Ipswich Town host Bournemouth at Portman Road on Sunday 8 November (2pm) in gameweek 10 of the Premier League. Only a point separates the sides, but their numbers at the back tell different stories.
Where they stand
Bournemouth are eighth with 12 points from nine games, three wins and a goal difference of +1. Ipswich are 14th on 11 points, also with three wins, but their goal difference is -4.
Both average 1.56 goals per game. The gap is at the other end. Ipswich concede two a game and have no clean sheets. Bournemouth concede 1.44 and have kept three clean sheets. Bournemouth average 1.33 points per game to Ipswich's 1.22.
Expected goals data via Fantasy Premier League, which measures the quality of chances created and conceded, points the same way. Bournemouth's figures are 1.76 for and 1.11 against per game. Ipswich's are 1.36 for and 1.96 against.
Form and key players
Ipswich have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five. They lost 3-2 at Manchester City and 1-0 at Everton, drew 2-2 at Hull City and 1-1 with Nottingham Forest, and beat Fulham 2-1.
Bournemouth have won three of their last five, beating Leeds United 2-0, Manchester United 3-0 away and Sunderland 2-0. They have also lost two, 5-1 at Chelsea and 1-0 at home to Liverpool.
Bournemouth's threat is clear in the FPL data. Tavernier has five goals from 3.71 xG, while Evanilson has four goals and four assists, with 3.6 xG. Ipswich's most dangerous player by xG is Emersonn on 2.67, with two goals. Enciso has two goals and two assists.
FPL lists Clarke as Ipswich's first-choice penalty taker and Kroupi.Jr as Bournemouth's.
Availability and discipline
FPL lists Lukić as doubtful for Ipswich with a groin injury, a 75% chance of playing.
For Bournemouth, FPL lists five players as injured, each with a 0% chance of playing: Milosavljević, J.Araujo, Sanchez, Scott and Tóth.A.
Bournemouth have collected 24 yellow cards this season to Ipswich's 16. Adam Smith is one booking from a ban, having been booked four times in the league.
Head to head
The last two meetings produced a win each, and the away side won both. Bournemouth won 2-1 at Portman Road in December 2024. Ipswich won 2-1 at Bournemouth in April 2025.
MFF prediction
MFF's match model prediction is a 2-1 win for Bournemouth. It gives Bournemouth a 40% chance of victory, Ipswich 37% and a draw 23%.
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