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Date – Saturday, 17 August 2024
Kick-off Time – 12.30pm GMT
Venue – Portman Road
Team News
Ipswich Town Team News vs Liverpool
There is no time to waste as Ipswich Town head towards their first game of the new season’s Premier League campaign. Kieran McKenna will have the honour to host one of the big names of the competition, Liverpool, at Portman Road this weekend.
A victory over Nice a few days ago concluded The Tractor Boys’ preseason routines. The season will be tough since the beginning as Ipswich are schedule to face Liverpool and Manchester City in two consecutive weeks.
Axel Tuanzebe is looking sharp after scoring the only goal in the latest game against Nice. The good news for McKenna and his squad is there is no significant injury issue that disrupting the team’s preparation.
Liverpool Team News vs Ipswich Town
On the other side of the corner, there is a team with a quiet transfer activity during the summer. One serious chase of Martin Zubimendi ended up with rejection as the player prefers to proceed his service for Real Sociedad. However, Liverpool is Liverpool no matter what antics they are going through.
The presence of Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp replacement has started to show good signs during the preseason with not a single team could defeat The Reds. The likes of Luis Diaz, Harvey Elliott, and Mohamed Salah also have shown a promising performance prior to the new season.
Historically, Liverpool won more games when it comes to playing Ipswich with five wins in 10 encounters. The last time The Reds visited Portman Road as a disaster for the host as Steven Gerrard and co left the stadium with a staggering 6-0 victory.
Predicted Lineups
Ipswich Predicted Lineups
Arijanet Muric (GK), Leif Davis, George Edmundson, Sam Morsy (C), Liam Delap, Marcus Harness, Cameron Burgess, Ben Johnson, Omari Hutchinson, Massimo Luongo, Axel Tuanzebe
Liverpool Predicted Lineups
Alisson Becker (GK), Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarrell Quansah, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Roberston, Alexis Mac Allister, Harvey Elliott, Dominik Szoboszlai, Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota.
Head-to-Head
Up to this point, both teams have met 10 times in the top flight competition of English football with Liverpool won more games than the Suffolk-based. The last two meetings were glorious for The Reds and also disaster at the same time for Ipswich.
Overall, Liverpool won five games, while Ipswich won two of them and the rest were draws.
Last five results
Liverpool 5-0 Ipswich – Premier League – 11 May 2002
Ipswich 0-6 Liverpool – Premier League – 9 February 2002
Ipswich 1-1 Liverpool – Premier League – 10 April 2001
Liverpool 0-1 Ipswich – Premier League – 10 December 2000
Liverpool 0-1 Ipswich – Premier League – 14 January 1995
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool Prediction
Ipswich Town will go all out the give their best as the came as an underdog in this matchup. However, playing at home in the first Premier League game after more than two decades doesn’t come every year. The host players are predicted to cause troubles for Liverpool whom away record last season was not that good.
Liverpool, on the other hand, came with a huge mission. After the departure of Jurgen Klopp, The Reds will play under a new tactician for the first time in nine years. They got so much to prove as the first step of the league is always important.
Predicted score: Ipswich Town 1-3 Liverpool
Betting tips and Odds (subject to Change)
Ipswich Town win – 7.5
Liverpool win – 0.364
Draw – 4.8
Odd Source – Odds checker
Where to Watch Ipswich Town vs Liverpool?
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The Ipswich vs Liverpool game will be streamed on Star Sports
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