Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Following a 3-2 win over Plymouth in the Championship, Ipswich Town will look to seal their spot in the EFL Cup quarter-finals when they take on Fulham on Wednesday evening. The Tractor Boys are on a four-game winning run and we are positive that they will adopt yet another attack-oriented approach against the Premier League side. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the home team, both Taylor and Harness should sneak into the starting XI.
The Cottagers, on the other hand, failed to shock Brighton in their last Premier League game, but they are surely capable of matching Ipswich in the EFL Cup last 16. As the Tractor Boys conceded four goals in total in the previous two home games, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. As for the away side, both Issa Diop and Tosin Adarabioyo remain in the recovery room, while Kenny Tete is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Bernd Leno):
Bernd Leno is a German goalkeeper who plays for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. The 190-cm-tall shoot-stopper started his career at the youth team of SV Germania Bietigheim and he played for VfB Stuttgart during his youth career as well.
After making 56 appearances for Stuttgart II from 2009 to 2011, Bernd Leno started playing for the first-team in the 2011/2012 season. Over the years Leno has established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper at BayArena outfit and he plays for Germany national team as well. The Bayer Leverkusen man made his debut for Germany on May, 29, 2012 in a 3-1 loss to Slovakia.
Bernd Leno represented die Mannschaft at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and it is well known that the Germans won the tournament in Russia. Leno was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany on March 5, 1992 and it has to be noted that his contract with Bayer Leverkusen should expire on June 30, 2020.
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.