Man United vs Ipswich Preview
Man United are strong at home in the Premier League and will want to respond following defeat at Hull. Ipswich score in most matches and a Red Devils win with over 2.5 goals has value.
3 United Home Wins in a Row
- Man United have won their last 3 home Premier League games.
- Man United have seen over 4.5 goals in their last 2 EPL home matches.
- Ipswich have seen BTTS in their last 3 games.
H2H
Man United have a 30-19 advantage against Ipswich, alongside 10 draws.
Man United Can Use Their Home Advantage
Michael Carrick’s Man United had one of the best home records in the 2025/26 Premier League season. United won 13 of their 19 games at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils won their final three home games last season, beating Brentford 2-1, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest 3-2.
The Manchester team were on a four-match unbeaten run in pre-season, winning two, before a 4-2 friendly defeat against AC Milan.
Carrick’s outfit started the new Premier League campaign with a 2-0 away defeat at Hull. United trailed 2-0 at half time and couldn’t reply with 21 shots and 1.83 XG.
Ipswich Get Amongst the Goals
Newly promoted Ipswich have seen 20 total goals across their last six matches, scoring 15. The Tractor Boys comfortably beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0 and Union Berlin 4-2 at home late in pre-season.
Ipswich then started the 2026/27 season with a 2-1 home Premier League victory over Sunderland. Gary O’Neil’s side had 1.8 XG.
The Suffolk side cruised to a 3-1 EFL Cup win against Leicester on Tuesday. Ipswich conceded first and Sindre Walle Egeli and Marcelino Nunez hit back in the second period.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Man United (4-2-3-1): Senne Lammens; Noussair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire, Ayden Heaven, Luke Shaw; Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos; Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Patrick Dorgu; Bryan Mbeumo
Defender Matthijs de Ligt and midfielder Manuel Ugarte are sidelined with injuries. Forward Amad Diallo and midfielder Mason Mount are injury doubts.
Carlos Baleba joined Man United from Brighton on Tuesday. The midfielder is ruled out until September due to an ankle ligament issue.
Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Kjell Scherpen; Dara O'Shea, Issa Diop, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis; Marcelino Nunez, Sasa Lukic; Issahaku Fatawu, Julio Enciso, Daizen Maeda; Emersonn
Midfielders Azor Matusiwa, Jack Taylor and Florentino are ruled out through injury.