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Premier League: Fulham vs Ipswich Town
Kickoff Time: 2025-01-05 22:00 (HKT)
Source:REUTERS/Chris Radburn
Fulham drew 2-2 at home against Bournemouth in the last match, maintaining an unbeaten streak of seven league games, showing decent form. This season, Fulham has previously drawn with Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, and Liverpool, as well as defeating several strong teams such as Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Brighton, and Chelsea. However, when facing relegation-threatened teams like Everton, Wolves, and Southampton, Fulham has been “generous in giving away points,” making their overall performance quite unpredictable and difficult to gauge. Fulham primarily employs a 4-2-3-1 formation, focusing on a defensive counter-attacking style. Their efficient quick counters are a key scoring method, with the speed advantage of their full-backs and wingers being greatly utilized during these counter-attacks.
Ipswich Town pulled off a surprise 2-0 home victory against Chelsea in the last match, ending a two-game losing streak and significantly boosting the team’s morale. As a newly promoted team, Ipswich’s overall strength cannot be compared to other Premier League teams. However, Ipswich is a very resilient team, managing to earn points against strong opponents like Brighton, Aston Villa, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur. Additionally, in their first encounter this season, Ipswich managed to draw 1-1 at home against Fulham. Ipswich also plays in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with a tactical approach focused on defensive counter-attacks. Their offense relies heavily on quick counters and breakthroughs from the wings, and they also make full use of wing crosses and aerial advantages to create scoring opportunities through simple and direct attacking methods.
Undoubtedly, Fulham’s overall strength and performance far exceed that of Ipswich. However, Fulham’s performance often lacks stability when facing mid to lower-table teams. In their last five home matches, Fulham has recorded only one win, three draws, and one loss, during which they suffered a 1-4 defeat to Wolves and a 0-0 draw with Southampton, generously giving points to two relegation-threatened teams. Therefore, it would be reasonable to expect that the eager-to-earn-points Ipswich could secure a point in this match.
Fulham’s Last 5 Games: DWDDD
24-12-29 Fulham 2-2 Bournemouth
24-12-26 Chelsea 1-2 Fulham
24-12-22 Fulham 0-0 Southampton
24-12-14 Liverpool 2-2 Fulham
24-12-08 Fulham 1-1 Arsenal
Ipswich Town’s Last 5 Games: WLLWL
24-12-31 Ipswich Town 2-0 Chelsea
24-12-28 Arsenal 1-0 Ipswich Town
24-12-21 Ipswich Town 0-4 Newcastle United
24-12-14 Wolves 1-2 Ipswich Town
24-12-08 Ipswich Town 1-1 Bournemouth
Head To Head Record:
24-08-31 Ipswich Town 1-1 Fulham
23-11-02 Ipswich Town 1-3 Fulham
20-09-17 Ipswich Town 0-1 Fulham
18-01-03 Fulham 4-1 Ipswich Town
17-08-26 Ipswich Town 0-2 Fulham
Prediction: Ipswich Town to win or Draw