Manchester United VS Ipswich Town - Prediction

Manchester United will play their first home game of the new Premier League season on Sunday when they welcome Ipswich Town to Old Trafford. After a disappointing start to the campaign, United will be looking for a much better performance in front of their home supporters and, more importantly, their first three points of the season. United went into the new campaign hoping to make a positive start, but things did not go according to plan in their opening match. They suffered an unexpected 2-0 defeat away to newly promoted Hull City.

The result means there will already be some pressure on United to respond against Ipswich. One defeat at the beginning of a long season is certainly not a major concern, but losing the first two matches would leave the team with plenty of questions to answer. Playing at Old Trafford should give United a good opportunity to put the Hull result behind them.

Ipswich, however, will not travel to Manchester simply to make up the numbers. They have started their season positively and will arrive at Old Trafford believing they can cause problems. United's defeat at Hull will probably give the visitors even more confidence that an upset is possible.

For Ipswich, keeping their defensive shape and staying in the game for as long as possible could be important.

Stats & Facts

• Manchester United’s 9–0 victory over Ipswich Town at Old Trafford in March 1995 remains tied for the largest margin of victory in Premier League history.
• Across 53 competitive meetings, Man United hold the historical edge with 26 wins to Ipswich Town's 17, alongside 10 draws.
• Man United are unbeaten in their last 8 home meetings against Ipswich Town across all competitions.
• The last meeting ended in an exciting 3-2 win for Man United in 2025 at Old Trafford.
• Ipswich Town have not beaten Manchester United in the Premier League since a 3–2 victory at Portman Road in September 1994.

Team News

Man United have officially confirmed the signing of Carlos Baleba, but he is still a few weeks away from featuring. Amad Diallo will also miss the match due to an injury, while Michael Carrick confirmed that Mason Mount has fully recovered and trained this week. So, there is a good chance that Mason Mount could get game time against Ipswich Town.

As for Ipswich Town, Azor Matusiwa and Florentino Luis will miss the game due to their respective injury. Ipswich Town made nine changes during their EFL Cup game against Leicester City, so those players are available for Sunday's clash against Man United.

Possible Lineup for Man United:

Lammens; Mazraoui, Maguire. Heaven, Shaw; Mainoo , A. Santos; Mbeumo, B. Fernandes. Rashford; M. Cunha

Possible Lineup for Ipswich Town:

Scherpen; O'Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis; Nunez, Lukic; Clarke, Enciso, Maeda; Emersonn

Prediction: Man United 2-1 Ipswich Town

Manchester United should have enough quality to get their first win of the season, but it may not be an easy afternoon at Old Trafford. The defeat against Hull showed that United still have areas to improve, especially defensively. Ipswich have started the season with confidence and should be capable of causing problems if United give them space. However, playing at home should bring a better response from United, who will be under pressure to avoid another disappointing result. I expect Ipswich to score, but United’s attacking quality should eventually make the difference and secure a 2–1 victory.

Betfair Odds

Man United: 1.42

Draw: 4.85

Ipswich Town: 7.00

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