Manchester City vs Ipswich Town live stream: Premier League prediction, TV channel, how to watch online
After making a winning start to their season, Manchester City aim to make it two wins from two in the Premier League when they take on Ipswich Town on Saturday.
City’s 2-0 win over Chelsea last week was business as usual for the defending champions, although it seems they’ll have to step things up quickly at this early stage of the season. They may remain neutral for another week, in large part because they’ll be heavy favorites against newly promoted Ipswich Town. It may not be an easy game — Liverpool played a scoreless first half before winning 2-0 at Portman Road Stadium last week — but one in which City is expected to stake their claim as the winningest team this season, barring a severe point deduction.
How to watch and odds
- date: Saturday, August 24 | Time: 10 a.m. ET
- Place: Etihad Stadium – Manchester, England
- Live Stream: Peacock
- odds: Manchester City -1400; Draw +1200; Ipswich Town +2900
Story
City scored two goals and took all three points at Stamford Bridge last week, but the trip to Chelsea was no cakewalk. They were basically equal with the Blues in terms of possession and shots, but lost the expected goals battle, posting just 0.77 xG while the hosts scored 1.01 xG. This helps set up reigning Golden Boot winner Erling Haaland after a comfortable summer, as well as being another ideal game to get himself back into top form.
Pep Guardiola will have a full squad to choose from, but he may be selective about playing time, considering the fact that the summer tournaments ended just a month ago. The goal will likely be to emulate Liverpool’s performance of a week ago – the Reds may have been slow to score, but they dominated from start to finish, and eventually managed to score goals to match their performance.
Prediction
City are the favorites in this matchup for a reason, so expect them to act accordingly and secure another win regardless of the players Guardiola selects. Haaland will likely be there to play a big role and is likely to make a big impression in the process. choose: Manchester City 3, Ipswich Town 0
