Sunday , 16 August 2026

Manchester City FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 53,147 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Samuel Szmodics
Erling Haaland pen 12' 1–1
Kevin De Bruyne 14' 2–1
Erling Haaland 16' 3–1
Erling Haaland 88' 4–1

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Ipswich Town FCPremier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Richard West
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson

Head-to-Head

2
Manchester City FC 2 games · Avg 5.5 goals Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 4–1 W
18 Aug Chelsea FC A 2–0 W
25 May Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
19 May West Ham United FC H 3–1 W
14 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–0 W
11 May Fulham FC A 4–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Manchester City FC A 1–4 L
17 Aug Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
04 May Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–0 W
30 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
27 Apr Hull City AFC A 3–3 D
13 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Ipswich Town FC
#9 Position #7
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 7th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City FC face off against Ipswich Town FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' George Edmundson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 7' What composure from Samuel Szmodics! The Ireland international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 12' Brilliant from the ! Erling Haaland makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 12.
  • 14' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin De Bruyne makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Erling Haaland makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Johnson, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Ipswich Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' Arijanet Muric has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Manchester City FC have won 1020 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Mateo Kovacic departs to be replaced by John Stones.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Samuel Szmodics.
  • 59' Ruben Dias picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' Massimo Luongo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 378 appearances.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Jeremy Doku has done his job and it is now time for Jack Grealish to step up.
  • 72' Samuel Szmodics makes way for Marcus Harness at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
  • 77' Ipswich Town FC is showing some good football. However, Ipswich Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Ipswich Town FCAli Al-Hamadi on, Liam Delap off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' A goal from the Norway international Erling Haaland! He fires home on 88 to make it 4-1!
  • 90' That is a card for Ipswich Town FC. Ali Al-Hamadi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Matheus Nunes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin De Bruyne at the 90 minute mark.
  • The points are shared — Manchester City FC 4-1 Ipswich Town FC. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.71 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC60% Draw25% Ipswich Town FC15%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
40%
Manchester City FC or Ipswich Town FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC41% Draw47% Ipswich Town FC12%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.6%
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 16% 84%
-2 16% 19% 65%
-1.5 35% 65%
-1 35% 26% 40%
-0.5 60% 40%
+0.5 86% 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
50%
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
19%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.