Which Team Will Win?

Ipswich Town

Every published prediction involving Ipswich Town, newest first, frozen at kick-off as always.

Projected league position, week by week

If the season plays out as the model expects, Ipswich Town finish 19th on about 29 points. Every other club is drawn faintly for context.

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Against pre-season expectations

Once Ipswich Town have played a few matches, this chart will track where they actually are against where we projected them before a ball was kicked — green when they are running ahead of it, red when they are behind.

Next up

Ipswich Town vs. Sunderland

Saturday 22nd August 2026 (Kick Off: 15:00) · Gameweek 1

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Sunderland win

◀ Ipswich Town win Sunderland win ▶ ◄ draw zone ► 26%

Confidence: Slight

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Ipswich Town crest
IPS SUN L-D-L-L-L L-D-D-W-W Recent form Last 5 matches (last season) -1.60 -0.40 Goal difference Per game, last 5 (last season) L-L-L-L-L W-W-L-D-W Home & away form Home v away, last 5 (last season) -2.00 0.60 Goal difference at this venue Per game (last season) 45% 55% Exp: Possession Share of the ball 1.09 1.54 Exp: Goals What the model expects KEY STAT 58% 66% Exp: GK save rate Shots saved ALSO TIPPING THE BALANCE 2.7 4.0 Exp: Shots on target Per game Very weak 1363 Average 1492 Elo performance 1500 is average 1.52 1.33 XI defensive record Goals expected against, this eleven 0.84 1.28 Attack Goals and expected goals per game
Sunderland crest

The key stat: GK save rate. Of everything on this page, this is the biggest difference. Sunderland lead it, 66% to 58%. Historically, the side with the goalkeeper in better form takes these roughly 66% of the time. The measures below it were chosen the same way.

  • The callSunderland to win: 47% against 26%, with the draw at 26%. Confidence slight.
  • For SunderlandHome and away form W-W-L-D-W v L-L-L-L-L (decisive); Goal difference at this venue 0.60 v -2.00 (decisive); GK save rate 66% v 58% (clear).
  • For Ipswich TownNothing in the measured stats favours them here.
  • FormIpswich Town L-D-L-L-L, Sunderland L-D-D-W-W.

NB The form above is last season’s — no Premier League matches have been played this campaign, and squads have changed over the summer. It is the best evidence we have, not current form. The elevens are our prediction. Confirmed team news lands about an hour before kick-off.

Ipswich Town 4-2-3-1

Expected starting XI

Sunderland 4-2-3-1

Expected starting XI

  1. Walton98%
  2. O'Shea98%
  3. Greaves98%
  4. FurlongNEW98%
  5. DiopNEW83%
  6. LukićNEW98%
  7. Enciso94%
  8. McAteerNEW81%
  9. FatawuNEW63%
  10. FlorentinoNEW61%
  11. Al-Hamadi4%
  1. Roefs98%
  2. Mukiele98%
  3. Hume98%
  4. Alderete94%
  5. O'Nien84%
  6. E.Le Fée98%
  7. Xhaka98%
  8. Sadiki98%
  9. Angulo59%
  10. Rigg55%
  11. Brobbey96%

Likely subs Palmer, Button, Johnson, Davis, Ogbene, Clarke, Philogene

Likely subs Reinildo, Ballard, Ellborg, Talbi, Diarra, Mundle, Seelt

Doubts Burns unavailable, Taylor injured, Hirst unavailable, Szmodics unavailable, Matusiwa injured

Doubts Adingra injured, Masuaku unavailable, Hjelde unavailable, Patterson unavailable

Our call: 26% IPS · 26% draw · 47% SUN  ·  expected goals 1.09–1.54

Last updated today at 14:46

Manchester United vs. Ipswich Town

Sunday 30th August 2026 (Kick Off: 16:30) · Gameweek 2

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Manchester United win

◀ Man United win Ipswich Town win ▶ ◄ draw zone ► 18%

Confidence: Very strong

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MUN IPS W-W-D-W-W L-D-L-L-L Recent form Last 5 matches (last season) 1.20 -1.60 Goal difference Per game, last 5 (last season) W-L-W-W-W W-D-L-D-L Home & away form Home v away, last 5 (last season) 0.80 -0.80 Goal difference at this venue Per game (last season) 55% 45% Exp: Possession Share of the ball 2.31 0.82 Exp: Goals What the model expects KEY STAT 70% 58% Exp: GK save rate Shots saved ALSO TIPPING THE BALANCE 5.4 2.7 Exp: Shots on target Per game Very strong 1628 Very weak 1363 Elo performance 1500 is average 1.38 1.52 XI defensive record Goals expected against, this eleven 1.76 0.84 Attack Goals and expected goals per game
Ipswich Town crest

The key stat: GK save rate. No other measure separates them as clearly. Manchester United lead it, 70% to 58%. the side with the goalkeeper in better form normally comes out on top here — 72% of the time in recent seasons. Those underneath were selected on the same basis.

  • The callManchester United to win: 71% against 11%, with the draw at 18%. Confidence very strong.
  • For Manchester UnitedGoal difference 1.20 v -1.60 (decisive); GK save rate 70% v 58% (decisive); Shots on target 5.4 v 2.7 (decisive).
  • For Ipswich TownNothing in the measured stats favours them here.
  • FormManchester United W-W-D-W-W, Ipswich Town L-D-L-L-L.

NB The form above is last season’s — no Premier League matches have been played this campaign, and squads have changed over the summer. It is the best evidence we have, not current form. The elevens are our prediction. Confirmed team news lands about an hour before kick-off.

Manchester United 4-2-3-1

Expected starting XI

Ipswich Town 4-2-3-1

Expected starting XI

  1. Lammens98%
  2. Maguire98%
  3. Shaw98%
  4. Martinez98%
  5. Dalot81%
  6. B.Fernandes98%
  7. Cunha98%
  8. Mainoo98%
  9. TielemansNEW80%
  10. Amad79%
  11. Šeško58%
  1. Walton98%
  2. O'Shea98%
  3. Greaves98%
  4. FurlongNEW98%
  5. DiopNEW83%
  6. LukićNEW98%
  7. Enciso94%
  8. McAteerNEW81%
  9. FatawuNEW63%
  10. FlorentinoNEW61%
  11. Al-Hamadi4%

Likely subs Mazraoui, Amass, Mbeumo, Darlow, Andrey Santos, Heaven, Rashford

Likely subs Palmer, Button, Johnson, Davis, Ogbene, Clarke, Philogene

Doubts De Ligt injured, Darlow doubtful, Bayindir unavailable, Heaton injured, Šeško doubtful, Mount doubtful, Fredricson unavailable, Ugarte injured

Doubts Burns unavailable, Taylor injured, Hirst unavailable, Szmodics unavailable, Matusiwa injured

Our call: 71% MUN · 18% draw · 11% IPS  ·  expected goals 2.31–0.82

Last updated today at 14:46

The road ahead

The rest of Ipswich Town's next 20 fixtures. These are projections from today's model, refreshed each time the season is re-projected — unlike the published predictions above, they are not frozen and do not count towards the track record.

Kick-offGWOpponentWinDrawLoseOur call
Fri 4 Sept, 20:00 3 Liverpool (H) 18% 22% 60% Lose 60%
Sat 12 Sept, 15:00 4 Crystal Palace (A) 16% 22% 61% Lose 61%
Sat 19 Sept, 15:00 5 Everton (A) 14% 21% 65% Lose 65%
Sat 10 Oct, 15:00 6 Fulham (H) 24% 26% 51% Lose 51%
Sat 17 Oct, 15:00 7 Manchester City (A) 4% 10% 86% Lose 86%
Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 8 Nottingham Forest (H) 24% 25% 51% Lose 51%
Sat 31 Oct, 15:00 9 Hull City (A) 32% 26% 42% Lose 42%
Sat 7 Nov, 15:00 10 Bournemouth (H) 21% 24% 55% Lose 55%
Sat 21 Nov, 15:00 11 Tottenham Hotspur (A) 18% 23% 58% Lose 58%
Sat 28 Nov, 15:00 12 Aston Villa (H) 17% 22% 61% Lose 61%
Wed 2 Dec, 20:00 13 Coventry City (A) 20% 24% 56% Lose 56%
Sat 5 Dec, 15:00 14 Leeds United (A) 15% 21% 64% Lose 64%
Sat 12 Dec, 15:00 15 Newcastle United (H) 23% 25% 53% Lose 53%
Sat 19 Dec, 15:00 16 Brighton & Hove Albion (A) 11% 18% 71% Lose 71%
Sat 26 Dec, 15:00 17 Brentford (H) 26% 26% 48% Lose 48%
Wed 30 Dec, 20:00 18 Chelsea (H) 22% 25% 53% Lose 53%
Sat 2 Jan, 15:00 19 Arsenal (A) 4% 10% 85% Lose 85%
Wed 6 Jan, 20:00 20 Coventry City (H) 31% 26% 43% Lose 43%