Manchester City vs Ipswich Town Prediction, Tips and Odds | Premier League

Manchester City host Ipswich Town at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday with a perfect start to defend and a chance to stretch clear at the top of the Premier League table.

Enzo Maresca's side have won every one of their six league matches so far this season, while Ipswich arrive in a very different position under new boss Gary O'Neil, sitting 10th after an uneven opening block of fixtures.

Man City vs Ipswich Town: Form and Preview

Maresca's reshaped City have looked relentless going forward this season, scoring 16 and conceding just five across six league matches.

Erling Haaland leads the line and the scoring charts, with six goals in six appearances for the league leaders.

Maresca took permanent charge of City in the summer, his third stint on the club's staff, taking over from Pep Guardiola after the Spaniard called time on an illustrious decade at the club.

City have been just as dominant on home soil, winning all three of their league fixtures at the Etihad and averaging well over two goals a game in front of their own supporters.

City's perfect record already has them nine points clear of Ipswich inside the opening six rounds of the season, a gap that could grow further with a positive result here.

Squad depth has not been an issue either, with Vitor Reis back in contention at centre back after a spell out of the matchday picture, and Jeremy Doku managing his minutes carefully as he works back to full sharpness following a pre-season calf issue.

Joško Gvardiol and Abdukodir Khusanov give Maresca further cover at centre back alongside Rúben Dias and Marc Guéhi, part of a squad with strength in depth in almost every position.

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Gary O'Neil took over at Portman Road in the summer and has overseen a mixed return to the Premier League, Ipswich sitting 10th with three wins and three losses from their opening six matches.

O'Neil's own appointment followed a short spell at RC Strasbourg, arriving at Portman Road after Kieran McKenna left in the wake of Ipswich's return to the Premier League.

Away form has been the bigger problem, Town winning just one of their last three on the road and conceding at nearly three goals a game in that spell.

Defender Leif Davis and forward Emersonn share the team's scoring burden so far, both on two goals, while Chuba Akpom offers an experienced alternative option up front.

Akpom gives O'Neil a different kind of centre forward option off the bench, a player with Premier League experience to call on if Emersonn needs a rest.

Abdul Fatawu, who arrived from Leicester City in July on a five year deal, is back available having served a one match ban for his red card at Everton, giving O'Neil a fuller squad to choose from than he had for the win over Fulham.

Team News: Man City vs Ipswich Town Predicted Lineups

Manchester City

Maresca has no fresh fitness concerns to contend with and looks set to pick from a near full strength squad for this one.

That leaves Maresca with selections calls built around form rather than absence, and the manager faces a particular dilemma in forward areas, with Iliman Ndiaye, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo and Jeremy Doku all competing to start.

Matheus Nunes and Nico O'Reilly should start at full-back for Maresca, offering attacking width and quality that will create additional problems for Ipswich's defence.

Mateo Kovačić and Elliot Anderson provide further rotation options in central midfield alongside Enzo Fernández, giving Maresca plenty of freshness to call on through a packed fixture schedule.

Manchester City predicted lineup vs Ipswich Town

Predicted lineup: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, O'Reilly; Fernandez, Anderson; Semenyo, Cherki, Ndiaye; Haaland.

Ipswich Town

The one genuine doubt for O'Neil is midfielder Jack Taylor, who sat out the Fulham win with a knee problem and has not been confirmed fit since.

Fatawu's return from suspension is timely, giving O'Neil a recognised outlet on the right of attack against a City defence that will dominate possession.

Daizen Maeda and Jack Clarke offer alternative options through the middle if O'Neil prefers to freshen up his forward line at the Etihad.

Azor Matusiwa and Jaden Philogene-Bidace, both injury doubts earlier in September, have been back in full training for some weeks now and are available for selection this weekend.

Christian Walton kept his place in goal for the Fulham win ahead of Kjell Scherpen, and looks set to continue there against a City attack that will test him far more severely.

Ipswich Town predicted lineup vs Manchester City

Predicted lineup: Walton; Ouattara, O'Shea, Diop, Davis; Lukic, Florentino; Fatawu, Enciso, Philogene; Emersonn.

Head-to-Head: Man City vs Ipswich Town

The all time record between these clubs is close to even, Manchester City winning 25 of the 68 meetings across their history with 15 draws and 28 defeats.

Recent history paints a rather one sided picture, City winning both of their modern Premier League meetings in 2024/25 comfortably, 4-1 at the Etihad in August 2024 and 6-0 at Portman Road in January 2025.

Both squads look very different now to how they did at either of those matches, with new managers in charge on both sides and plenty of turnover in personnel, so this weekend's meeting is really its own contest rather than a straight extension of recent history.

Both clubs have spent lengthy spells outside the top flight across their history, which is why a record stretching back decades looks so much tighter than the two meetings since Ipswich's return to the Premier League.

Our Man City vs Ipswich Town Prediction and Betting Tips

Odds correct as of Friday, 16 October 2026, 11:14 BST.

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