English Premier League - Wolves VS Ipswich Town Prediciton
English Premier League - Wolves VS Ipswich Town
Match Time:14-12-2024 23:00 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Gary O’Neil has a new roster issue hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Wolverhampton Wanderers manager will be bereft of the services of six first-team players vs Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Joao Gomes is the latest absentee as he serves a suspension after picking up his fifth booking of the 2024/25 Premier League season earlier this week against West Ham United. Jose Sa is closing in on returning from a shoulder injury, but Saturday’s game comes too soon for him.
Meanwhile, Boubacar Traore, Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez Medina, and Sasa Kalajdzic are long-term absentees due to knee injuries. However, Pablo Sarabia might be in contention to return from a calf issue.
Sam Johnstone will take his spot between the sticks, with Wolverhampton Wanderers lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him vs Ipswich Town on Saturday. The central defensive unit will likely feature Nelson Semedo, Santiago Bueno, and Toti Gomes.
Matt Doherty and Rayan Ait-Nouri should start as the two wing-backs. The wide duo will look to provide the creativity from the flanks, with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Matheus Cunha providing the forward thrust from the central areas.
As for the midfield unit, Mario Lemina should pair up with Andre in the middle of the park, with the former apologising after his outburst in the aftermath of the defeat to West Ham United. Finally, Jorgen Strand Larsen will lead the line for Wolverhampton Wanderers against Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Ipswich Town
Unlike his counterpart in the Wolverhampton Wanderers dugout, Kieran McKenna has a new injury concern to worry about ahead of the trip to Molineux. The Ipswich Town manager might be without as many as six first-team players on Saturday.
Janoi Donacien (ankle), Axel Tuanzebe (hamstring), Chiedozie Ogbene (achilles), and George Hirst (knee) remain on the sidelines. In addition, McKenna has revealed that Ben Johnson and Kalvin Phillips are dealing with minor issues, which might prevent them from starting against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Meanwhile, Arijanet Muric is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Ipswich Town lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. The backline should feature Harry Clarke, Dara O’Shea, Jacob Greaves, and Leif Davis.
As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Samy Morsy and Jens Cajuste in the double pivot. Omari Hutchinson will reprise the no. 10 role, with Wes Burns and Sammie Szmodics likely starting on the flanks. Finally, Liam Delap will spearhead the Ipswich Town attack against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Johnstone; Semedo, S. Bueno, T. Gomes; Doherty, Lemina, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Bellegarde, Cunha; Strand Larsen
Ipswich Town possible starting lineup:
Muric; H. Clarke, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Burns, Hutchinson, Szmodics; Delap
Wolves vs Ipswich Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The two sides have clashed on 86 occasions in the past. Ipswich Town have 32 wins to their name, Wolves were victorious on 29 occasions while 25 games ended in draws.
Their most recent clash came in September 2023 when Ipswich came back from two goals down to claim a 3-2 home win in the EFL Cup.
Wolves have kept a clean sheet in five of the last six head-to-head games.
Ipswich have won six of the last seven top-flight head-to-head games.
Twelve of Wolves' last 14 games across competitions have witnessed goals at both ends.
Prediciton: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Ipswich Town
Both Wolves and Ipswich will view Saturday's contest as a strong opportunity to pick up maximum points, with the onus being on the former to turn up in front of the Molineux crowd and ease the pressure on O'Neil's shoulders. Neither side have looked strong from a defensive perspective this term, so goals at both ends could be on the cards, but we feel that the Tractor Boys will do enough to frustrate the hosts and pick up a point on their travels, a result that would not massively benefit either team.
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