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Match preview · Premier League

Ipswich Town – Manchester United

Ipswich Town 11th in Premier League Home 1.38 projected goals by the model
Manchester United 12th in Premier League Away 1.69 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.38 1.69
Ipswich Town Manchester United
Ipswich Town
29%
Draw
28%
Manchester United
43%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Ipswich Town Draw Manchester United
Fair odds 3.45 3.60 2.31
Total goals
3.07
Over 2.5 goals
61%
Both teams to score
67%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 5 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Manchester United

43% Manchester United to win

Attack
1st vs 19th
Manchester United attack v Ipswich Town defence
Defence
2nd vs 11th
Manchester United defence v Ipswich Town attack
Recent xG form
+0.59 vs -0.22
xGD per match, last 5
Projected goals
1.38 – 1.69
Ipswich Town v Manchester United

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 5 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Ipswich Town

10 listed
  • Abdul Fatawu 0% chance

    Midfielder · Suspended until 17 Oct

  • George Hirst 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Stoke City permanently

  • Ben Johnson 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Stoke City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Jack Taylor 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Chiedozie Ogbene 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Lincoln City on loan until January

  • Ali Al Hamadi 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the rest of the season

  • Wes Burns 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Leicester City permanently

  • Cameron Humphreys 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Huddersfield Town on loan for the rest of the season

  • Sam Szmodics 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Derby County on loan for the rest of the season

  • Kayne van Oevelen 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined Valencia on loan for the rest of the season

Manchester United

13 listed
  • Chido Obi 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Willem II on loan for the rest of the season

  • Amad Diallo 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Tom Heaton 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

  • Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Tyler Fredricson 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Lausanne-Sport permanently

  • Altay Bayındır 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined Celta Vigo on loan for the rest of the season

  • Toby Collyer 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined West Brom permanently

  • Matthijs de Ligt 0% chance

    Defender · Back injury - Unknown return date

  • Benjamin Sesko 75% chance

    Forward · Shin injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Kobbie Mainoo 75% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Marcus Rashford 75% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Patrick Dorgu 75% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Karl Darlow 75% chance

    Goalkeeper · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Ipswich Town and Manchester United compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Ipswich Town Manchester United
xG / match 1.53 · 10th (better) 1.93 · 4th
xGA / match 1.75 · 15th (better) 1.40 · 8th
xGD / match -0.22 · 13th (better) +0.53 · 5th
xPts / match 1.41 · 11th (better) 1.60 · 7th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.22 (better) +0.59

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Manchester United clean sheet
22%
Manchester United 2+ goals
52%
Under 2.5 goals
39%
Both teams to score: no
33%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.1%
1:2
10.5%
2:1
8.4%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Ipswich Town sample
5 matches
Manchester United sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Ipswich Town
2 matches
Away xG sample · Manchester United
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • Ipswich Town has only 5 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.