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Ace Football previews the Premier League round 7 match between Manchester City and Ipswich and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Ipswich go up against Manchester City this coming Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Etihad Stadium.

The Citizens have taken the lead in the Premier League after collecting 18 points from their initial six encounters. Ipswich trail by nine points after six rounds, leaving them as number 10 in the table on nine points.

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Team form: Manchester City vs Ipswich

Manchester City Form

Manchester City hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Sunderland by 5-3, before winning 0-3 against Liverpool. The streak ended in a recent 2-4 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester City showed little mercy in their past six matches at Etihad Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 15 times, while letting in six themselves.

Ipswich Form

Ipswich suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Arsenal in a 2-4 defeat. Everton also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-0, before Ipswich were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Fulham. Ipswich managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 15 time and letting in seven.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and Ipswich

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Manchester City and Ipswich. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 16 of the last 18 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 13 of the last 15 Manchester City home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Manchester City home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Manchester City have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
  • Manchester City have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 8 of the last 10 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Ipswich away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Ipswich away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Ipswich away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Ipswich matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players on top: Manchester City vs Ipswich

Leif Davis shows decent form right now for Ipswich, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Manchester City, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Erling Haaland also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Premier League matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Etihad Stadium across all tournaments Manchester City won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Ipswich claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Manchester City won their last eight matches on the trot. Astonishingly, Ipswich conceded a goal in their last 25 matches. Manchester City have beaten Ipswich in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Ipswich scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Ipswich managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Manchester City were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Manchester City have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Ipswich.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Ipswich. They performed an average of 2.1 goals in these. Manchester City are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 22 matches.