Chelsea are nicely positioned to grab another crucial three points in the fight for a Champions League return when they welcome Ipswich Town on Sunday. The Blues have been solid as a rock at Stamford Bridge, having picked up five successive Premier League home wins and keeping two clean sheets in the process. Their defensive strength and attacking mix under Enzo Maresca have come at the right time in a ferocious fight for the top five. Ipswich, on the other hand, have all won their promotion back to the Championship after just one season in the Premier League. A 2-1 defeat at direct rivals Wolves at the weekend more or less wrapped up their fate, sitting as they were 12 points adrift of safety and having seven games remaining. While they stunned Chelsea 2-0 in the reverse fixture, their prospects of doing so in London are slim. Chelsea's improved performance, Ipswich's leaky defense and recent psychological low, foretells one-way match. On the basis of requirement of rout by Blues and domestic dominance, -1.5 handicap appears to be a reasonable expectation. Nevertheless, Ipswich have scored in 11 of 15 away matches so far this season, and Chelsea's defense, though improved, can still get exposed sometimes on the move. A home win is the call of choice here, and betting on Chelsea to win with a -1.5 handicap gives good value at 1.80. Another alternative could be Chelsea to win and both teams to score since Ipswich's record of scoring even in a losing effort presents opportunities.

切尔西在周日迎接伊普斯维奇城的比赛中，很有可能在重返欧冠的战斗中再拿到关键的三分。蓝军在斯坦福桥坚如磐石，他们在英超主场取得了五连胜，并且保持了两场不失球。在恩佐·马雷斯卡（Enzo Maresca）的带领下，他们的防守力量和进攻组合恰到好处，为争夺前五名展开了激烈的竞争。另一方面，伊普斯维奇在仅仅一个赛季的英超联赛之后就已经重新回到了英冠联赛。上周末客场2-1不敌宿敌狼队或多或少决定了他们的命运，他们距离安全点还有12分的差距，还剩下7场比赛。虽然他们在客场2-0击败了切尔西，但他们在伦敦夺冠的希望渺茫。切尔西进步的表现，伊普斯维奇漏洞百出的防守和最近的心理低落，预示着这场比赛将是单向的。根据蓝军的溃败要求和国内的优势，-1.5的差点似乎是一个合理的预期。尽管如此，伊普斯维奇在本赛季迄今为止的15场客场比赛中有11场进球，切尔西的防守虽然有所改善，但有时仍然会在移动中暴露出来。主场获胜是这里的选择，以-1.5的赔率赌切尔西获胜，1.80的赔率很好。另一种选择可能是切尔西获胜，两队都进球，因为伊普斯维奇在输球中进球的记录提供了机会。