Charlton Athletic (home)
- Charlton Athletic have been winless in their last five matches, drawing two and losing three.
- Jones instilled his high-intensity, direct, and aggressive style of play upon his appointment in February, but results have been hard to come by.
- Charlton have scored just 20 goals in 21 home Championship fixtures this season, so they will need to be at their best to break down promotion-chasing Ipswich Town, who will look to control the ball and open up the spaces on Wednesday.
- The Addicks will likely line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, which can be switched to a 4-4-2 or a 4-3-3, but the focus will be on playing direct and wide, getting numbers forward quickly and then pressing man-to-man to force turnovers.
- Charlton sit 19th on 50 points from 43.
Ipswich Town (away)
- Ipswich have won two of their last three away games.
- Ipswich are 3rd in the Championship table with 75 points from 41 games, compared to Charlton’s 19th place on 50 points from 43.
- Ipswich are an elite possession side, who play a 4-2-3-1, although they tend to invert their wide players, overlap with their full-backs and overload the box on the half-turn.
- Jack Clarke is the danger man for Ipswich and has scored 14 goals in 41 Championship appearances this season.
Key Players
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Players to watch:
- Sonny Carey leads the line in Jones’ team and has 8 goals in the league this term, but the spark for his side in recent weeks has come from Matt Godden, who has scored two of Charlton’s last four goals.
- Jack Clarke is the danger man for Ipswich and has scored 14 goals in 41 Championship appearances this season.
Betting Insights
- Despite the disparity in league standings, Ipswich are available at the short odds of 1.71 for this away win and are rightly favorites.
- The Tractor Boys are averaging 1.65 goals per game on their travels in the Championship while conceding 1.35 goals per away trip.
- Ipswich to win and both teams to score looks a good bet.
Prediction
Ipswich are the better side and will be used to playing in front of bigger crowds than what will be present at The Valley, but they will be able to control the pace of this game and should be able to take the three points back to Suffolk.
