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Aston Villa will look to consolidate their excellent early-season form as they take on Ipswich Town at Portman Road Stadium on Sunday. Unai Emery's men are on a five-match winning streak in all competitions and beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 in the EFL Cup in midweek.
Meanwhile, Ipswich's latest outing ended in a 1-1 draw with Southampton last weekend.
Emery gave most of his starters some well-deserved rest midweek as he shuffled his pack and let the deputies take care of business against Wycombe. It wasn't all that straightforward but they got the job done thanks to goals from Jhon Duran and Emiliano Buendia.
Villa are currently sitting third in the Premier League table. But they would greatly fancy packing plenty of wind in their sails as Sunday's meeting with Ipswich will be followed by a pair of high-profile clashes with Bayern Munich and Manchester United
Meanwhile, things have gotten off to an unpleasant start for Kieran McKenna and his men in the new season. The freshly promoted side lost their first three matches across all competitions this term.
However, it's worth noting that two of those defeats came against Liverpool and Manchester City who were more or less expected to jaywalk to three points against Ipswich.
Since then, the Tractor Boys have played out three draws in the Premier League, against Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Southampton. They are looking for their first win of the new season but have their work cut out against an in-form Villa.
Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League matches against Ipswich. They have won seven and drawn two.
- Ipswich Town are winless in their last 10 home league games against Aston Villa.
- Ipswich are yet to pick up a win after five Premier League matches this season.
- Aston Villa are on a three-game winning run in the Premier League, beating Leicester City, Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- Ipswich have drawn their last three top-flight matches. They last drew more games successively in February and March 2017 (six matches).
Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa Prediction
Villa manager Emery has a host of injury problems to deal with. In addition to Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara, the likes of Diego Carlos, John McGinn, Matty Cash and Lucas Digne are likely to be sidelined for Sunday's game.
However, their midfield and attack should be able to make up for a depleted backline and earn them a comfortable victory on the road.
Prediction: Ipswich Town 1-3 Aston Villa
Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Aston Villa to win
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
