Ipswich Town vs Rotherham United Prediction 20.02.2024

• Competition: England &— Championship
• Date: Tuesday, 20th, February 2024
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20.45 CET
• Venue: Portman Road (Ipswich)

Eager to keep progressing towards the automatic promotion spots, Ipswich is set to host Rotherham, who are facing relegation, at Portman Road in the Championship on Tuesday evening.

The determined Tractor Boys continued their unyielding pursuit of the highly sought-after second spot leading directly to England’s top-tier. A narrow 2-1 victory over the struggling Swansea City, thanks to Nathan Broadhead and Conor Chaplin’s first-half goals, marked their journey. Following their second-tier triumph over the weekend, their second consecutive win, Kieran McKenna’s squad received a renewed push in the race for automatic promotion. They are now just three points behind Leeds United with a game in hand, suggesting that a potential midweek win could catapult them into the second position.

On Tuesday, Portman Road will host the weakest team from the second-tier, Rotherham. The team, having suffered another blow to their hopes of survival over the weekend with an undeserved 0-1 loss to mid-table Watford, left their fans disheartened. Despite barely surviving in the Championship last season, the Millers seem to have no hope of evading the bottom three this term. They are solidly stationed at the bottom of the table, a massive 14 points away from safety. This suggests that they would need a miracle to dodge relegation to League One.

Ipswich Town vs Rotherham United Betting Tips: AH1 (-1.5)

After securing consecutive Championship victories with six goals, Ipswich is eager to achieve a third win within a week to move into an automatic promotion position. Their match against Rotherham, a team currently at the bottom of the league and facing the threat of relegation to the third division, presents an excellent chance for the Tractor Boys to record their 20th victory of the season. This will also offer them a chance to placate their supporters following recent disappointments on home ground.

Also, it should be pointed out that the Millers have been completely benign in all their away games, having not yet won a single game in 15 road matches (D4, L11) in the Championship. They are the only club with this record, and have only managed to score in single figures while letting in an alarming 37 goals. Ipswich, on the other hand, have one of the most potent attacks in the second-tier, with 61 goals to their name. They will aim to dominate the struggling Millers convincingly in front of their loyal fans. Given their high levels of confidence and the advantage of playing at home, anything less than a resounding win for the home team on Tuesday would be highly unexpected.