Brentford FC vs Ipswich Town FC, English Premier League 2024-25, Today Match Prediction

Brentford FC vs Ipswich Town FC Match Prediction & Analysis

The same story followed Brentford’s previous meeting against Manchester United. The Bees always take a lead, only for them to eventually squander it. Brenford will want to include star striker Wissa a lot more and get Mbeumo fired up if they are to compound season on season. 

Fortunately, Erik Ten Hag won that game with his job in jeopardy. Rumours swirling around Brentford boss Thomas Frank have been swirling around for the Man United job. The Dane shrugged off any news of a replacement and claimed that he was happy and fully focused on Brentford. 

Against Everton, Ipswich were full of effort and endeavour but managed to create very few clear cut chances. The Tractor Boys only had 2 shots on target which is why they’re flirting around the relegation zone. In doing so, Ipswich have made unhealthy headlines by setting a new club record for going 8 games without a win in a top-flight season. 

Head-to-Head Record : Both teams have played each other 11 times. Brentford won 4 of those encounters. Ipswich won 3, with 4 games ending in a draw. 

Current Standings : Brentford are currently in 13th position with 10 points. Ipswich, having only collected 4 points, are in 17th position. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Brentford FC Preview

Brentford have lost just one of their previous 9 games against Ipswich (W4, D4), with the first meeting between the sides since a 2-0 home win for the Bees in April 2019. This is the first ever top-flight meeting between Brentford and Ipswich Town. It will be the 1,452nd fixture to be played in England top-flight, and the 937th in the Premier League. 

Only Wolves’ Premier League games have seen more goals (33) than Brentford’s this season (14 goals scored, 15 conceded), while no stadium has seen more goals than the Gtech Community Stadium (17). Having lost a league-high 30 points from winning positions in the Premier League last season, Brentford have also dropped the most when leading in the competition this term (11). The Bees have scored first in each of their last 6 league games but gone on to win just two of them (D1, L3). 

Also, only Aston Villa (5) have scored more headed goals in the Premier League this season than Brentford (4). Bees defender Ethan Pinnock has scored a header in the 45th minute in each of his last two appearances, with Harry Kane the last player to score a header in three Premier League games in a row in August 2022. 

The Dangerous Dane, Brentford’s Mikkel Damsgaard has assisted three goals in his last two Premier League appearances, more than he had in his first 55 games in the competition (two). He has assisted via a corner in his last two games, with only Ashley Williams for Everton in April 2017 assisting a goal from a corner situation in three consecutive appearances in Premier League history. 

Injury list - Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva, Igor Thiago, Mathias Jensen and Gustavo Nunes all miss out. 

Brentford Probable Starting Lineup -  Flekken (GK), Van Den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer (DEF), Norgaard, Janelt, Lewis-Potter, Mbeumo, Damsgaard (MID), Schade (FWD).

Ipswich Town FC Preview

This club has been playing with heavy intensity ever since gaining promotion. Ipswich have applied the second-most pressures to opponents in the Premier League this season (1,736) with midfielder Omari Hutchinson top among all players for pressures (316) while Liam Delap ranks second for pressures among strikers (263) behind only Dominic Solanke (282). 

Despite showing attacking intent, they have had the fewest shots (75), fewest shots on target (23) and had the fewest touches in the opposition’s box (130) in the Premier League this season, while the Tractor Boys have also accumulated the lowest expected goals (6.3).

Ipswich Town remain winless in the Premier League this season (D4,L4). In only two previous league campaigns have they endured longer winless starts, both in the Championship in 2009-10 (14) and 2018-19 (11). Unfortunately life in the Premier League can be quite unforgiving. 

To add to that, Ipswich have lost their last three away league games against Brentford without scoring a goal, while they’ve only won one of their seven such visits in their league history (4-2 in December 2014).

Injury list - Jens Cajute, Ali Al-Hamadi, Massimo Luogno and Axel Tuanzebe will miss out.

Ipswich Probable Starting Lineup -  Muric (GK), O’Shea, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis, (DEF), Morsy, Phillips, Burns, Hutchinson, Clarke (MID), Delap (FWD).

BRENTFORD FC vs IPSWICH TOWN FC
Winning Prediction

Brentford FC have maintained a strong record against Ipswich Town at home, remaining undefeated in their last four encounters. Ipswich Town, on the other hand, have struggled on the road, failing to win any of their last five away matches. Their overall form has also been a concern, with no victories in their last nine games.

Given Brentford's recent home dominance and Ipswich's away struggles, the Bees are expected to emerge victorious in this Premier League clash. While Ipswich may be eager to secure their first win of the season, Brentford's home advantage and Ipswich's current form suggest that the Bees will likely prevail.

Brentford FC to Win (1-0)

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