Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Saturday’s football game at Stadium MK pits together MK Dons and Ipswich Town, the two top-table sides. MK Dons aim to climb to automatic promotion places, while Ipswich Town’s main goal is to book their place in the playoffs. Following three consecutive league wins, the hosts shared the spoils with Fleetwood Town on Tuesday evening to move closer to top two. Liam Manning has no fresh injury worries, and he is likely to field the best possible side against Ipswich Town.
The Tractor Boys, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Gillingham and Doncaster. Ipswich have been impressive at the back of late, and given MK Dons’ solid defence, we believe that there is a big value in betting on under 2.5 goals. Sam Morsy is back from suspension, while all Hayden Coulson, Bailey Clements, and Jon Nolan are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Mo Eisa):
Born on the 12th of July, 1994, in Khartoum, Sudan, Mo Eisa is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays for Peterborough United in the third tier of English Football. The 6ft tall striker/ winger is a Pro Touch Soccer Academy product.
The initial years of his career were spent playing non-league football with teams like Dartford, Leatherhead, and Greenwich Borough, the latter for whom he scored over 50 goals in 100 appearances. On the 7th of July, 2017, Eisa signed a contract with League Two outfit Cheltenham Town and made his league debut on the 5th of August, 2017.
A prolific season with the Robins earned him the Supporters' Player Of The Year and the Players' Player Of The Year awards at the end of the season. For the 18/19 season, the 25-year-old joined Championship side Bristol for a brief stint before returning to League One with Peterborough for the following season on a four-year contract.
Highlighted Team (Ipswich):
Ipswich Town are an English football club that was formed in 1878. Portman Road has been the home ground of Ipswich Town since 1894 and the capacity of the venue, which was expanded in 2002, is 30,311. The Tractor Boys compete in the Championship, but they used to play in the English Premier League in the past as well. Ipswich Town last appeared in the elite division in the 2001/2002 season.
Ipswich won the FA Cup in 1978, with the team beating Arsenal (1-0) in the title game. However, the club’s biggest success came in 1981 when they outplayed AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Cup final. It has to be noted that the Tractor Boys have yet to suffer a loss at home ground in the European competitions.
Norwich City are regarded as Ipswich Town’s bitterest rivals and it is well known that the two sides take on each other in the East Anglian derby.