Ipswich vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th January 2025

The Sky Blues take on Ipswich on Sunday at Portman Road with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Premier League standings.

Placed 18th in the table Ipswich have amassed 16 points after 21 matches. On 35 points, Manchester City rank sixth with 21 matches played this season.

Ipswich are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Manchester City. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Sunday.

Ipswich scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded 15 and managed one clean sheets.

The Sky Blues travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 16 goals against. An average of 1.6 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

Ipswich were defeated by 4-1 in their last encounter with Manchester City, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though.

Ipswich vs Manchester City Prediction

Ipswich Form

Ipswich went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against Fulham, a 3-0 win against Bristol Rovers and a 0-2 defeat against Brighton. 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 one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded ten goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 4-1 and 8-0 winners against West Ham and Salford City, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Brentford, as the match resulted in a 2-2 draw. Manchester City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by ten goals to eight.

An away win for Manchester City is the obvious choice and with the attacking qualities on display here, we have our target set on a high scoring affair at Portman Road.

Ipswich fought their way to one wins and three points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in 12 goals. Manchester City recorded 14 points following four wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 12 goals, but also conceded five. Ipswich have a record of three wins, seven draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City are looking at ten wins, five draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Ipswich vs Manchester City Squads

Ipswich Squad

McKenna will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Arijanet Muric (0/17), Christian Walton (0/4), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/9), Ben Godfrey (0/0), Ben Johnson (0/12), Cameron Burgess (0/9), Conor Townsend (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/18), Harry Clarke (0/7), Jacob Greaves (0/12), Leif Davis (1/21), Luke Woolfenden (0/9), Conor Chaplin (1/15), Jack Taylor (1/16), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/0), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/15), Kalvin Phillips (0/12), Massimo Luongo (0/5), Omari Hutchinson (2/19), Sam Morsy (1/19), Sammie Szmodics (4/18), Ali Al Hamadi (0/11), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/5), George Hirst (1/9), Jack Clarke (0/17), Larsen Toure (0/0), Liam Delap (8/20), Nathan Broadhead (0/7), Wes Burns (0/17).

Manchester City Squad

Here is the full team squad of Manchester City. The 53 year-old Pep Guardiola will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ederson (0/13), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/8), Jacob Wright (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/2), John Stones (2/8), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (4/20), Kyle Walker (0/15), Manuel Akanji (0/17), Nathan Ake (0/9), Rico Lewis (1/18), Ruben Dias (0/13), Bernardo Silva (2/21), Claudio Echeverri (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/19), Jack Grealish (0/14), James McAtee (0/5), Jeremy Doku (2/14), Kevin De Bruyne (2/14), Mateo Kovacic (3/17), Matheus Nunes (0/13), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (4/16), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (1/18), Erling Haaland (16/21).

Ipswich vs Manchester City Team News

Manchester City have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Rodri and Oscar Bobb all face a spell on the sidelines for Manchester City due to various injuries.

Ipswich vs Manchester City Lineups

Ipswich vs Manchester City H2H

Ipswich lost to 4-1 Manchester City in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Ipswich dished out the match before that. Ipswich go into their upcoming match against Manchester City with a 67% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-0-1 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 Manchester City Results

In three of the previous three matches between Ipswich and Manchester City both teams scored.

Ipswich vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Look no further than Liam Delap, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Ipswich in the Premier League, while Phil Foden managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Manchester City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Ipswich claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Manchester City won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Ipswich managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Manchester City kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last three encounters between these two teams. Ipswich managed an average of two goals, with Manchester City averaging 2.33 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ipswich, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Manchester City, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches.