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Match info:
Ipswich vs Barnsley
Competition – Championship
Stadium – Portman Road Stadium
Date: 1st November 2013
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT+1
14th place Ipswich host 23rd position Barnsley at Portman Road this Friday evening in the Championship.
Recent form:
Ipswich – D L D D W L W
Barnsley – D W L D L L L
Ipswich have lost 2 of their last 7 while Barnsley have won just 1 of their last 7.
The Championship table currently looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 48 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 45 |
| 3 | Burnley | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 44 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 43 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 37 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 35 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 35 |
| 8 | Watford | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 34 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wedn… | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 28 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 24 | +0 | 27 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 26 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 25 |
| 16 | Derby County | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 20 |
| 21 | Hull City | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 19 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 18 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 18 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 18 |
A win for Ipswich could see them go as high as 8th while a win for Barnsley could move them as high as 18th.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 23 times in recent years and Ipswich have come out on top most often (Ipswich 11 wins, Barnsley 5 wins, 7 draws).
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 1:1, 1:1, 1:0, 5:3 and 1:1.
Possible line-ups
Ipswich
Barnsley
Bookmakers make Ipswich odds-on favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Ipswich (4/6) Draw (3/1) Barnsley (19/4)Gamingtips Prediction – Ipswich 1:1 Barnsley
Very little separated these two sides last season. Ipswich finished 14th in the Championship last season. They scored 48 goals in 46 games and conceded 61. Barnsley finished just 1 point above the relegation zone in 21st position. They scored 56 goals in 46 games and conceded 70. Ipswich haven’t lost in 5 at home to Barnsley. Barnsley lost 8 of their opening 11 matches and if they are to get a result on Friday, they must improve their defensive record (conceded more than 2 goals per game on average – worst defensive record in the Championship). Ultimately Ipswich should have enough to overcome Barnsley but odds of 4/6 don’t offer great value from a betting perspective. 
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