Manchester City vs Ipswich Prediction
Saturday 17 October 2026, 15:00 Premier League1126 picks graded in public, misses included. The record
The model's read
Manchester City 72%
Draw 18%
Ipswich 10%
The read
The deskManchester City have barely stumbled at home all season while Ipswich arrive with one of the division's shakiest away records, so the gap in class should show early. The real tension for bettors is less about who wins and more about whether City's price is worth laying at all.
The model says
Always freeEvery call is logged before kick-off and graded in public. The whole record is on the track record, misses included.
Who is missing
Always freeManchester CityRayan Cherki: out (quad tear) · Nico O'Reilly: doubt (withdrew from England squad, said not serious)
IpswichNo absences found.
Checked Wed 14 Oct, 07:09.
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The research
ProIpswich have just 1 win in their last 5 away games, with 2 losses and 2 draws, pointing to a thin away scoring threat, and 1.75 sits inside the 1.75-2.09 band where our graded BTTS record is 29.0% against a 54.3% breakeven over 31 bets.
Ipswich have 1 win in their last 5 away games, City have won both of the last two h2h meetings, City are 4W-1L in their last 5 at home, and the table gap (1st vs 10th) matches that form exactly.
“City's home run and Ipswich's leaky away record say one thing; the price says stay off it.”
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The model v the market
Always free| Match model | Best price | Implied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City win | 72% | 1.22 | 82% |
| Draw | 18% | 6.50 | 15% |
| Ipswich win | 10% | 11.00 | 9% |
| Manchester City or draw | 1.06 | 94% | |
| Ipswich or draw | 30% | 4.33 | 23% |
| Either side to win, no draw | 1.11 | 90% | |
| Over 2.5 goals | 74% | 1.36 | 74% |
| Both teams to score | 61% | 1.80 | 56% |
Best price across the books we track, the same price as the list below, where the book is named.
The singles' third check uses our goals model, a separate number.
Every priced market
20 marketsThe bookmakers' best prices on every market we track for this game, corners, cards and shots included. Prices are theirs, with their margin in; our own number appears only where the model has a graded record. Tap any to add it to your slip.
Since we first priced it
Always freeThe best price when we first priced this game, then the best price now. Drifting means the price got longer, shortening means shorter.
Recent form
Always freeManchester City
LWWWWW
Last 6, newest first: 5 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost. 18 scored, 7 conceded.
v Paris Saint-Germain
2-4
Lost
at Liverpool
3-0
Won
v Sunderland
5-3
Won
v Norwich
5-0
Won
at Manchester United
1-0
Won
at FC Porto
2-0
Won
Ipswich
WLLWLL
Last 6, newest first: 2 won, 0 drawn, 4 lost. 9 scored, 15 conceded.
v Fulham
2-1
Won
at Everton
0-1
Lost
v Arsenal
2-4
Lost
at Crystal Palace
3-2
Won
v Liverpool
0-2
Lost
at Manchester United
2-5
Lost
Each side's last finished games in all competitions, their goals first. At home reads v, away reads at.
Manchester City v Ipswich: the numbers
Always freeManchester CityIpswich
1League position10
6-0-0League record, won-drawn-lost3-0-3
16-5Goals for and against9-12
18Points9
3-0-0Home record v away record1-0-2
2.67Scored a game1.50
0.83Conceded a game2.00
1.96xG for a game1.47
42%Clean sheets37%
11%Failed to score13%
50%Both teams scored57%
League record and goals from this season's table where the feed carries it; the rates are the share of each side's games in the data we hold.
Manchester City v Ipswich: head to head
Always freeOnly 2 meetings on our record, too few to read a pattern from.
Ipswich v Manchester City
0-6
Manchester City v Ipswich
4-1
Likely scorelines
Always freeFrom each side's goals scored and conceded a game, the home side's goals first. Information, not a call.
Manchester City vs Ipswich: FAQs
Always freeManchester City vs Ipswich prediction: what is the call?
The call on this game is Manchester City at 1.22. Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public, misses included.
What time does Manchester City vs Ipswich kick off?
Manchester City vs Ipswich kicks off on Saturday 17 October 2026 at 15:00 UK time (Premier League).
What are the best odds for Manchester City vs Ipswich?
The best prices across the books we track: Manchester City 1.22, the draw 6.50, Ipswich 11.00. Prices move; the table on this page is the latest.
Who is missing for Manchester City vs Ipswich?
Manchester City: Rayan Cherki: out (quad tear), Nico O'Reilly: doubt (withdrew from England squad, said not serious). Ipswich: no absences found.
What form are Manchester City and Ipswich in?
Manchester City have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 6 (L W W W W W, newest first), scoring 18 and conceding 7. Ipswich have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 6 (W L L W L L, newest first), scoring 9 and conceding 15.
What is the head to head between Manchester City and Ipswich?
In their last 2 meetings on our record, Manchester City won 2, Ipswich won 0 and 0 were drawn. The most recent, 19 Jan 2025, finished Ipswich 0-6 Manchester City.
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The singles we'd pick ourselves, with the research and the price behind each one
- The daily singles. Each one cleared three checks: the line landed in at least 9 of the two sides' last 12 games, a UK price of 1.35 or more, and our model's number clears what the price needs. Usually 0 to 5 a day, one unit each.
- The case for each, put together. The last 12 against what the price needs, who is missing, the head to head, and the best price at a UK bookmaker, in one place.
- The desk's card on every fixture it covers. Its verdict, every market graded, and the reason written down. And tomorrow's singles the night before.
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