Middlesbrough vs Ipswich Town Tips & Preview - Boro to stand strong at home

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Middlesbrough aiming to put pressure on Championship leaders with strong home form.
Ipswich Town struggling away from home despite recent improvement.
Middlesbrough hold a favorable head-to-head record against Ipswich.

Middlesbrough vs Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough are aiming to maintain the pressure on the leaders when they host Ipswich Town in an English Championship fixture on Friday night.

The hosts are enjoying a fine campaign so far, and often do their best work at home. They also have a good record in this fixture and can avoid defeat against the visitors, who have struggled on their travels.

Middlesbrough News

Middlesbrough are enjoying a solid start to the season and have only suffered one defeat in nine matches so far. That defeat came in their previous Championship fixture as they fell 1-0 at Portsmouth.

Sitting second in the table, three points off the pace, the task for Middlesbrough will be to maintain the pressure on leaders Coventry City. Rob Edwards' team are unbeaten at home this season, winning three of their four matches at the Riverside Stadium so far.

Middlesbrough have no problems going forward and have scored in three of their last four home matches, winning at least one half in all three fixtures. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in four of their last five matches across all competitions.

Ipswich Town News

Ipswich Town travel to the Riverside Stadium off the back of a 3-1 home victory over Norwich City last time out in the Championship. They struck twice in the first half through Cedric Kipre and Jaden Philogene, while Jack Clarke added the third after the break.

That was the third victory in the last four matches from Ipswich Town, who appear to be turning things around after failing to win their opening four fixtures in the league. However, they remain poor on their travels, having failed to win a single away game this season.

Ipswich Town often look sharp going forward and have scored in their last five Championship matches. However, Kieran McKenna’s team have failed to keep a clean sheet in four of those fixtures.

Head to Head

Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town have eight wins each and as many draws in the last 24 matches. However, the hosts are unbeaten in eight of the last nine meetings and held out for a 1-1 draw in the most recent clash back in April.

Verdict

Middlesbrough v Ipswich

Middlesbrough have looked solid at home this season and are also unbeaten in eight of the last nine matches against Ipswich Town. Given the visitors’ poor record on their travels this season, the home team could be backed to earn a win or draw here.

Both teams have scored in four of Ipswich Town’s last five matches, and a repeat could be considered here. With Middlesbrough winning at least one half in three of their last four Championship matches, a similar pattern could be on the cards.

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