Manchester City vs Ipswich Prediction & Betting Tips (24 August)

Manchester City started the new season strongly with a convincing 2-0 victory at Chelsea. The reigning Premier League champion sent a clear message from this first day. The previous season, the northern English club had to fight until the last day to retain their title, narrowly surpassing Arsenal. They also started the season by winning the Community Shield on penalties against Manchester United, after a 1-1 draw. However, Pep Guardiola's side's summer preparation has been fraught with challenges. City suffered two defeats against Celtic Glasgow 4-3 and AC Milan 3-2, before conceding a draw against Barcelona 2-2. Despite these setbacks, the Citizens finished their preparation on a good note by beating Chelsea 4-2, before facing them again to start the new Premier League season with success.

Ipswich Town players are having a difficult start to the season , facing the heavyweights of the Premier League. After facing Liverpool on the first day, where they held out for a large part of the match before losing 0-2 at home, the "Tractor Boys" are now preparing to face Manchester City for their second meeting. Their rise in the Premier League is impressive, having managed to achieve two successive promotions. Just over a year ago, Ipswich were still playing in the Third Division, but the team rose through the ranks to finish second in the Championship, just one point behind the leaders. Their preparation for this new season began with a 1-0 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk, followed by a 2-1 defeat against Fortuna Düsseldorf. They concluded their series of friendly matches with narrow victories against Hoffenheim and Nice, both by a score of 1-0. 

During this summer transfer window, Manchester City recorded several significant departures, notably that of Julian Alvarez, who joined Atlético Madrid, and defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, transferred to Southampton. In addition, full-back João Cancelo, returning from his loan to Barcelona, ​​as well as Kalvin Phillips, returned from West Ham, already on loan to promoted Ipswich Town. As for arrivals, Manchester City welcomed Savinho (Girona), but also the returning Gündogan (Barça), who signed up on Friday. Coach Pep Guardiola will be able to count on Erling Haaland, who scored 27 goals and provided 5 assists in the Premier League last season. After missing the Euro, Haaland looks ready to start this new season strong and has already scored his first goal of the season against Chelsea on the opening day.

Phil Foden, who was voted the Premier League's best player with 19 goals and 8 assists, will also be looking to redeem himself after a disappointing performance at the Euros. The other pillars of the team, like Rodri (8 goals, 9 assists), Bernardo Silva (6 goals, 9 assists), and Kevin De Bruyne (4 goals, 10 assists), should be present, as should Jérémy Doku, who scored 3 goals and provided 8 assists in the PL. Just crowned European champion with Spain, Rodri is uncertain in the same way as the former Girona Savinho and the returning Gundogan. Additionally, young Norwegian talent Oscar Bobb was seriously injured and will be out indefinitely.