Manchester City v Ipswich Town: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Ipswich Town's return to Premier League life continues on Saturday when they make the daunting trip to the Etihad Stadium to face defending champions Manchester City.

The Tractor Boys lost their opening match 2-0 at home to Liverpool and they face a tough challenge to get their first points of the campaign against the Citizens, who defeated Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge last time out.

Manchester City v Ipswich Town betting tips and predictions

Phil Foden to score any time - 11/10

City are on a 30-game unbeaten streak at home in the league, winning 24 times during that period, so it is no surprise to see the Citizens massive 1/11 favourites to pick up the win on Saturday.

There is little value in the match markets for this contest and, therefore, it may prove prudent to look into potential goalscorers and City ace Foden looks a solid anytime bet at 11/10.

After a busy summer with England at the European Championship, the 24-year-old was named on the bench for the victory at Stamford Bridge on opening weekend before being brought on for the injured Savinho.

With doubts over the Brazilian's fitness, Foden is in line to be brought back into the starting XI and he will be itching to open his account after a fantastic 2023/24 campaign.

The midfielder notched 19 goals in the league last season, leaving just three players ahead of him in the Golden Boot standings, and he should thrive against an Ipswich defence that has kept just one clean sheet in their last five away games.

Jeremy Doku over 0.5 assists - 9/4

City have a plethora of attacking talents at their disposal and one player who could prove to be a real handful on Saturday is Jeremy Doku, who continues to develop and refine his game at the Etihad.

The Belgium international's extreme pace makes him a huge threat and he managed to register eight assists last season from 29 Premier League appearances.

Doku looked lively in the season opener against Chelsea and there looks to be every chance he can notch his first assist of the 2024/25 campaign at Ipswich's expense.

Leif Davis to be booked - 9/2

Ipswich found themselves under heavy pressure from Liverpool in their opening match and three players went into the book - Luke Woolfenden, Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson.

The Tractor Boys will likely see even less of the ball at the Etihad and given the amount of defending they will have to do, the chances of yellows being dished out increases.

This spells bad news for Ipswich left-back Leif Davis, who will have the speedy duo of Doku and Kyle Walker running at him for the majority of the match.

Davis picked up five yellows in the Championship last season and the increase in quality of opposition in the Premier League should see his caution count go up.

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Manchester City v Ipswich Town odds

Manchester City - 1/11
Draw - 11/1
Ipswich Town - 18/1

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