Aston Villa Vs Ipswich Town Prediction: Appearing At Villa Park, The Lions In The Winds

Marco Asensio, Aston Villa striker hopes to win again at home (photo: x @AVFCOfficial)

JAKARTA - Aston Villa and Ipswich Town will return to the Premier League stage after successfully advancing to the fifth round of the FA Cup. Both teams will face off at Villa Park Stadium on Saturday 15 February, in a highly anticipated match.

Aston Villa, who is experiencing a decline in performance in the Premier League, received a breath of fresh air after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the FA Cup. Meanwhile, Ipswich Town also showed impressive performance with a 4-1 win over Coventry City.

For Villa, the journey in this domestic competition will be a challenge in itself. They must rise soon after experiencing three winless league games, which put them now in eighth place with a six-point gap from the top four. However, their lead at Villa Park is a reliable factor, considering they are unbeaten in the last 11 games at home.

On the other hand, Ipswich Town is currently struggling to get out of the relegation zone. They occupy the 19th position with just three points from the safe zone. Their performance in the Premier League in recent weeks has been quite worrying with four consecutive defeats. However, winning in the FA Cup could be an important asset to raise the team's morale ahead of the tough match against Aston Villa.

Villa have a better record than Ipswich, especially at home. However, Ipswich are not opponents who can be underestimated, especially because they have a better record when playing away than at their own headquarters this season.

Aston Villa were hit with an injury by Ezri Konsa who had to be pulled out against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. However, there is a possibility of the return of key players such as totaling Mings, totaling Watkins, and Ross Barkley. Meanwhile, Pau Torres andten Cash still have to be sidelined due to injury.

In the Ipswich camp, they had to lose Sammie Szmodics who suffered an ankle injury against Coventry City. In addition, several players are also confirmed to be absent, including Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles), Wes Burns (latut), ChristianURus (magnung), and Conor Chaplin (lutut). However, Omari Hutchinson and Julio Enciso are expected to replace Szmodics in attack lines.

With a more stable performance and advantage of playing at home, Aston Villa is more seeded in this match. However, Ipswich Town, who is struggling to get out of the relegation zone, will certainly not just give up. Villa is predicted to take control of the game, but Ipswich could surprise if they are able to take advantage of opportunities well.

Prediction Of Lineup

Aston Villa: Emiliano Martinez; Juan Garcia, Boubacar Kamara, Sil Swinkels, Lucas Digne; John McGinn, Youri Tielemans; Marco Asensio, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey; total Watkins.

Ipswich Town: Alex Palmer; Axel Tuanzebe, Dara O'Shea, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis; Sam Morsy, Jens Cajuste; Jaden Philogene, Omari Hutchinson, Jack Clarke; Liam Delap.

Final score prediction: Aston Villa 2-1 Ipswich Town.