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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester City FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Ipswich Town FC

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

Y 55' Samuel Szmodics

Ruben Dias 59' Y

Y 90' Ali Al-Hamadi

Jack Grealish 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Ipswich Town FC 5 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Assistant 1 Richard West
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-24 Manchester City FC 4–1 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Ipswich Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#1	Position	#11
15	Points	6
5	Played	5
5 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 0 / 3
13	Scored	7
5	Conceded	11
+8	GD	-4
3.00	PPG	1.20
100%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Ipswich Town FC are 11th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Ipswich Town FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

3/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/3

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	5 G
Rayan Cherki	3 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	2 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Ipswich Town FC

Leif Davis	2 G	1 A
Emersonn	2 G	1 A
Jack Clarke	1 G
Chuba Akpom	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Manchester City FC gets underway.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Axel Tuanzebe, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
7' What a moment for Samuel Szmodics! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
12' Erling Haaland makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Manchester City FC are in front.
14' Kevin De Bruyne doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
16' Erling Haaland makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Manchester City FC are in front.
21' 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.
26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
36' Ruben Dias has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
41' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester City FC in their 3-2-4-1 trying to find a way past Ipswich Town FC's compact 5-4-1.
46' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
50' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! John Stones comes on to replace Mateo Kovacic.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Samuel Szmodics is booked for Ipswich Town FC — card on 55.
59' Ruben Dias picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
64' Leif Davis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
69' It looks surprising Ipswich Town FC does not make any changes. Rico Lewis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
71' Manchester City FC make a change. Jeremy Doku trudges off to be replaced by Jack Grealish on 71 minutes.
72' Marcus Harness is replacing Samuel Szmodics for the Ipswich Town FC side.
77' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City 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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
83' Ali Al-Hamadi is replacing Liam Delap for the Ipswich Town FC side.
88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Erling Haaland makes it 4-1.
90' Ali Al-Hamadi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Matheus Nunes comes on to replace Kevin De Bruyne.
The points are shared — Manchester City FC 4-1 Ipswich Town FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

3-2-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

6
Nathan Ake
19
Ilkay Gundogan ↑ 71'
2
Kyle Walker
5
John Stones ↑ 50'
10
Jack Grealish ↑ 71'
18
Stefan Ortega Moreno
27
Matheus Nunes ↑ 90'
78
Issa Kabore
87
James McAtee ↑ 90'

Coach Pep Guardiola

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Erling Haaland	4
Phil Foden	2
Samuel Szmodics	1
Kevin De Bruyne	1
Mateo Kovacic	1
Jeremy Doku	1
James McAtee	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

4.04 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.17 Ipswich Town FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Manchester City FC to win 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC76% Draw13% Ipswich Town FC11%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 5.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	87%	13%
± 3.5	73%	27%
± 4.5	56%	44%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

90%

Draw or Ipswich Town FC

24%

Manchester City FC or Ipswich Town FC

87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC67% Draw25% Ipswich Town FC8%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 1

7.2%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.4%

4 – 0

6.3%

5 – 1

5.8%

2 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5 – 0

4 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

6 – 1

3.9%

5 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5	51%	—	49%
-2	51%	18%	31%
-1.5	69%	—	31%
-1	69%	14%	16%
-0.5	84%	—	16%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

Ipswich Town FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Clean Sheet