Ipswich Town picked up wins in their opening league and cup games this season, but were brought back down to earth with a bang in their first away game of the campaign against Manchester United. The Tractor Boys were thrashed 5-2 at Old Trafford, exposing key defensive frailties, and now face another tough home game against Liverpool.
The Merseysiders have started the campaign with back-to-back Premier League draws against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest and will be desperate to secure all three points on Friday night. Liverpool won both meetings between these two clubs during the 2024/25 season, securing a 4-1 victory in the pair's most recent encounter. The Reds have won each of their last four meetings with Ipswich, and over 3.5 goals have been scored in three of those victories.
Both teams have scored in each of Ipswich's opening three matches across all competitions and Liverpool's opening two league games have also ended with both teams scoring, so you can see why we've backed both teams to score in Friday's clash.
With neither side managing to keep a clean sheet so far this season, we are expecting the goals to flow at Portman Road in this Premier League clash. Over 3.5 goals have been produced in two of Ipswich's opening three matches in league and cup, while both of Liverpool's first two league games saw exactly four goals scored.
Liverpool might not have secured their first win of the campaign yet, but we are expecting their fortunes to change in this game. Ipswich were thumped 5-2 last time out, and we are backing Liverpool's excellent attack to take full advantage of any defensive mistakes their hosts make.
Ipswich 1-3 Liverpool
