Our prediction for this Championship match:
Ipswich
Match Time & Date:
30 August 2025
15:00
Prediction: 2-0
Derby
Ipswich Town will be looking to finally claim their first win of the season when they take on Derby County at Portman Road. The Tractor Boys are seen as one of the main favourites for promotion and with the passionate home crowd behind them, the atmosphere in Suffolk should once again be electric. Kieran McKenna’s men have shown plenty of attacking potential in the early rounds, but converting dominance into three points has proved to be the main issue so far. The hosts, though, will be without Ali Al Hamadi, Wes Burns, and Harry Townsend, who remain in the treatment room.
Derby, on the other hand, made a slow start to the new Championship campaign. The Rams have been struggling at the back, and with so many defensive lapses on display, head coach Paul Warne has plenty of reasons for concern. To make things even worse, Derby travel without Agyemang, Beck, Blackett-Taylor, Ebuka, Langas, Nelson, and Salvesen. Anyhow, we predict that the visitors will return home empty-handed as Ipswich are more of a team than Derby.
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.
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