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The marquee fixture in the Championship this weekend sees two of the recently relegated sides facing off.
Southampton got their season off to a positive start when they came from one goal down to beat Wrexham 2-1 with two late strikes.
Like their upcoming opponents, Ipswich Town were also facing one of the promoted League One sides on the opening weekend.
The Tractor Boys drew 1-1 with Birmingham City on Friday evening thanks to a 95th-minute penalty.
Now, two pundits have predicted the outcome of the upcoming game between Ipswich and Southampton.
Ipswich Town vs Southampton score prediction
Will Still has dropped an update on Tyler Dibling ahead of the game, suggesting he could be reintegrated back into the team despite transfer interest.
As for Kieran McKenna’s squad, they are now expected to lose Omari Hutchinson to Nottingham Forest.
It will be interesting to see how the two teams fare amid the ongoing changes to their squads.
And both Sam Parkin and Benjamin Bloom have backed Sunday’s game to end as a draw.
Bloom explained: “Sam’s gone Ipswich 2 Southampton. I’ve also gone for the draw, and I do worry about this game.
“I do worry that it’s going to become both managers aren’t quite there with their teams. Then it could therefore for that reason become a pragmatic right, we’re still developing, so let’s be a little bit cautious here with how we’re getting forward and how brave we want to be with our pressing in particular.
“I just wonder whether it might get a little bit OK, take a point shake, move on. I’ve got it ending that way so I’ve got a lower-scoring draw than Sam. I’ve got Ipswich 1 Southampton 1.
Ipswich vs Southampton head-to-head record
Ipswich have emerged victorious in 27 of the previous meetings between these two sides.
Southampton have come out on top on 24 occasions, with the remaining 21 matches ending as draws.
The last meeting between the duo took place on February 1, 2025, and saw the Saints secure a 2-1 win.
Joe Aribo, Paul Onuachu and Liam Delap were the goal scorers on that occasion.