Ipswich vs Rotherham Preview

Ipswich vs Rotherham Intro

Ipswich has been one of the best Championship clubs so far this season, with nothing less than a win acceptable in this matchup. For Rotherham a positive result of any kind could prove to be pivotal come season end. Kick off on Tuesday February 20, 2024 is scheduled for 7:45 PM at Portman Road. Kieran McKenna’s home side have performed well coming into matchweek 29. They’ve earned 66 points while Leam Richardson and his team were able to score just 19 points, dropping to the last position. We’re into the latter stages of the season with Ipswich and Rotherham in contrasting form. The two sides are divided by a huge 20 places and 47 points gap.

Ipswich vs Rotherham Form

Ipswich managed to beat Swansea to make it two in a row and 8 points from a possible 15. In the meantime, Rotherham have just one point from their last five matches. The loss against Watford in the previous round did not change their points tally at all. Ipswich needs to be more convincing at home if they plan to add to the 7 points they have already managed from the five games so far. The guest have had 2 points from five most recent away games.

Ipswich vs Rotherham H2H

Rotherham hold a slight advantage over the 20 meetups in this fixture.They have won on 10 occasions compared to Ipswich’s 8 wins. There have also been 2 draws. Looking at just the last six meetings between these two sides, Rotherham has 3 more victories to its name than Ipswich.

Ipswich vs Rotherham Analysis

Ipswich won their last match. Kieran McKenna’s men played against Swansea. At the final wistle, the scoring board showed 2-1. Now it is time for Kieran McKenna’s men to face Rotherham. In their match against Swansea, Ipswich had the following ball possession : 42%. In terms of shots on goal, Ipswich struck a total of 11 shots in attack while in defence conceding 10 shots. Meanwhile, Rotherham lost its last game. In their last matchup, Leam Richardson’s men were facing Watford. That match ended with a 0-1 scoreline. Against Watford, Rotherham had a ball possession of 52%. In front of goal, Rotherham delivered 12 shots on goal while down back giving up a total of 5 shots to their opponents Watford.

Ipswich vs Rotherham Odds

If we take a look at the odds for this match between Ipswich and Rotherham we see that the bookmakers have Ipswich as favourites to get the win.