Ipswich take on the visitors Manchester City in the round 22 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Sunday, January 19th at Portman Road (Ipswich).
Ipswich are trying to compete with the division's old-timers. The Tractors had a glorious history, but many have forgotten about them over the past decades. Everything has changed under the current coach, McKenna. The young specialist raised the club to the Championship in 2023, and, amid skepticism, surprised everyone by finishing in 2nd place. It is clear that in the Premier League it is incredibly difficult for such a newcomer. And it is not surprising that players were signed both in the summer and now, in January. And in general, the results are even, perhaps, better than expected. On New Year's Eve, they even beat Chelsea, and then away from home, Fulham snatched a draw only at the end. In the cup with Bristol Rovers, of course, they managed to confidently win. With Brighton, however, there was then a defeat without options, 0-2.
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Under Guardiola, the Citizens became the dominant force in English football. And in 2023, Pep finally led his charges to victory in the Champions League. But now he is faced with a new, incredible challenge: since the end of autumn, the club simply stopped winning, in all competitions (3-0 with Nottingham Forest was the only exception in a period of 13 matches). Only just before 2025 did it start to work out again, however, the opponents were weak, hence the 0-2 with Leicester and 1-4 with West Ham. In the cup with Salford. In the last round with Brentford, everything was heading for a new success. But, leading 2-0 by the 82nd minute, the champion managed to allow his modest opponent to take a draw, equalizing in added time. By the way, Marmoush may play in the next round - at least the prolific Egyptian said goodbye to the Eintracht fans.
The clubs have not met at all since 2002. Only in August did they finally play each other, and Holland and company gave the newcomer a thrashing. I can't believe that the visitors will make a second mistake in a row. Here we expect the "citizens" to succeed with a handicap of "-1.5 goals scored".
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with -1.5 handicap.
