Ipswich vs Chelsea Prediction, Picks & Best Bets

Before we head into 2025, there’s some EPL action to get through first. On Monday, Ipswich and Chelsea clash at Portman Road, where both teams will be looking to improve.

Despite battling hard at the Emirates, the Tractor Boys failed to pick up points for the fifth time in six games. Can they now do better? Or will the visitors be the ones to bounce back? Read on for our Ipswich vs Chelsea predictions and picks.

Ipswich vs Chelsea prediction

For the Ipswich vs Chelsea game prediction, we believe the final score will be a 2-0 win for Chelsea based on our analysis.

In games of this nature, the hosts have struggled to get going, while the visitors, generally, have made a habit of getting the job done.

Our Ipswich vs Chelsea predictions and picks:

• Under 3.0 Asian Total @ +110 with DraftKings Sportsbook

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Ipswich vs Chelsea betting odds

The table below shows the probabilities implied by the match result odds ahead of this match, as well as our adjusted probabilities and the differences.

Ipswich vs Chelsea head-to-head statistics

This will be the first time that the teams have met since 2011, when Chelsea won by second goals to nil in an FA Cup match. At the time, Ipswich were a second division team.

Ipswich vs Chelsea preview

This game will take place on 30/12/2024 at Portman Road. Kick off will be at 14:45 EST.

It’s been a tricky campaign for the Tractor Boys, who continue to try and turn the tide, but they really are fighting something of a losing battle.

Sure, Kieran McKenna’s men worked hard at the Emirates last time out. They were organized, disciplined and certainly stuck to their task of frustrating the Gunners, which they did for long spells. Conceding just one goal away against Arsenal is also admirable. Ultimately, though, it was a fifth defeat in six matches.

As things stand, relegation looms large for Monday’s hosts, who’re down in 19th place, three points from safety.

For the Blues, a title push was looking on the cards, but on Boxing Day, their West London neighbours Fulham had other ideas, replacing Chelsea’s Christmas cheer with frustration by striking not once, but twice in the final ten minutes, handing Enzo Maresca’s men their first defeat since October.

Prior to that home defeat against the Cottagers, Maresca’s men had dropped points in just one of their last six league games, but it’s now two games without a win, so they need to improve.

Ipswich vs Chelsea picks

Going by the early lines, just one bet appeals as these two prepare to do battle at Portman Road.

Under 3.0 Asian Total

Both teams will be looking to bounce back, but a lack of goals appeals slightly more than the early odds suggest it should as far as I’m concerned.

First and foremost, the hosts are going to do everything in their power to frustrate here, and although they do struggle to get positive results, they can keep things tight, as we saw last time out against Arsenal.

Moreover, it’s not as if McKenna’s men have made a habit of conceding lots of goals at home, while they’ve not scored many either. In fact, the Tractor Boys have scored one or none in each of their last six at home. They conceded more than once in three of those six, but conceded more than twice just once, meaning that four of those six games contained less than three goals overall.

More than three goals have been scored in only one of Ipswich’s last six home games, while we’ve seen that the visitors can be kept relatively quiet in recent games, with Everton keeping a clean sheet against Chelsea, before Fulham conceded only once against the Blues.

The visitors have the quality to grind out a win at Portman Road, sure, but we know that the hosts will sit back, dig deep and look to disrupt things, so don’t be too surprised if we see a shortage of goals.

Recap - Ipswich vs Chelsea best bets

Let’s recap our Ipswich vs Chelsea best bets:

Under 3.0 Asian Total @ +110 with DraftKings Sportsbook

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