Manchester City v Ipswich Town: leaders host mid-table visitors

Recent form points the same way

City have won four of their last five recent matches, the exception a 2-4 defeat to PSG. Ipswich have won two of their last five, beating Fulham 2-1 last time out after a run of three defeats., reflects the difference in results since the start of the campaign. A win would take City to 21 points from seven; Ipswich would move to 12 from seven with three points here.

Previous meetings and market expectation

The three meetings on record have all gone City's way: 6-0 in January 2025, 4-1 in August 2024 and 4-1 in January 2002. Those three fixtures produced 16 goals in total. The market-implied probability has City at 76.5 per cent to win, Ipswich at 9.0 per cent, the draw at 14.5 per cent. That assessment tracks the form, the table position and the head-to-head record without much daylight between them.

What the table says

City lead the division by three points, goal difference of plus-11 the fourth-best in the top six. Brighton sit third with 13 points but a superior goal difference of plus-13. Ipswich are tenth, goal difference of minus-3, level on points with three clubs directly above them in the table. A defeat leaves them on nine points from seven; a draw takes them to ten.

We are covering this one live. Follow it with us in the match centre for the line-ups when they land, the goals as they go in, and the full timeline.