Ipswich vs Huddersfield Prediction and Betting Tips: Hutchinson to score in promotion party at Portman Road

Ipswich are looking for the point that will secure promotion back to the Premier League while Huddersfield, all but relegated, are desperate to sign off their dismal Championship campaign in style.

The game takes place on Saturday 4th May at Portman Road, kicking off at 12:30 BST.

Ipswich are 90 minutes away from finishing the job of winning back promotion to the Premier League after an absence from the top flight of over two decades.

Kieran McKenna’s men, promoted from League One just 12 months ago, have followed up that success in remarkable style, fending off the likes of Leeds and Southampton in the scrap to accompany Leicester back into the top division.

A point is all they need against Huddersfield to finish in the second automatic promotion place but given their phenomenal home form and stunning goalscoring power, there is every likelihood that they will be going up in style.

Huddersfield, not quite mathematically down, realistically know their fate and the question is can they muster up the heart at the end of a gloomy few days to at least show some fight against the Tractor Boys.

There will be tension in the stands at Portman Road as Ipswich fans try to cajole one last performance out of their beloved side while keeping an ear out on how third-placed Leeds are faring against Southampton.

The best way to settle those nerves and render events at Elland Road meaningless would be an early goal and the Tractor Boys certainly have that in their locker.

Indeed, the highest home goalscorers in the Championship have been finding the net at all times this season - they have bagged 57 goals at Portman Road in 22 matches - and it’s worth trusting this free-scoring outfit to score in both halves, and win both too.

The pressure had been building on the Suffolk side until Tuesday night’s 2-1 win at Coventry all but clinched their promotion.

Now they just need the finishing touch. McKenna’s men are far too adventurous to try to play for a point and roared on by a home crowd in a party mood, they may well not be allowed to.

Huddersfield are without a win in four and have struggled for goals all season, so they seem unlikely to trouble Ipswich too much.

Ipswich have had stars all across the park during their audacious quest for back-to-back promotions, and few have shone brighter than Omari Hutchinson.

The Chelsea loanee will be back at Stamford Bridge after this weekend and would dearly love to sign off his year in the Championship by wowing the Tractor Boys’ faithful one last time.

Take the 20-year-old to do just that by opening the scoring.

Hutchinson had never started a senior league game before this season but has developed into a valued member of McKenna’s team, to the point where he looks like a certain starter in the No.10 role.

Last week, in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Hull, Hutchinson scored twice with a pair of stunning goals, taking his tally for the season to 10, with nine of those coming in the league.