Ipswich vs Liverpool Head to Head, Prediction
Portman Road
Fri 04 Sep 2026 · 20:00 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
6.12
Draw
4.80
Away Win
1.50
Match Report
Full Time
0 – 2
Match Events ?
Ipswich
Liverpool
6'
⚽ Alexander Isak (Cody Gakpo)
9'
⚽ Alexander Isak (Cody Gakpo)
10'
🟨 Alexis Mac Allister
Julio Enciso 🟨
41'
52'
🟨 Jérémy Jacquet
57'
🟨 Milos Kerkez
Match Statistics ?
45%
Ball Possession
55%
14
Total Shots
10
5
Shots on Goal
7
4
Corner Kicks
3
6
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
4
5
Goalkeeper Saves
5
Starting Lineups
Ipswich (4-2-3-1)
K. Scherpen
D. O'Shea
I. Diop
J. Greaves
L. Davis
S. Lukić
E. Palacios
A. Fatawu
J. Enciso
D. Maeda
Emersonn
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
Alisson Becker
R. Araújo
J. Jacquet
V. van Dijk
M. Kerkez
D. Szoboszlai
A. Mac Allister
Víctor Muñoz
F. Wirtz
C. Gakpo
A. Isak
Player Ratings ?
Ipswich
K. ScherpenG6.9
I. DiopD6.8
A. OuattaraD6.7
Liverpool
A. IsakF9.0
C. GakpoM8.6
Alisson BeckerG8.2
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
Data favours
Liverpool
Liverpool rate stronger across every major category. They lead recent form, attack, defence and head-to-head, giving Liverpool an edge.
Leads 4 of 4 major categories
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
Liverpool stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Liverpool stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Liverpool slightly stronger
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Liverpool stronger
HomeAway
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Market direction
Strong shift towards Liverpool
Liverpool's odds have shortened, meaning the market now rates a Liverpool win as more likely than it did 5 days ago.
Movement strength: Strong
Match odds movement
Consensus market-implied chance, first comparable snapshot → latest
Ipswich win
Latest market chance 17.1%
Notable drift
Market chance decreased
19.3% → 17.1%
−2.2 pts
Draw
Latest market chance 20.0%
Notable drift
Market chance decreased
22.3% → 20.0%
−2.3 pts
Liverpool win
Latest market chance 62.9%
Strong shortening
Market chance increased
58.4% → 62.9%
+4.5 pts
Percentage-point change in market-implied chance. Positive = market moved towards the outcome.
Ipswich
Draw
Liverpool
12 common bookmakers compared at each snapshot · First comparable snapshot 5 days before kickoff
Odds shortening means the market is pricing an outcome as more likely than before; drifting means less likely. It does not tell us why the market moved or whether the new price represents value.
Team Comparison
IpswichLiverpool
Season Profile
This season
12th
League Position
13th
2
Games Played
2
1.50
Points/Game
1.00
2.00
Goals/Game
2.00
3.00
Conceded/Game
2.00
11.6
Shots/Game
15.2
4.6
Shots on Target
4.8
Home vs Away ContextEarly sample
Ipswich at home (2 matches) vs Liverpool away (3 matches)
1.50
Points/Game
2.33
1.00
Goals/Game
1.67
1.50
Conceded/Game
0.67
50%
Win Rate
67%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Ipswich
Home form
L
L
L
L
W
Lost 4 of last 5 at home
4 of these matches from last season.
0.8
Goals scored
per match
per match
2.2
Goals conceded
per match
per match
3/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
0/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Liverpool
Away form
L
W
L
L
D
Lost 3 of last 5 away
4 of these matches from last season.
1.8
Goals scored
per match
per match
2.4
Goals conceded
per match
per match
5/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
0/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Ipswich Wins
0
Draws
1
Liverpool Wins
4
Avg Goals
4.0
Liverpool4 – 1Ipswich
Ipswich0 – 2Liverpool
Liverpool5 – 0Ipswich
Ipswich0 – 6Liverpool
Ipswich1 – 1Liverpool
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Ipswichvs
Liverpool
Recent Scoring Profile
1.00
Goals scored / game
1.80
2.50
Goals conceded / game
1.70
8/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
7/10
6/10
Both Teams Scored
9/10
4/10
Failed to Score
0/10
Market Goal Expectation
2+2+ goals(Over 1.5)
3+3+ goals(Over 2.5)
4+4+ goals(Over 3.5)
BTTSBoth teams score
Market-implied probabilities after removing bookmaker margin. Consensus across up to 11 bookmakers.
3+ Goals (Over 2.5)
First comparable 60.0%→Latest 66.9%+6.9 pts
Strong move towards 3+ goals
This has been a steady, gradual move, not a single jump.
Current market expectation is broadly in line with both teams' recent rates.
Both Teams To Score
First comparable 57.6%→Latest 62.5%+4.9 pts
Strong move towards both teams scoring
Most of this movement happened in the most recent snapshot, not spread evenly.
Current market expectation sits between the two teams' recent rates.
8 of Ipswich's 10 matches and 8 of Liverpool's 10 matches are from last season.
Match Poll
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