Ipswich Town vs Portsmouth preview: Team news, expected lineups and prediction
Portsmouth head to Ipswich Town on Saturday as they look to bounce back after a shock defeat last weekend.
Pompey lost 2-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at Fratton Park last time out, in a game most fans expected them to win.
It marked their second league loss of the season and once again showcased Portsmouth‘s continued struggles in front of goal.
Ipswich have not started the strongest, picking up six points from the opening five games, while they were saw their last fixture against Blackburn Rovers suspended.
The game was abandoned with 10 minutes to go due to a waterlogged pitch, much to the relief of the Ipswich fans as the Tractor Boys found themselves 1-0 down with 10 men.
Form Guide
Ispwich – W D L D D
Portsmouth – L D W D L
Team News
Portsmouth’s goalkeeper Nicolas Schmid is out indefinitely after a collision with Blues teammate Conor Ogilvie.
Pompey are riddled with injuries:
- Callum Lang
- Josh Murphy
- Nicolas Schmid
- Thomas Waddington
John Mousinho has also confirmed that Conor Chaplin will not be able to feature for Portsmouth on Saturday against his parent club.
However, one major boost for Pompey is the Josh Murphy’s potential return for Portsmouth, with the winger key to their consolidation in the league last season.
Town have not struggled too bad with injuries so far this season, but will be without Wes Burns, who is yet to feature this campaign, and Conor Townsend.
Ipswich vs Portsmouth predicted line-ups
Ipswich: Palmer, Furlong, O’Shea, Kipre, Davis, Matusiwa, Cajuste, McAteer, Akpom, Philogene, Hirst
Portsmouth: Killip, Swanson, Knight, Poole, Ogilvie, Le Roux, Dozzell, Segecic, Swift, Bianchini, Bishop
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Prediction: Ipswich 2-0 Portsmouth
Ipswich are the bookies’ heavy favourites after an impressive five-star performance in their last home game.
The Tractor Boys battered Sheffield United 5-0, with Jaden Philogene grabbing a hat-trick and displaying that he is sure to be tricky customer for Zak Swanson.
Portsmouth will need to improve in front of goal if they stand any chance of picking up any points. They have failed to score more than one goal in every game this season.
With the potential return of Murphy, Portsmouth will hope that it boosts their attacking threat and gives them a chance of kicking on for the rest of the season.
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