Manchester City vs Ipswich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City are back in action on Saturday with a home fixture against Ipswich. While the season is still young, the hosts will be gunning for the spoils of victory at Etihad Stadium as they attempt to mount another successful bid for league glory.

The current difference in the Premier League standings between the two teams clashing at Etihad Stadium on Saturday is three points.

Manchester City got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Manchester City and Ipswich are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Manchester City enjoy some whopping stats from their previous ten matches. They average 3.5 goals per game, scoring 35 times while conceding six. That is an average of 0.6 per game, as they pulled off a clean sheet in five of the matches.

Ipswich are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net five times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.5 goals a game in which they conceded 19 times, an average of 1.9 per game. They managed three clean sheets in these.

Ipswich won 2-1 and 3-2 in the two most recent meetings with Manchester City, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Manchester City vs Ipswich Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 1-2 against Manchester United, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. Their latest match brought a 0-2 win in their encounter with Chelsea. Manchester City won five of their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium, scoring 20 and conceding five along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Defending champion The Sky Blues are understandably favourites to claim the title again, and they will be motivated to get a good start of the season.

Ipswich Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Ipswich. They first took out Coventry by 1-2 before downing Huddersfield by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Liverpool, who ran out 0-2 winners. Ipswich didn't manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 18 and scored five goals themselves.

A second place finish is the absolute minimum Manchester City should achieve this coming season where the main target is of course the title.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Manchester City waste away a win against Ipswich, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Manchester City vs Ipswich Squads

Manchester City Squad

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

Ederson (0/1), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Issa Kabore (0/0), Joao Cancelo (0/0), John Stones (0/0), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (0/1), Kyle Walker (0/0), Manuel Akanji (0/1), Nathan Ake (0/0), Rico Lewis (0/1), Ruben Dias (0/1), Bernardo Silva (0/1), Jack Grealish (0/0), James McAtee (0/0), Jeremy Doku (0/1), Kevin De Bruyne (0/1), Mateo Kovacic (1/1), Matheus Nunes (0/0), Maximo Perrone (0/0), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (0/1), Rodri (0/0), Savio (0/1), Erling Haaland (1/1).

Ipswich Squad

Here is the full team squad of Ipswich. The 38 year-old Kieran McKenna will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Arijanet Muric (0/0), Christian Walton (0/1), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/1), Ben Johnson (0/1), Cameron Burgess (0/0), Conor Townsend (0/0), George Edmundson (0/0), Harry Clarke (0/0), Jacob Greaves (0/1), Janoi Donacien (0/0), Leif Davis (0/1), Luke Woolfenden (0/1), Conor Chaplin (0/1), Jack Taylor (0/1), Kalvin Phillips (0/0), Marcus Harness (0/1), Massimo Luongo (0/1), Omari Hutchinson (0/1), Sam Morsy (0/1), Sammie Szmodics (0/1), Ali Al Hamadi (0/1), Cameron Humphreys (0/0), Freddie Ladapo (0/0), George Hirst (0/0), Larsen Toure (0/0), Liam Delap (0/1), Nathan Broadhead (0/0), Wes Burns (0/1).

Manchester City vs Ipswich Team News

Manchester City are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Ipswich.

Manchester City are unable to field Mateo Kovacic on Saturday against Ipswich, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Ipswich are juggling with three absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Manchester City.

Liam Delap, George Hirst and Janoi Donacien all face a spell on the sidelines for Ipswich due to various injuries.

Manchester City vs Ipswich Lineups

Manchester City vs Ipswich H2H

Ipswich won 2-1 and 3-2 in the two most recent meetings with Manchester City, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Manchester City enter the match against Ipswich with a 0-0-2 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester City vs Ipswich Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last two matches between Manchester City and Ipswich.

Manchester City vs Ipswich Betting Tips

With another Premier League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Manchester City and Ipswich. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Manchester City won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Ipswich won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost three in this run. Manchester City managed just one clean sheet in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while Ipswich kept four clean sheets in their previous 10 away games.

In the last two encounters between Manchester City and Ipswich over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Manchester City averaged 1.5 goals a game. Ipswich scored an average of 2.5 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Ipswich's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.