Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Ipswich
Match Time & Date:
26/09/2023
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Wolves
All eyes will be on Portman Road when Ipswich Town and Wolverhampton go head to head in the EFL Cup last 32. The Tractor Boys are on a quest to return to the Premier League, meaning that head coach Kieran McKenna should use Tuesday’s clash to rest several first-regulars for the upcoming Championship challenges. All Williams, Hutchinson, and Harness are pushing for a start, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Wolves, on the other hand, made a slow start to the new Premier League campaign, with the team sitting in the danger zone ahead of Matchday 7. Anyhow, the share of spoils is on the cards at Portman Road as both sides are likely to adopt a cautious approach. Both Toti and Doherty should be recalled to the starting XI, while Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is banned for the match following his sending off in the draw with Luton Town.
Highlighted Player (Hee-Chan Hwang):
Hwang Hee-Chan is a product of Pohang Steelers football academy. The Korean attacker, who was born in Chuncheon on January 26, 1996, started his senior career at FC Liefering of Austria and he scored 13 goals in 31 appearances for the club. The 177-cm tall striker currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg and you should bear in mind that he netted 12 goals for the club in the 2016/2017 season.
Hwang Hee-Chan won his second Austrian Bundesliga title with Salzburg in the 2016/2017 season, but the Red Bulls eventually failed to make it to the Champions League group stages. The Salzburg footballer made his South Korea debut in a 2-0 win over Canada on November 11, 2016.
Hee-Chan played regularly for the Korea national football team in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and he scored one goal in the process. The Koreans eventually booked their place at the showpiece tournament in Russia, meaning that the Salzburg attacker will have a chance to prove his worth on the big stage.
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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