Everton 1–0 Ipswich Town
Saturday 19th September 2026 (Kick Off: 15:00) · Gameweek 5 · Full time
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The key stat: Elo performance. This is the widest gap between them. Everton come out on top, Above average against Weak. In matches like this, the side carrying the stronger record usually wins – about 75% of the time. The stats beneath it were picked on the same evidence.
- The callEverton to win: 62% against 16%, with the draw at 22%. Confidence strong.
- WhyThe call rests on the long-run strength gap, home advantage and recent shots on target.
- For EvertonGoals 1.98 v 0.91 (clear); Elo performance 1533 v 1383 (clear); Goal difference 0.20 v -1.00 (clear).
- For Ipswich TownNothing in the measured stats favours them here.
- FormEverton L-W-D-D-D, Ipswich Town L-W-L-L-W.
NB 2 of the 10 matches behind that form were played last season, before the summer transfer window.
Everton 4-2-3-1 Ipswich Town 4-2-3-1 Line-ups in fullHide the line-ups
Everton 4-2-3-1
Confirmed starting XI
Ipswich Town 4-2-3-1
Confirmed starting XI
- J. Pickford
- V. Mykolenko
- J. Branthwaite
- J. Tarkowski
- A. Maitland-Niles
- J. Garner
- H. Armstrong
- J. Grealish
- K. Dewsbury-Hall
- B. Johnson
- T. Barry
- C. Walton
- L. Davis
- D. O'Shea
- I. Diop
- A. Ouattara
- E. Palacios
- S. Lukić
- J. Clarke
- J. Enciso
- A. Fatawu
- Emersonn
Substitutes C. Alcaraz, T. Dibling, T. George, B. Graham, H. Hackney, M. Keane, T. King, J. O'Brien, M. Travers
Substitutes C. Akpom, Z. Flemming, D. Furlong, J. Greaves, D. Maeda, Florentino, M. Núñez, J. Philogene, K. Scherpen
Our call: 62% EVE · 22% draw · 16% IPS · bookmakers: 54% / 25% / 22% · expected goals 1.98–0.91
Last updated 19 Sept at 14:50
