• The first-ever East Anglian derby didn’t take place until 1946, so it is a fairly modern derby by EFL standards

• Ipswich can cement their automatic promotion status with a win here

• Norwich have to win to stay in touch with a potential top-six challenge

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📈 Norwich v Ipswich Form & Tactics

Norwich are absolutely flying under Philippe Clement. They are averaging 1.88 points per game under Clement’s leadership, which is around 86-87 points per season form, around an automatic promotion standard. They have won six of their last eight Championship matches.

Most recently, they went to Millwall and ran out deserving winners. Strangely, it seems as though they are a better attacking unit without Josh Sargent, who was seen as integral to their chances at the beginning of the season. The fluidity of Ali Ahmed, Anis Ben Slimane, Paris Maghoma, Mathias Kvistgaarden, and Oscar Schwartau seems to be working well.

Ipswich have finally hauled themselves into the top two, and their form has been fairly stable of late. They are actually unbeaten in eight league games, albeit draws against Millwall, Stoke, and Leicester, have checked their progress in their last five in the Championship.

Kieran McKenna’s side haven’t been dominant in away games this season either. They have an xG advantage, but it is only +0.35 xG per away game. This is obviously still good, but nowhere near what they have been able to do at home, and it gives Norwich a ray of hope that they might be able to compete in chance creation with their rivals.

📔 Norwich v Ipswich Formation & Team News

There could be some changes in the Norwich team for this derby. Oscar Schwartau and Mohamed Toure have impacted games from the bench in recent weeks and could be preferred to start here. Ali Ahmed and Anis Ben Slimane are also trying to play in the front four, but Paris Maghoma is also pressurising those players.

Sam Field and Pelle Mattsson have formed a brilliant partnership in central midfield, which has allowed Kenny McLean to employ his talents further up the pitch too.

Jack Stacey could play at right-back, and with doubts over Kellen Fisher, Ben Chrisene is on notice to deputise at left-back.

Ipswich will welcome Leif Davis back for this game, but midfield stalwart Azor Matusiwa could miss out after being withdrawn early against Birmingham. There are rotation options at the top of the pitch for McKenna, but he will be aiming to start his strongest team here.

This could mean George Hirst leading the line, Jack Clarke off the left, with Marcelino Nunez in the #10 role. Kasey McAteer has been improved of late and should make that first-choice XI too.

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