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Premier League | Gameweek 2
Aug 24, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Man City
4 - 1
Ipswich

Haaland (12' pen., 16', 88'), De Bruyne (14')
Dias (59'), Grealish (90+5')
FT(HT: 3-1)
Szmodics (7')
Morsy (36'), Szmodics (55'), Al-Hamadi (90+4')

The Match

Match Report

Manchester City make it back-to-back wins at the start of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign courtesy of a 4-1 success over Ipswich Town.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Ipswich Town.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Ipswich Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Saturday's Premier League clash with Ipswich Town.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester City's injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Ipswich Town on Saturday afternoon.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Chelsea 0-2 Man City
Sunday, August 18 at 4.30pm in Premier League

Ipswich Town

All competitions
Premier League
Last Game: Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool
Saturday, August 17 at 12.30pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 63.03%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Ipswich Town had a probability of 18.15%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.95%) and 3-1 (7.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.11%), while for a Ipswich Town win it was 1-2 (4.85%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester City would win this match.

Result
Manchester CityDrawIpswich Town
63.03% (0.0079999999999956 0.01) 18.82%18.15% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
Both teams to score 63.14% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.77% (-0.0020000000000095 -0)31.23% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
47.34% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)52.66% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.46% (0.0030000000000001 0)9.54% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
68.04% (0.0019999999999953 0)31.96% (0.0019999999999989 0)
Ipswich Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.8% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)30.2% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.64% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)66.36% (0.012 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 63.03%
    Ipswich Town 18.15%
    Draw 18.82%
Manchester CityDrawIpswich Town
2-1 @ 9.52% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 7.95% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-1 @ 7.46%
1-0 @ 6.77% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-0 @ 6.23% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-2 @ 4.47% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 4.38%
4-0 @ 3.66% (0.0020000000000002 0)
4-2 @ 2.62%
5-1 @ 2.06%
5-0 @ 1.72% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-2 @ 1.23% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-3 @ 1.05%
Other @ 3.91%
Total : 63.03%
1-1 @ 8.11% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 5.7% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-0 @ 2.88% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.78%
Other @ 0.35%
Total : 18.82%
1-2 @ 4.85% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-1 @ 3.45%
2-3 @ 2.28% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-2 @ 2.07%
1-3 @ 1.94% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.57%
Total : 18.15%

How you voted: Man City vs Ipswich

Manchester City
85.1%
Draw
5.7%
Ipswich Town
9.3%
281
Head to Head
May 7, 2001 3pm
Ipswich
2-1
Man City
Nov 25, 2000 3pm
Man City
2-3
Ipswich
Howey (81'), Wanchope (71')
Hreidarsson (32'), Stewart (9', 53')
Scales (26'), Wilnis (82')
Feb 22, 1995 3pm
Man City
2-0
Ipswich
Rosler (71'), Quinn (68')
Curle (35')

Thomsen (48'), Chapman (57')
Dec 3, 1994 3pm
Ipswich
1-2
Man City
Mason (73')
Youds (89')
Flitcroft (20'), Rosler (42')
Brightwell (31'), Curle (73')
Mar 29, 1994 3pm
Ipswich
2-2
Man City
Linighan (23'), Guentchev (67' pen.)
Walsh (32'), Rosler (61')
rhs 2.0
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1Liverpool34257280324882
2Arsenal341813363293467
3Newcastle UnitedNewcastle341951065442162
4Manchester CityMan City34187966432361
5Chelsea34179859401960
6Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest341861053411260
7Aston Villa3416995449557
8Fulham34149115046451
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton34131295655151
10Bournemouth3413111053411250
11Brentford34147135850849
12Crystal Palace341112114347-445
13Wolverhampton WanderersWolves34125175161-1041
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd34109153947-839
15Everton34814123441-738
16Tottenham HotspurSpurs34114196256637
17West Ham UnitedWest Ham3499163958-1936
18Ipswich TownIpswich3449213374-4121
19Leicester CityLeicester3446242776-4918
20Southampton3425272580-5511
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