Ipswich v Stevenage Betting Tips: 1, 2016-08-09

Ipswich to progress against Stevenage

Sports Betting Tips

IPSWICH TOWN v STEVENAGE

Tuesday 9th August 2016 – Kickoff: 1945hrs

Football – England – EFL Cup Betting Tips

Ipswich Town got their new Championship campaign off to a winning start on Saturday afternoon when they beat Barnsley 4-2 at Portman Road, and they once again hold home advantage for Tuesday night’s League Cup clash with League Two outfit Stevenage.

Last season, Ipswich just missed out on a play-off place and their target for this new term must be to go at least one step better and obtain a top six finish, and if strikers McGoldrick and Murphy can fire again this season, The Tractor Boys stand a good chance of achieving this goal.

Strangely enough, Ipswich Town met Stevenage in the first round of the League Cup last season, and the hosts ran out 2-1 winners, along with securing a second round win over Doncaster Rovers. They eventually bowed out to Manchester United in the third round, losing 3-0 at Old Trafford.

Visitors Stevenage finished in the bottom half of League Two at the end of last season as they occupied a lowly 18th place, so they won’t harbour too many ambitions of lifting the newly-named EFL Cup this season to be realistic.

First and foremost, they’ll be looking to maintain their football league status and if they can get a good cup run in either the League Cup or FA Cup, then that’ll be considered a bonus – they have actually beaten Ipswich Town before in this competition back in 2013 when they beat the Tractor Boys 2-0 at home.

But away from home should be an entirely different prospect with Mick McCarthy’s boys in good spirits after their opening day win.

Pick: Ipswich Town to win @ 1.57 Bwin