Town are joint-fifth favourites to win promotion from the Championship in 2023/24.

Yesterday, Sheffield Wednesday claimed the final place in the second tier following a controversial 1-0 after-extra-time victory over Barnsley in the play-off final at Wembley.

Sky Bet, who sponsor the EFL, have Leicester, whose relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on Sunday, as the favourites at 13/8, followed by Leeds, also demoted at the weekend, at 7-4 and Middlesbrough and Southampton at 3-1.

Town, their great rivals Norwich City, Watford and West Brom are joint-five favourites at 4-1.

Sky Bet Championship Promotion Odds
Leicester 13/8
Leeds 7/4
Middlesbrough 3/1
Southampton 3/1
Ipswich 4/1
Norwich 4/1
Watford 4/1
West Brom 4/1
Stoke 11/2
Sunderland 11/2
Blackburn 15/2
Coventry 15/2
Millwall 15/2
Swansea 15/2
Sheffield Wednesday 15/2
Hull 9/1
Birmingham 11/1
Cardiff 11/1
Bristol City 12/1
Plymouth 12/1
Preston 12/1
QPR 12/1
Huddersfield 14/1
Rotherham 20/1

Photo: Matchday Images

blueboy1981 added 16:22 - May 30 All you expecting so much next Season, we will need to recruit extremely well before August in order to do so - some serious Quality in the Championship next Season, as you'll all soon find out. If we don't, and don't hit the ground running, you'll soon realise that this is not League 1.
-2

Powrigan added 16:26 - May 30 Think you are over egging the quality a wee bit, blueboy
0

blueboy1981 added 16:29 - May 30 Powrigan - We'll see ! - time will tell, as always.
0

Bluearmy_81 added 16:34 - May 30 Saxon blue down voted for showing some faith and belief in his club. I'll say it again, weirdest fan base ever!! 🤯
-1

Europablue added 16:45 - May 30 Bluearmy_81, You can disagree with someone and still support your club with optimism. I personally think those odds are nonsense. Leicester could easily get relegated again considering the rebuild necessary there, they could even do a good job like Barnsley and Derby did, but they are almost guaranteed to start slow. Leeds are also in a mess. Southampton had a bad season, but I'd bet a lot of money on them being the top of the relegated sides. As for us, I think we have a great chance of getting into the playoffs. If recruitment is exceptional and we get a lot of luck with the players bedding quickly and not having too many injuries we could be competing for the automatic promotion places.

6

BeattiesBackPocket added 16:49 - May 30 Tractorboybig at it again 🙄 does that include your own waffle?
0

Linkboy13 added 16:52 - May 30 These odds are a bit far fetched bearing in mind no one knows the quality of the squads of these teams. Leicester will obviously have to sell their star players as did Burnley last season but they recruited very well and i can see one of the relegated teams running away with it again. We will have to sign some real quality if we are going to get anywhere near the play offs. Sunderland done well but that's a one off normally two out of the three teams that come up go down. The gap between league one and the championship in terms of pace and technical ability is massive and although the owners will be desperate to go up at the first attempt a season finding our feet won't be a bad thing and as long as it's as entertaining as last season i won't be complaining.

1

December1963 added 17:04 - May 30 When the outsider in a field of 24 is only 20-1 you know the bookies don't have a clue at this stage. Bet the longest odds after a couple of games isn't 20-1. Happy summer all, can't wait for August.
2

Saxonblue74 added 17:23 - May 30 Don't agree regarding pace and technical ability in the Championship Linkboy. I watched a lot of championship football last year and quite honestly was surprised at the very poor standard of most of it. Very much like lge1 last year, a handful of decent teams and the rest were also rans.
4

joyousblue added 17:45 - May 30 And tve bottom 5 will be norwich norwich u 20 norwich u18 , anyone in norwich , and brysn gunn
0

Marinersnose added 17:46 - May 30 This is going to be a tough and exciting league. I don't read too much into odds until purchasing and selling of players is done and squads announced. A certainty is the town will be looking to significantly improve the squas in order to finish in the top six. This will be their aim and not survival. We now have ambitions far greater than previous seasons.
6

Nomore4 added 18:03 - May 30 Everyone will have a much better idea as squads take shape. And the betting odds will change accordingly. I can see heavy investment made to our already capable squad. Along with Leicester, there is huge debt across the Championship. West Brom acquired a £20M loan, just to keep operating not long ago. There won't be much competition from the Championships other clubs when it comes to spending power IMO.

2

BlueNomad added 18:34 - May 30 2000-01; we didn't need to acclimatise then!
0

carlo88 added 18:38 - May 30 It's a much more interesting (and harder) league than last year. Leicester, Leeds, Southampton, Ipswich, Sheff Wed and Plymouth replacing Burnley, Sheff Utd, Luton, Reading, Blackpool and Wigan. I thought this year's Championship was incrediby dull, even allowing for the fact we weren't in it.
1

Northstandveteran added 20:56 - May 30 Well the recruitment process has been very successful so far. I suspect the owners just might put forward a nice few quid for Keiran to spend on transfers before the season starts. Challenging the top 6 would be my prediction.
5

bobble added 21:12 - May 30 us, plymouth and norwich to go up would be great
0

sidewaysbackwards added 21:32 - May 30 Hoppy, I've already taken a screenshot 😂😂😂🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
1

IpswichT62OldBoy added 09:08 - May 31 We are going up with a squad firing on all cylinders and developing into a footballing machine. Bluetinted spectacles aside we really are a very good footballing team in a resurgent club. Compare us to others in the Championship, who else there are growing and improving, who are imploding or stagnant? We will be play off contenders at very least.
3

BobbyBell added 10:42 - May 31 Our football is better suited to the Championship than it was to league 1. Fewer teams will park the bus. Pitches will be better quality and bigger away fan allocations. KM always said that the run in was crucial and boy did we produce a run in. Next season I'll be happy if we are top 8 at Christmas and in with a shout of the playoffs.
1

BobbyBell added 10:42 - May 31 Our football is better suited to the Championship than it was to league 1. Fewer teams will park the bus. Pitches will be better quality and bigger away fan allocations. KM always said that the run in was crucial and boy did we produce a run in. Next season I'll be happy if we are top 8 at Christmas and in with a shout of the playoffs.
0

Marcus added 11:13 - May 31 Remember bookies base their odds largely on betting trends rather than any great foreknowledge.
0

JewellintheTown added 16:26 - May 31 Meh! We'll be 2nd. Dont want to be overly confident and go for champions.
0

SussexTractor added 19:30 - May 31 Ipswich are 4/1 like Norwich - just think how far Ipswich have come against the Canaries (the Premier league yo-yo team) 🤩
0

BuckieBlue added 20:14 - May 31 Personally I'd accept around a top 16 place all season i.e. hopefully that'd leave us clear of relegation dramas, building nicely (and quietly) away from limelight fir a bigger push in 2024-25. Gamechanger seem to back such a slow but sure strategy. They're obviously delighted with life at PR so far. We are a club going in the right direction. Building momentum nicely.

1

Blogs 298 bloggers

Ipswich Town Polls