Ipswich vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th August 2024

From a top three spot last season, Liverpool hope to hit the ground running when they take on Ipswich for their opening game of the Premier League campaign this coming Saturday at Portman Road.

The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Ipswich and Liverpool look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Ipswich have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly six goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.6 goals per game, in which they conceded 19 goals, or 1.9 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Liverpool are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Premier League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.1 times on average per match, for a total of 21 goals. They also let in 15 goals, leaving an average of 1.5 per match. They fought their way to one clean sheets.

Liverpool beat Ipswich twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 5-0 and 6-0, respectively.

Ipswich vs Liverpool Prediction

Ipswich Form

Ipswich should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 3-3 with Hull, before beating first Coventry by 1-2, then Huddersfield in a 2-0 win. Ipswich just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the Portman Road. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded ten goals.

Anything lower than at least a second place finish would probably be considered a disappointment for Liverpool, as they look to build a title challenge.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Tottenham by 4-2, before drawing 3-3 with Aston Villa. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Wolverhampton by a 2-0 scoreline. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Liverpool won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and 11 scored.

The big goal of the season for Liverpool has to be winning the title, with a place inside the top two expected as the Premier League action starts to unfold.

Liverpool are on the look-out for a win, and we expect them to claim it in a high scoring match, when they visit Ipswich at Portman Road this coming Saturday.

Ipswich vs Liverpool Squads

Ipswich Squad

Kieran McKenna will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Liverpool from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Arijanet Muric (0/0), Christian Walton (0/0), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/0), Ben Johnson (0/0), Cameron Burgess (0/0), Conor Townsend (0/0), George Edmundson (0/0), Harry Clarke (0/0), Jacob Greaves (0/0), Janoi Donacien (0/0), Leif Davis (0/0), Luke Woolfenden (0/0), Conor Chaplin (0/0), Jack Taylor (0/0), Marcus Harness (0/0), Massimo Luongo (0/0), Omari Hutchinson (0/0), Sam Morsy (0/0), Ali Al Hamadi (0/0), Cameron Humphreys (0/0), Freddie Ladapo (0/0), George Hirst (0/0), Larsen Toure (0/0), Liam Delap (0/0), Nathan Broadhead (0/0), Wes Burns (0/0).

Liverpool Squad

Here is the full team squad of Liverpool. The 45 year-old Arne Slot will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alisson Becker (0/0), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/0), Marcelo Pitaluga (0/0), Vitezslav Jaros (0/0), Andrew Robertson (0/0), Conor Bradley (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/0), Jarell Quansah (0/0), Joseph Gomez (0/0), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/0), Nathaniel Phillips (0/0), Rhys Williams (0/0), Sepp van den Berg (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/0), Virgil van Dijk (0/0), Alexis Mac Allister (0/0), Bobby Clark (0/0), Curtis Jones (0/0), Dominik Szoboszlai (0/0), Harvey Elliott (0/0), Ryan Gravenberch (0/0), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/0), Ben Doak (0/0), Cody Gakpo (0/0), Darwin Nunez (0/0), Diogo Jota (0/0), Fabio Carvalho (0/0), Luis Diaz (0/0), Mohamed Salah (0/0).

Ipswich vs Liverpool Team News

Ipswich might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Liverpool.

Liam Delap, George Hirst and Janoi Donacien nurses various injuries and won't take part for Ipswich against Liverpool at Portman Road.

Liverpool are looking at six players missing out on their match on Saturday at Portman Road. Tyler Morton and Alexis Mac Allister racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Liverpool travelling party for their next match.

Names like Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Doak and Stefan Bajcetic most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Ipswich.

Ipswich vs Liverpool Lineups

Ipswich vs Liverpool H2H

The Reds won 5-0 and 6-0 in the two most recent meetings with Ipswich, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Ipswich go into their upcoming match against Liverpool with a 25% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-1-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Ipswich vs Liverpool Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last four matches between Ipswich and Liverpool.

Ipswich vs Liverpool Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Premier League campaign, and both Ipswich and Liverpool will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Ipswich claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Liverpool won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing two in this series of matches. Ipswich kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at Portman Road hoping to do so again on Saturday. Liverpool kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

In the last four encounters between Ipswich and Liverpool over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Ipswich averaged 0.5 goals a game. Liverpool scored an average of three goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Liverpool, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game.