Manchester United vs Ipswich

5 - 2
🕒 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 13 · Ipswich 10
Referee Stats
2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 50%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (33-9).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (60%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (12-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

5 / 3
Avg: 2.50 / 1.50

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1
Ipswich (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

5 / 7
Avg: 2.50 / 3.50

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
1.50
2.50
GF
2.50
1.50
GA
3.50
50%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
100%
0%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Manchester United rank13th
Ipswich rank10th
Manchester United points4
Ipswich points6
Manchester United: #13 · 4 pts · GD +0
8 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Ipswich: #10 · 6 pts · GD -3
6 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

L W
Points3/6
Weighted index33
Goals5-3
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ipswich last 5 away

W L
Points3/6
Weighted index67
Goals5-7
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Ipswich trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 100%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home50%
Manchester United clean sheet at home0%
Ipswich score away100%
Ipswich clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first0%
Manchester United win after scoring first0%
Ipswich score first50%
Ipswich win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 50% · Ipswich 100%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United — · Ipswich 29.0'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.50 vs 1.48
Manchester United concede at home1.50 vs 1.38
Ipswich score away2.50 vs 1.38
Ipswich concede away3.50 vs 1.48
Manchester United score 69% above league average, while Ipswich score 82% above league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 9% above league average at home, and Ipswich are 137% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals4.67
BTTS100%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 6.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Ipswich goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
0-15 1
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
12
5
Total Shots
33
9
Shots off Goal
9
3
Blocked Shots
12
1
Shots Inside Box
19
6
Shots Outside Box
14
3
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
8
4
Fouls
7
12
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
7
Total Passes
546
359
Passes Accurate
488
299
Passes %
89%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
29'
29' Goal · 0-1
L. Davis
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Fatawu
33'
33' S. Lukić
37'
37' A. Fatawu
40'
40' Goal · 1-1
Bruno Fernandes
Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Cunha
46'
46' Emersonn
1st substitution · For: C. Akpom
56'
56' Goal · 2-1
J. Greaves
Own Goal
60'
60' J. Greaves
61'
61' Goal · 3-1
Bruno Fernandes
Penalty
62'
62' M. Núñez
2nd substitution · For: E. Palacios
68'
68' Goal · 4-1
Bruno Fernandes
Normal Goal
73'
73' L. Shaw
1st substitution · For: N. Mazraoui
73'
73' S. Lukić
3rd substitution · For: A. Ouattara
73'
73' D. Maeda
4th substitution · For: D. Furlong
74'
74' Diogo Dalot
2nd substitution · For: L. Yoro
80'
80' M. Rashford
3rd substitution · For: P. Dorgu
80'
80' K. Mainoo
4th substitution · For: Andrey Santos
80'
80' Matheus Cunha
5th substitution · For: B. Šeško
82'
82' Goal · 5-1
B. Mbeumo
Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes
83'
83' A. Fatawu
5th substitution · For: K. McAteer
90'
90' Goal · 5-2
C. Akpom
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Enciso
90+3'
90+3' B. Mbeumo

Manchester United vs Ipswich 5-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Ipswich 5-2 on Sunday, 30 August 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Ipswich took the lead at 29' when L. Davis scored, with the assist credited to A. Fatawu, making the score 0-1. S. Lukić received a yellow card for Ipswich at 33'. A. Fatawu received a yellow card for Ipswich at 37'. Manchester United leveled the score at 40' when Bruno Fernandes scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Cunha, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Ipswich made their 1st substitution at 46', with Emersonn replacing C. Akpom. Manchester United took the lead at 56' when J. Greaves scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1. J. Greaves received a yellow card for Ipswich at 60'. Manchester United extended the lead at 61' when Bruno Fernandes scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. Ipswich made their 2nd substitution at 62', with M. Núñez replacing E. Palacios. Manchester United extended the lead at 68' when Bruno Fernandes scored, making the score 4-1. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 73', with L. Shaw replacing N. Mazraoui. Ipswich made their 3rd substitution at 73', with S. Lukić replacing A. Ouattara. Ipswich made their 4th substitution at 73', with D. Maeda replacing D. Furlong. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Diogo Dalot replacing L. Yoro. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 80', with M. Rashford replacing P. Dorgu. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 80', with K. Mainoo replacing Andrey Santos. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 80', with Matheus Cunha replacing B. Šeško. Manchester United extended the lead at 82' when B. Mbeumo scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 5-1. Ipswich made their 5th substitution at 83', with A. Fatawu replacing K. McAteer. Ipswich scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when C. Akpom scored, with the assist credited to J. Enciso, making the score 5-2. B. Mbeumo received a yellow card for Manchester United at 90+3'.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Ipswich used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card, while Ipswich got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (33-9).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (60%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (12-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Manchester United vs Ipswich Head-to-Head History by Season