Following a draw at St Mary’s at the start of January, The Tractor Boys and Saints meet in a FA Cup 3rd round replay, with our tipster backing the Premier League side to progress
Championship high-flyers Ipswich Town host Southampton this evening with a place in the fourth round at home to Crystal Palace awaiting the winner.
A week and a half ago these two met at St Mary’s, with an early Darren Ambrose strike cancelled out by Morgan Schneiderlin. Mick McCarthy’s side held their own against the Premier League surprise package this season, with the Saints struggling to turn their 69% possession into chances.
A week and a half ago these two met at St Mary’s, with an early Darren Ambrose strike cancelled out by Morgan Schneiderlin. Mick McCarthy’s side held their own against the Premier League surprise package this season, with the Saints struggling to turn their 69% possession into chances.
Ronald Koeman’s men come into this match off the back of a superb result away to Manchester United, beating them 1-0 at Old Trafford.
In a match which Fraser Forster didn’t have a shot on target to save, the Saints put in a professional performance to claim their first victory against United away for 27 years. bet365 price them at 17/20 (1.85)to win this evening and progress.
Ipswich Town put in a poor performance at the weekend, losing 1-0 to rivals Derby County at home. This saw McCarthy’s side beaten for the first time in 13 matches, with the Tractor Boys going on a fantastic run to propel themselves up the Championship into third position.
McCarthy's side don’t have a fantastic record in thus competition in recent years, exiting the FA Cup at the third round stage for the last four seasons. bet365 price them at 7/2 (4.50) to win and 11/4 (3.75) to draw and take the match into extra time.
After losing five games on the spin from the end of November to the middle of December, the Saints have looked back to their early season best, staying unbeaten in their last six matches, winning four of those games, including wins against Everton, Arsenal and United.
Koeman will be keen to go deep in this competition, with the Dutch manager understanding the importance and history of the FA Cup.
The Saints managed named an extremely strong starting 11 in the first meeting and you can expect the same again. It’s worth backing them to overcome Ipswich this evening, with the home side maybe having one eye on their vital fixture away at Millwall at the weekend in the Championship.
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In a match which Fraser Forster didn’t have a shot on target to save, the Saints put in a professional performance to claim their first victory against United away for 27 years. bet365 price them at 17/20 (1.85)to win this evening and progress.
Ipswich Town put in a poor performance at the weekend, losing 1-0 to rivals Derby County at home. This saw McCarthy’s side beaten for the first time in 13 matches, with the Tractor Boys going on a fantastic run to propel themselves up the Championship into third position.
McCarthy's side don’t have a fantastic record in thus competition in recent years, exiting the FA Cup at the third round stage for the last four seasons. bet365 price them at 7/2 (4.50) to win and 11/4 (3.75) to draw and take the match into extra time.
After losing five games on the spin from the end of November to the middle of December, the Saints have looked back to their early season best, staying unbeaten in their last six matches, winning four of those games, including wins against Everton, Arsenal and United.
Koeman will be keen to go deep in this competition, with the Dutch manager understanding the importance and history of the FA Cup.
The Saints managed named an extremely strong starting 11 in the first meeting and you can expect the same again. It’s worth backing them to overcome Ipswich this evening, with the home side maybe having one eye on their vital fixture away at Millwall at the weekend in the Championship.
Source: http://www.goal.com/
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