Ipswich vs Tottenham Prediction: Maddison to play the villain

Ipswich Town earned an important point in their survival bid last time out at Villa Park, and they will look to close the gap on Wolves when they host Tottenham Hotspur (15:00) on Saturday. It feels like a tough ask for the Tractor Boys to stay up, but they only need a handful of wins to give them a real chance. 

Meanwhile, Spurs are tough to judge right now but did overcome Manchester United on Sunday with James Maddison’s goal giving them a 1-0 victory. That took them up to 12th in the table and slowly but surely, Ange Postecoglou’s injured stars are returning. Below you can find my Ipswich vs Tottenham predictions featuring team news and betting tips. 

Team News

Ipswich are without Wes Burns and Chiedozie Ogbene for this one, while Axel Tuanzebe will also miss out through suspension. There are several doubts in the form of Conor Chaplin, Julio Enciso, Sammie Szmodics and Leif Davis, all of whom will have to be assessed ahead of the weekend. 

Tottenham centre-back Kevin Danso was taken off with a knock v United but should return here, while Richarlison remains out with a calf issue. Radu Dragusin remains out for the season having undergone surgery and Dominic Solanke is sidelined until March but Timo Werner could return having recovered from his hamstring issue. 

Micky van de Ven is still working his way back to full fitness after his injury and could also return in March, with Cristian Romero's recovery on a similar timeline. Both of those players will be key for Spurs and Postecoglou, as they look to do well in the Europa League and finish the Premier League season with some pride. 

Ipswich vs Tottenham Odds

Ipswich are priced at 5/2 to win this game, but they’ve only won one of their 13 league fixtures at Portman Road so far this term which has put them bang in trouble. A draw can be backed at 3/1 while Tottenham Hotspur are 1/1 to secure their third consecutive victory. 

Over 2.5 goals is 8/15 having come in during 17 of Spurs’ 25 Premier League fixtures so far, while BTTS is also a short price at 1/2. Liam Delap is 9/2 to open the scoring having hit 10 goals in 24 league fixtures so far. 

Tottenham to win and BTTS @ 11/5 

I just can’t look past Ipswich’s home form heading into this game, and although I’m a fan of Kieran McKenna I think they are going to come up short again. Spurs have won their last two games and with Danso at the back and Mathys Tel up front, they now have some depth at both ends of the pitch. Maddison’s return from injury has also helped things, with Postecoglou able to call upon Brennan Johnson, Archie Gray, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and Wilson Odobert off the bench against United. 

Destiny Udogie is also available but can’t get into the team due to the flying form of Djed Spence, so things are looking up for Spurs. However, I do believe that both teams will find the net at Portman Road. Ipswich have one of the most potent strikers in the league in the form of Delap, and I think he will fancy his chances up against this centre-back duo. In 60 per cent of Ipswich’s fixtures both teams have scored, while Spurs post exactly the same figures for that particular statistic. 

We should see an entertaining encounter, but I’m happy to back the away side to get the job done in Suffolk. Spurs are slowly starting to turn things around, and in March we should see them start to climb the table as their defenders return. They’ve got enough to win this one. 

James Maddison to score anytime @ 21/10

Maddison had a point to prove as he downed Manchester United last weekend. Roy Keane’s comments had clearly motivated him to produce, and he tapped in the winner to silence his critics. Now, he is heading to Portman Road - a place where he can expect a hostile reception. 

He scored the winner in an East Anglian derby for Norwich back in 2017/18 and having celebrated by shushing the home fans and worn the yellow shirt of the Canaries for two years, we can expect the Ipswich fans to hold a grudge. But Maddison seems to thrive on being the villain, and being the centre of attention. 

He’s scored more goals than you may have thought already this term, with nine to his name in 23 appearances - so backing him to score in this one having found the net last weekend feels sensible. Maddison would love to write the headlines once again. 

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