Everton host Ipswich Town at Goodison Park on Saturday in a Premier League clash with little on the line. The Toffees, sitting 15th, have secured their safety, while Ipswich were relegated last weekend following a 3-0 defeat at Newcastle. This is Everton’s penultimate fixture at Goodison before their move to a new stadium, and the home crowd is expected to create a celebratory atmosphere. With nothing to play for, an open and attacking game could unfold.
David Moyes’ side have struggled for results, winning just once in their last nine matches and failing to score in their last two. At home under Moyes, Everton have won two of eight games, with both teams scoring in five of those.
Ipswich have had a tough time on their return to the top flight, managing only one win in 2025 and losing 12 league games. Defensively, they have been poor, conceding two or more goals in eight of their 17 away days, keeping just one clean sheet.
Over the last eight matches, Everton rank 13th for xPTS and Ipswich 18th. Both sides have struggled defensively, suggesting this could be an open and entertaining end-of-season fixture.
How the bookies view it: Low scoring home win
Everton are strong favourites, priced as short as 1.53. Ipswich can be backed at 7.0, with the draw available at 4.40. The markets are undecided on goals with over 2.5 goals at 1.91 and under 2.5 goals at 1.93. Both teams to score at 2.05—implying a 49% chance both sides find the net. Ipswich’s win odds suggest only a 14% chance of taking three points at Goodison.
Head to head: Tractor Boys strong at Goodison Park
Ipswich have won three of their last five meetings with Everton, including their most recent trip to Goodison Park. However, that win came back in 2002. Everton comfortably beat the Tractor Boys 2-0 in October, with goals from Michael Keane and Iliman Ndiaye.
Players to watch: Ndiaye to run riot
Iliman Ndiaye has been fouled 46 times across 2,162 minutes of play this season — averaging a foul every 47 minutes. His record at Goodison Park is even more striking, with 30 fouls drawn in just 15 appearances. He has been fouled at least once in 13 of those 15 home games and has drawn two or more fouls in 12 of them.
With Ipswich likely to have centre-back Dara O’Shea starting at right-back, Ndiaye should find himself in physical battles throughout the match — the kind of matchup where he has proven effective at drawing fouls.
Predicted line-ups
Everton welcome back Armando Broja after he was ineligible to face Chelsea, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin has returned to full training and could feature. James Tarkowski is out for the rest of the season.
Ipswich could be without as many as nine players for the trip to Goodison Park. Ben Johnson is suspended following a red card last weekend. Axel Tuanzebe may return. Kalvin Phillips, Jaden Philogene, Wes Burns, and Sammie Szmodics have all been ruled out for the remainder of the season
Everton: Pickford; Young, O'Brien, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Gueye, Garner, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto
Ipswich Town: Palmer; O'Shea, Woolfenden, Burgess, Greaves, Godfrey; Hutchinson, Morsy, Cajuste, Clarke; Delap
Anything else catch the eye?
Everton have posted a record of W5-D6-L4 under David Moyes, but they have won just once in their last nine matches. Clean sheets have been hard to come by, with only three shutouts in that run and both teams scoring in eight of those games. At Goodison Park, Moyes’ side have W2-D4-L2, with matches averaging exactly 3.0 goals. Both teams have scored in five of those eight home games, with their only clean sheet coming in a 4-0 win over Leicester.
Ipswich have found the net in 12 of their 17 away matches this season. They have recently scored twice at both Chelsea and Bournemouth. They were competitive against Newcastle last weekend until going down to 10 men — keeping all 11 on the pitch will be crucial here. Against bottom-half sides away from home, Ipswich have scored in seven of eight matches.
With nothing riding on the result, this has the feel of an open end-of-season game. Goodison Park is expected to be in party mode as the home fans begin their farewell to the stadium — a setting that could lend itself to goals.
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