Accrington Stanley vs Ipswich Predictions

• Accrington Stanley have lost three and drawn one of their last four League One games.
• Ipswich Town have won two and drawn one of their last three league matches.
• Ipswich beat Doncaster 6-0 on Tuesday.

Ipswich aiming to ignite after slow start to season

Ipswich Town, our pre-season pick for the League One title, could have fallen 15 points behind the leaders with less than a quarter of the season gone had they not won on Tuesday.

But Paul Cook’s side – after much coaching and cajoling from the ex-Wigan boss – finally seemed to click in a 6-0 demolition of Doncaster, which means they maintain a 12-point gap to Sunderland and nine points to the Latics in the second automatic spot.

The Portman Road performance won’t ease any pressure for now, but it ought to restore some belief in a squad that has shown no consistency so far.

Saturday’s trip to Wham Stadium is a chance to build on the midweek makeover as Cook’s team take on a Stanley side that has taken only one point from the last 12 on offer.

They were unfortunate to lose by such a big margin when going down 5-1 to Oxford on Tuesday night, but that result won’t have done anything for morale in the camp.

John Coleman’s men have conceded 12 goals in their last three games so it’s pretty obvious where the problem lies.

The visitors have the quality and motivation to return from Lancashire with all three points on Saturday and we are taking them to secure a 3-1 victory.

Accrington are conceding an average of almost three goals per game in the last month, despite Coleman switching from 3-5-2 to 4-5-1, although they have also scored in all four of their home league games – including in the 4-1 reverse to Wigan.