Southampton vs. Ipswich Town Preview (What To Know Before Betting)

Southampton vs. Ipswich Town

In their quest to evade another demoralizing September loss, Southampton is set to host the in-form Ipswich Town at St Mary’s for Tuesday’s Championship clash.

The Saints endured a brutal 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Leicester City in their previous match, while the Tractor Boys solidified their place near the top of the table with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

The international break seemingly arrived at an opportune moment for Southampton, following their disheartening 5-0 loss to Sunderland at the start of September. Russell Martin had a full two weeks to analyze and address the shortcomings before Leicester came to the South Coast.

Southampton vs. Ipswich Town

Nonetheless, it can be argued that Southampton resumed their struggles from before the break as Leicester once again dominated at St Mary’s. Jamie Vardy wasted no time, needing just 21 seconds to kickstart the onslaught, while Kasey McAteer doubled the visitors’ lead.

What to remember – Southampton vs. Ipswich Town

It may have been nearly 16 years since Ipswich last got the better of Southampton in a competitive fixture, but Russell cannot fix the Saints’ horrendous defensive play overnight, and such frailties should prove fatal once again.

Ipswich are hardly consistent at the back themselves, but McKenna’s in-form troops have conceded just one goal on the road so far and were unlucky not to put Wednesday to the sword by more goals at the weekend, so another Tractor Boys success is the only outcome we can envisage.

Betting tip for Southampton vs. Ipswich Town

(Southampton 1-2 Ipswich Town)

Our expert tipster partners anticipate that there will be less than 3.5 goals in this match.