Premier League 26/27 · 17 Oct 2026

Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich Town

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester City favourites at 83%.

Manchester City won and made the better chances: 3.5 xG to 1.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mateo Kovačić, 64.5 in 50′.

Well above their usual level: Leif Davis +12.4, Daizen Maeda +10.0.

Well below it: Jérémy Doku −23.1, Iliman Ndiaye −16.6, Christian Walton −15.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

14 Oct 2026	L 2–4	v Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
11 Oct 2026	W 3–0	at Liverpool FC Premier League
20 Sep 2026	W 5–3	v Sunderland Premier League
17 Sep 2026	W 5–0	v Norwich City EFL Cup
13 Sep 2026	W 1–0	at Manchester United Premier League

10 Oct 2026	W 2–1	v Fulham Premier League
19 Sep 2026	L 0–1	at Everton Premier League
15 Sep 2026	L 2–4	v Arsenal EFL Cup
12 Sep 2026	W 3–2	at Crystal Palace Premier League
4 Sep 2026	L 0–2	v Liverpool FC Premier League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder	50	0	1	–	64.5	+4.5
Erling Haaland Forward	90	2	0	0.85	63.8	+0.9
Phil Foden Midfielder	77	1	0	0.62	61.5	−0.4
Enzo Fernández Midfielder	40	0	0	0.45	56.2	–
Rúben Dias Defender	90	0	0	0.22	55.5	−0.8
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	14	0	0	–	54.3	–
Marc Guéhi Defender	90	0	0	–	53.3	−11.4
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	77	0	1	0.13	49.5	−23.1
Matheus Nunes Defender	76	0	0	–	48.9	−11.5
Ayyoub Bouaddi Midfielder	90	0	0	–	48.1	−5.3
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.5	−5.8
Elliot Anderson Midfielder	13	0	0	–	44.1	–
Joško Gvardiol Defender	29	0	0	–	42.9	–
Nico O'Reilly Defender	61	0	0	0.17	42.0	−10.1
Iliman Ndiaye Midfielder	90	0	1	1.09	38.5	−16.6
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder	13	0	0	–	22.2	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Zian Flemming Forward	12	1	0	0.90	100.0	–
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder	19	0	0	–	93.0	–
Jack Clarke Midfielder	12	0	0	–	81.4	–
Chuba Akpom Forward	12	0	0	–	65.8	–
Dara O'Shea Defender	90	0	0	–	63.7	+7.3
Daizen Maeda Forward	71	1	0	0.40	59.3	+10.0
Exequiel Palacios Midfielder	90	0	0	–	55.6	+3.0
Leif Davis Defender	90	0	0	–	54.3	+12.4
Issa Diop Defender	90	0	0	–	53.7	−5.8
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder	19	0	0	–	50.0	–
Jacob Greaves Defender	89	0	0	0.02	47.8	−1.6
Abdoul Ouattara Midfielder	90	0	1	0.11	47.6	+0.6
Emersonn Forward	78	0	0	0.23	47.3	−1.2
Julio Enciso Midfielder	78	0	0	–	46.3	−10.0
Florentino Luís Midfielder	71	0	0	–	43.2	−6.3
Christian Walton Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	35.1	−15.8