Both Ipswich Town and Manchester City will look to return to winning ways in the Premier League when the pair square off at Portman Road on Sunday afternoon.
The Tractor Boys saw their three-game unbeaten run across all competitions come to an end when losing 2-0 at home to Brighton on Thursday night.
That setback coupled with results elsewhere has seen Kieran McKenna’s man fall back into the relegation zone.
Seeking to breathe fresh life into their survival bid, Ipswich will look to turn over Man City on home turf this weekend.
As for the Citizens, their recent revival came to a shuddering halt when throwing away a two goal lead to draw 2-2 away at Brentford on Tuesday night, in a game that brought up one of my player-based selections.
Consequently, Pep Guardiola's side will start the weekend occupying sixth place in the Premier League table, 11 points behind league leaders Liverpool.
How the bookies view it: City too strong
Manchester City are firm 1/3 favourites on Boylesports to pocket all three points at Portman Road on Sunday afternoon.
Ipswich are as big as 13/2 on Boylesports to claim what would be just their second Premier League home win of the season, while a share of the spoils in Suffolk is also deemed unlikely at 4/1 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: City out to do the double
Fixtures between Ipswich and Man City have been few and far between in recent years. City ran out 4-1 winners at the Etihad earlier this season and the same scoreline on Sunday has been priced up at 14/1 on Boylesports.
Players to watch: Look to Liam
Liam Delap is an eye-catching 19/20 on UniBet to register at least one shot on target during this tussle. The former Man City man has worked the opposition goalkeeper in each of his last three Premier League outings.
Fresh off the back of bagging a brace against Brentford on Tuesday night, Phil Foden is 6/4 on Boylesports to put the ball in the net at Portman Road.
Predicted line-ups
Ipswich manager McKenna will be forced into at least one change, with Kalvin Phillips ineligible to face his parent club. Sam Morsy is the most likely candidate to come into the side.
John Stones and Ruben Dias are nearing returns for Man City, however Oscar Bobb and Rodri are ruled out.
Ipswich: Walton; O'Shea, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Burns, Hutchinson, Broadhead; Delap
Man City: Ortega; Nunes, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Foden, Silva, De Bruyne, Savinho; Haaland
Anything else catch the eye?
The aforementioned Sam Morsy should have plenty of defensive work to get through on Sunday afternoon, and could end up in the referee's notebook.
The Ipswich skipper has already been booked six times across his 19 Premier League appearances this season.
With Morsy making little appeal for another caution here at a general 13/8 , I’m instead going to propose a small longshot play on the experienced midfielder to collect the opening card of this contest at 10/1 with William Hill.
This bet would have paid out when the pair crossed paths at the Etihad back in August and a repeat here looks worthy of interest at a bold price.
This English Premier League match between Ipswich Town and Manchester City will be played on Jan 19, 2025 and kick off at 16:30. Check below for our tipsters best Ipswich Town vs Manchester City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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