Matchday 16 in the Premier League between Wolverhampton and Ipswich will take place on December 14 at Molineux Stadium. Wolverhampton vs. Ipswich: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Simon Hooper (England)
Matches – 8 (Premier League, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 40;
Average yellow cards per match – 5;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 0%.
Predicted lineups for Wolverhampton vs. Ipswich
Wolverhampton (3-4-3): Sam Johnstone – Nelson Semedo, Toti Gomes, Santiago Bueno – Matt Doherty, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Andre, Mario Lemina – Matheus Cunha, Joao Gomes, Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Arijanet Muric – Leif Davis, Dara O'Shea, Cameron Burgess, Ben Johnson – Sam Morsy, Jack Taylor – Conor Chaplin, Omari Hutchinson, Sammie Szmodics – Liam Delap.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their previous match in this tournament.
Wolverhampton
Gary O'Neil's side enters the upcoming match on a three-game losing streak in the league. They first lost at home to Bournemouth (2-4), followed by away defeats to Everton (0-4) and West Ham (1-2). The team is in 19th place and is already 4 points adrift of the safe 17th spot. Notably, since their promotion to the Premier League in the 2018/19 season, this is the first time Wolves have amassed only 9 points at this stage and conceded as many as 38 goals (previously, the maximum was 25 goals conceded).
Midfielder Joao Gomes will miss the match due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
- At least three goals have been scored in 11 of the club's last 12 Premier League games.
- Wolverhampton has conceded two or more goals in 10 of their last 12 Premier League matches.
- Both teams have scored in 12 of the club's last 14 league encounters.
Ipswich
The team is also on a three-game losing streak in the Premier League. Ipswich lost 0-1 to Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace, and in the last round, they were defeated by Bournemouth (1-2). Kieran McKenna's side, like Wolverhampton, has collected only 9 points but is ahead of their opponents due to a better goal difference. The team has also scored just 14 goals, which is three more than Southampton, who have the league's worst attacking record.
- No more than three goals have been scored in the club's last six Premier League matches.
- Both teams have scored in 8 of Ipswich's last 11 Premier League games.
- The number "1" has appeared in the final scoreline in six of the club's last championship matches.
Wolverhampton vs. Ipswich: Match Prediction
Even with a victory in this match, neither team will escape the relegation zone, but they will move closer to the crucial 17th place. Therefore, both opponents are solely focused on winning against their closest rival in the battle for Premier League survival. Both clubs have been disappointing defensively, conceding a combined total of 65 goals after 15 rounds, and I expect the defenses to make several mistakes again.
Despite having the worst defensive line, Wolverhampton scores at a mid-table level. The team has found the net in 13 of their last 14 league matches, although they have also conceded in 26 of their last 27 Premier League games. Ipswich has scored in 8 of their last 11 Premier League outings, but they have kept a clean sheet in only one league match.
My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
