Manchester United vs Ipswich Premier League prediction & result
Final score: Manchester United 5-2 Ipswich.
Before kick-off the model made it 43% Manchester United, 27% draw, 30% Ipswich — fair odds of 2.33, 3.70 and 3.33.
Most likely scoreline: 2-1.
The model called the result correctly.
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Manchester United at 43%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Manchester United vs Ipswich
Goals against chances
Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.
Line-ups
- 1Senne LammensG
- 2Diogo DalotD
- 5Harry MaguireD
- 6Lisandro MartínezD
- 23Luke ShawD
- 18Youri TielemansM
- 37Kobbie MainooM
- 19Bryan MbeumoM
- 8Bruno FernandesM
- 9Marcus RashfordM
- 10Matheus CunhaF
- 3Noussair MazraouiD
- 15Leny YoroD
- 13Patrick DorguD
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 30Benjamin ŠeškoF
- 12Karl DarlowG
- 26Ayden HeavenD
- 31Shea LaceyF
- 11Joshua ZirkzeeF
- 37Kjell ScherpenG
- 26Dara O'SheaD
- 6Issa DiopD
- 24Jacob GreavesD
- 3Leif DavisD
- 23Saša LukićM
- 32Marcelino NúñezM
- 7Abdul Fatawu IssahakuM
- 10Julio EncisoM
- 38Daizen MaedaM
- 19EmersonnF
- 29Chuba AkpomF
- 25Exequiel PalaciosM
- 2Darnell FurlongD
- 42Abdoul OuattaraD
- 20Kasey McAteerM
- 28Christian WaltonG
- 4Cédric KipréD
- 8Sindre Walle EgeliF
- 47Jack ClarkeF
Form going into Manchester United vs Ipswich
Manchester United
All competitions we cover
- L0-2away to Hull City22 August 2026
Ipswich
All competitions we cover
- W2-1Sunderland22 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
Premier League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Manchester United | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Ipswich | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 11 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Manchester United vs Ipswich
- 26 February 2025Manchester United 3–2 IpswichPremier League
- 24 November 2024Ipswich 1–1 Manchester UnitedPremier League
- 23 September 2015Manchester United 3–0 IpswichLeague Cup
Leading scorers: Manchester United and Ipswich
Manchester United
GoalsAssists
- Bruno Fernandes42
- B. Mbeumo40
Ipswich
No player in Premier League's leading scorers — 15 league goals as a side.
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Manchester United beat Ipswich 5–2. The model had made a win for Manchester United its most likely outcome, at 43%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goals: L. Davis 29' for Ipswich, B. Fernandes 40' for Manchester United, J. Greaves (own goal) 56' for Manchester United, B. Fernandes (penalty) 61' for Manchester United, B. Fernandes 68' for Manchester United, B. Mbeumo 82' for Manchester United, C. Akpom 90' for Ipswich. On expected goals it finished 4.57–2.01.