Our prediction for this Championship match:
Ipswich Town will be aiming to recover from a 2-1 loss to Cardiff City when they welcome Sheffield Wednesday to their Portman Road. The Tractor Boys were on a six-game winning run before the Cardiff defeat and, no doubt, they are eager to get back on course as soon as possible. Fit-again Nathan Broadhead is pushing for a start, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Meanwhile, the Owls failed to upset promotion hopefuls Leeds United at the weekend, with the Whites putting an end to their four-game winning run. Sheffield Wednesday are not regarded as good travellers and, taking everything into account, we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Ipswich Town’s party at Portman Road. All Kristian Pedersen, Juan Delgado, Josh Windass, and Callum Paterson are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Josh Windass):
Born in Hull, England on January 9, 1994, John Windass is a professional footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic. Windass is a product of Huddersfield Town youth academy, but he did not play for the Terriers at senior level.
The 175-cm-tall midfielder began his senior career at Accrington Stanley and after scoring 22 goals in 77 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Glasgow Rangers in the summer of 2016. Two years later Josh Windass joined Wigan Athletic and he has been playing for the DW Stadium outfit ever since. He scored his first Championship goal on September 18, 2018 in a 2-1 win over Hull City.
His main position is attacking midfield, but he is used as both central midfielder and second striker as well. It has to be noted that Josh is the son of former footballer Dean Windass, who played for the likes of Hull City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Bradford City during his professional career.
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.