Our prediction for this Championship match:
Ipswich
Match Time & Date:
16/12/2023
13:30
Prediction: 3-2
Norwich
There will be fireworks when Ipswich Town and Norwich City lock horns at Portman Road in an eagerly-awaited Championship game. The Tractor Boys are eyeing their fifth consecutive league win, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Barring any fresh injury worries, Kieran McKenna is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Watford in midweek.
The Canaries, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Norwich City want to move closer to the playoffs berth, but given their anything but good away record in the English second tier, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from Saturday’s encounter. All Josh Sargent, Ben Gibson, Ui-Jo Hwang, Jakob Sorensen, and Grant Hanley should miss out with injuries for the visiting team, while defender Jack Stacey returns to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Vaclav Hladky):
Born in Brno on November 14, 1990, Vaclav Hladky is a Czech footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club St Mirren as a goalkeeper. Hladky spent his youth career at the likes of FC Sparta Brno, FK Sardice, and FC Zbrojovka Brno, and he continued playing for the Zbrojovka Brno reserve team at the senior level.
The 192-cm-tall shot-stopper played for the likes of MSK Breclav (loan) Sparta Brno, FK Sardice, FC Zbrojovka Brno (senior team), and Slovan Liberec before signing a contract with St Mirren. The Czech goalkeeper made his Scottish Premiership debut on January 23, 2019, in a 4-0 loss at Celtic.
Hladky played for the Czech Republic youth teams as well, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the Czech Republic senior team. Vaclav Hladky wears the No. 1 shirt at St Mirren, and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Norwich):
After spending only one season in the Premier League, Norwich City dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 campaign. Norwich City are located in Norwich, Norfolk and they welcome their rivals at Carrow Road.
The stadium was built and opened in 1935 and the capacity of the venues is 27,137 (all-seater). However the stadium’s record attendance is 43,984. The Canaries have won two League Cup trophies (1973, 1975) and their main rivals are Ipswich Town. The two teams have been facing each other in the East Anglian Derby since 1902.
The colour of Norwich City’s home kit is yellow and green and that is the main reason why they are known as the Canaries. The likes of Kevin Keeland, Ian Culverhouse, Steve Bruce, Duncan Forbes, Mark Bowen, Darren Huckerby, Ian Crook, Martin Peters, Darren Eadier, Chris Sutton and Iwan Roberts are notable footballers who played for the Carrow Road outfit in the past.
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