Soccer 2022 Ipswich Town vs West Ham United

Ipswich Town vs West Ham United

Venue:	Portman Road
Prediction:	Ipswich Town 1-3 West Ham United
Bookmaker:	1XBet

West Ham will continue their pre-season preparations as they travel to Portman Road to take on league first-team Ipswich Town on Tuesday as part of a midweek double. Half of David Moyes’ players will play against Ipswich, while the other will face Boreham Wood at the same time.

Ipswich are in for a turnaround in their second pre-season friendly of the summer as the Tractor Boys at London Colney after seven unanswered goals in Needham Market Arsenal were beaten 5-1 behind closed doors.

Eddie Nketiah got the treble with strikes from Albert Sambi Lokonga and Folarin Balogun, but there was a low cheer from the blues as Sone Aluko added consolation for Kieran McKenna’s men in the dying embers.

The meeting with West Ham marks Ipswich’s final pre-season test against top rivals as McKenna’s side start their league first game against Bolton Wanderers on July 30 Previous games against Wimbledon, Millwall and Southend United.

Taking on European rivals in pre-season should prepare West Ham for the next season of continental football, even if they will be forced to take on the Europa League after being so close in the Europa League last season but so close so far a place.

The London Stadium will not welcome West Ham to a pre-season friendly this summer as the Premier League side travel to Reading, Rangers, Luton Town and Lens later this month before another promising season here we go.

It has been more than a decade since Ipswich Town and West Ham last met in the Champions League, with the Tractor Boys enjoying a 5-1 victory in January 2012, where Completed the second-tier doubles against the Capital Club in 2018.

It remains to be seen how Moyes will set up his side for Tuesday’s game, but expect both managers to have a healthy mix of youth and experience. Ipswich have been anything but profligate in front of goal so far this summer and some joy can be expected in the final third here too, but Moyes’ side are still too strong at Portman Road .

Team Comparison

Odds

Ipswich Town	1X2	West Ham United
3.75	3,6	1.9

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Team Statistic

Ipswich Town No losses- 4 More than 4.5 cards- 5/7

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West Ham United More than 2.5 goals- 5/7 First to score – 4/5 First half winner- 4/5 Less than 4.5 cards- 9/10 More than 10.5 corners- 5/6