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Ipswich v West Brom (Portman Road, 1945 GMT, Sky Sports Main Event)

Despite a managerial change that has seen Paul Lambert brought into the club, Ipswich remain rooted to the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table with just one win to their name.

High-flying West Brom come into this one on the back of a 4-1 hammering of Leeds, and while they should be full of confidence, their record away from home should give Ipswich a slight bit of hope.

The Baggies are odds-on here, but Ipswich provide good value at 9/4 in the Draw No Bet market given the opposition's struggles on the road.

While West Brom don't find themselves high up in terms of the disciplinary charts this season, it is interesting that they seem to accumulate cards in away games.

Three of their last four away have seen them shown at least three yellows cards, with their away defeat at Wigan last month drawing five yellows and a red.

Keith Stroud may not be the strictest referee in the division, but he has demonstrated on multiple occasions that he isn't afraid to show more than one card when it is required.

I wouldn't expect this to be a game with a high card count, but the value is still there in backing individual players to be shown a card given the fact that there should be at least a couple.

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Opta facts

  • Ipswich have won just one of their previous nine league meetings with West Brom (D2 L6), however this will be the first such clash since January 2010.
  • West Brom haven’t kept a clean sheet at Portman Road in league competition since November 1980, conceding on each of their last 19 trips there.
  • Ipswich are looking for their first league victory at Portmand Road since April (1-0 v Barnsley), having failed to win any of their 10 such games since (D7 L3).
  • West Brom have scored 37 goals in the Championship this term; the most by a team after 17 games of a second tier campaign since Southampton in 2011-12 (40).
  • Ipswich striker Freddie Sears has scored in each of his last two league appearances, while he has never previously netted in three consecutive Championship games.
  • West Brom have scored a league-high 28 goals in the second half of Championship games this season, while Ipswich have scored a league-low four goals in this period.

Odds correct as of 1220 GMT on 22/11/18

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