Ipswich host Leicester at Portman Road in the Premier League, with both teams searching for crucial points in this bottom-of-the-table clash. Both sides earned promotion last season, with Leicester finishing as champions and Ipswich as runners-up, but life back in the top tier has proven challenging. Ipswich, still winless and holding four points, sit in the relegation zone, making them one of three teams yet to secure a victory.

Leicester are also set for a season of battling to stay up, but they've managed two wins and currently sit 15th on nine points, five ahead of Ipswich. A loss here would bring them closer to the relegation threat, while Ipswich sees this as a chance to close the gap.

This matchup could provide opportunities for both teams to find success in attack. Ipswich have allowed 20 goals, the league's second-highest, while Leicester have conceded 17. Ipswich’s primary threat will come from Liam Delap, who has five goals and will look to capitalize on Leicester's defense, which has managed only one league clean sheet this season.

Leicester will also look to break through Ipswich’s defense, which has conceded at least twice in the last four matches. Jamie Vardy leads Leicester’s scoring with four goals, closely followed by Facundo Buonanotte with three.

These two sides haven’t met often in recent years, with last season’s two Championship games being their first encounters in a decade. Both matches ended 1-1, with Sam Morsy’s stoppage-time equalizer at Portman Road canceling out Stephy Mavididi’s goal. In their last five outings, Ipswich have drawn twice and lost three, still in search of their first win. Most recently, they lost a 4-3 thriller against Brentford after taking an early 2-0 lead. Reduced to 10 men, Ipswich equalized at 3-3, only for Brentford to grab a stoppage-time winner.

Ipswich previously suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Everton, with first-half goals from Iliman Ndiaye and Michael Keane, and a 4-1 loss to West Ham, who took control after an early exchange of goals. Draws against Southampton (1-1) and Aston Villa (2-2) saw Ipswich fight back, with Liam Delap scoring twice in the latter.

Leicester’s recent form includes two wins and three losses. Their return to the Premier League began with a hard-fought 4-2 loss at Arsenal. After pulling level through a James Justin brace, Leicester conceded late to an own goal from Wilfred Ndidi and a goal from Kai Havertz. The Foxes secured their first win with a 1-0 result against Bournemouth, thanks to a Facundo Buonanotte strike, and followed it up with a comeback 3-2 victory over Southampton.

Despite momentum, Leicester couldn’t hold it as they fell 3-1 to Nottingham Forest and were then knocked out of the EFL Cup by Manchester United, 5-2. Both Ipswich and Leicester will be looking for crucial points here, but Leicester’s stronger recent form could give them an edge as Ipswich remain in search of their first Premier League win of the season. Ipswich's three-game losing streak and lack of clean sheets over their last five games have kept them in a difficult position. Leicester, with eight points from their last four games, will aim to use their momentum and maintain their unbeaten record over Ipswich in their last four meetings.

Matchoutlook Prediction : BTTS (1-2)