Watford vs Ipswich Town: Stalemate on the cards at Vicarage Road

Two teams in the thick of the battle for promotion go head-to-head in the Championship on Tuesday night (19:45, Sky Sports+) as Watford play hosts to Ipswich Town at Vicarage Road.

Alex Jack provides his best bets in his Watford vs Ipswich prediction piece, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the battle in Hertfordshire.

Team News

Watford are expected to be without Othmane Maamma after he was forced off early in the game against Derby County last time out.

Kwadwo Baah is also likely to miss out after a knock against the Rams.

Football Odds

As for the visitors, Jaden Philogene remains in the treatment room after the winger suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury.

Marcelino Nunez recently returned from injury and he looks to be competing with Anis Mehmeti for a place in Ipswich's starting XI.

Kieran McKenna is thought to have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the trip to Hertfordshire.

Watford vs Ipswich Odds

Watford are 23/10 for the win on Tuesday night, while Ipswich are 6/5 to make the trip back to East Anglia with the three points.

The last meeting between these sides ended 1-1 at Portman Road and the same scoreline to occur at Vicarage Road is currently 11/2, while a straight draw is available at 23/10.

Draw @ 23/10

Neither Watford nor Ipswich go into this game in dazzling form, with the Hornets winning one of their last nine games in all competitions.

The Tractor Boys have managed one win in their last five outings, while they have lost three of their last four away games in all comps.

There has been very little to separate these two teams in their recent meetings, with their last two encounters finishing 0-0 and 1-1.

With neither side wanting to concede three points to a potential playoff rival, these teams might well cancel each other out once again on Tuesday.

Under 2.5 total goals @ 1/1

With a cagey encounter on the cards at Vicarage Road, going for under 2.5 total goals in the game appeals here.

As mentioned, the last two games between these teams ended in draws and under 2.5 total goals being scored.

Looking at Watford’s recent home record, under three goals would have landed in all of their last four matches on home turf.

With under 2.5 total goals also coming in in four of the last five meetings between the Hornets and the Tractor Boys, that trend continuing this week gets the thumbs up at Evs.

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