josh Murphy.
Mark Kosznovszky suffered a knee injury in a substitute appearance against Charlton and may face an extended spell on the sidelines, while Hayden Matthews was forced off late on against Bristol City and is a doubt, alongside Marlon Pack.
Kieran McKenna is unable to call upon the services of George Hirst due to a groin problem, while Harry Clarke and Conor Townsend may not feature again for the Tractor Boys.
Sammie Szmodics will be hoping he is back to full health after missing the last two games with illness.
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The stats
Only troubled Sheffield Wednesday (18) have scored fewer goals than Portsmouth (21) this season.
Pompey have collected 18 of their 25 points at Fratton Park this season, winning five and drawing three of 13 games.
Portsmouth have gone 10 games without a clean sheet.
Ipswich have won five of their last seven fixtures.
Kieran McKenna’s men have registered four wins, four draws and four defeats in their 12 away league outings so far.
The Tractor Boys' tally of 42 goals is the second-best offensive record in the Championship behind Coventry (55).
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Prediction
After a couple of hard-fought draws against Derby County and QPR and a dramatic late triumph over Charlton on home soil, Portsmouth’s abject display at Ashton Gate came as a bit of a surprise.
John Mousinho will be desperate to improve the overall condition of his injury-ravaged squad in what is looking like a fierce relegation battle.
With little firepower at the top end of the pitch and a makeshift back four in place, Pompey could be subject to a second thrashing of 2026 within the first four days of the New Year.
Although they tend to perform better on home turf than on the road, the Tractor Boys are understandably red-hot favourites to secure maximum points on Sunday afternoon.
Coventry are the only Championship team to have scored more goals than them this season, while Ipswich kept their eighth clean sheet of the campaign in Monday’s statement victory over Frank Lampard’s side, having beaten the leaders 3-0 at home last month.
Ipswich can maintain their bid to make an immediate return to the Premier League on track with a comfortable win at Fratton Park on Sunday.
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