Our prediction for this Championship match:
Stoke City and Ipswich Town take on each other at Bet365 Stadium in what is expected to be one of the most interesting games of Monday’s program. The Potters are undefeated in the previous five league matches and they are surely capable of making life difficult for the Tractor Boys in front of home fans. The likes of Frank Fielding, Enda Stevens, Tyrese Campbell, and Emre Tezgel should miss out with injuries for the home side.
Ipswich Town, meanwhile are eager to put an end to their four-game winless run in the Championship and given their attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Forward Kayden Jackson is pushing for a start, while Kieran McKenna has no fresh injury worries ahead of the trip to Stoke-on-Trent. Bear in mind, though, that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of their last seven meetings in the English second tier.
Highlighted Player (Jack Bonham):
Jack Bonham is a professional footballer who was born in Stevenage on the 14th of September, 1993. The 26-year-old, although having born in England, is an Irish International and has featured for the Republic of Ireland's Under-17 team five times.
At the club level, he began his youth career with Watford and signed his first professional contract in September 2010 at the age of 17. Bonham's first-ever professional appearance came on the 4th of May, 2013 as a substitute against Leeds United in the final game of the 12/13 Championship season.
This appearance marked the 1.92 m standing goalkeeper's only appearance in a Watford shirt. Bonham then went on to play for clubs like Brentford, Carlisle United and Bristol Rovers before eventually joining Gillingham at the start of the 2019 season on a two-year contract. He's since featured nine times for the club and kept two clean sheets.
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.