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Six wins from six: leaders Man City host Ipswich, who have lost three of their last five
Leaders Man City have won all six of their Premier League games so far and host Ipswich at the Etihad Stadium, with kick-off at 5pm Kenya time.
By FootieRadar Desk · Published · 2 min read
Manchester City have won all six of their Premier League games so far, and sit top of the table on 18 points.
The match is at the Etihad Stadium, with kick-off set for Saturday 17 October, 5pm Kenya time, and Farai Hallam is the referee. City come into the game after a 2-4 home defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on 14 October. Ipswich are 10th, on 9 points, and have lost three of their last five matches in all competitions.
Form and table
City sit first in the table on 18 points from six games. They have won every one, scored 16 goals and conceded five, a goal difference of 11. Their last five games in all competitions have brought four wins and one defeat. That defeat was the 2-4 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 14 October. Before it, they won 3-0 away at Liverpool on 11 October.
Ipswich are 10th on 9 points, from three wins and three defeats in six games. They have scored nine and conceded 12, a goal difference of -3. In their last five games they have won twice and lost three. They beat Fulham 2-1 at home on 10 October, but lost 0-1 away at Everton on 19 September and 2-4 at home to Arsenal in the League Cup on 15 September.
| Man City | Ipswich | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | League position | 10th |
| 18 | Points | 9 |
| 6-0-0 | Won-drawn-lost | 3-0-3 |
| 16 / 5 | Goals for / against | 9 / 12 |
| 3 | Clean sheets | 0 |
| L W W W W | Last five, latest first | W L L W L |
Team news
Neither club has any players listed as unavailable. In the Premier League, E. Haaland has six goals for City and no assists, while R. Cherki has four goals and two assists. Emersonn is the only Ipswich player in the data's list of top scorers, with two goals and one assist.
Head-to-head
The two clubs have met twice in the Premier League, and City have won both. Manchester City beat Ipswich 4-1 at home on 24 August 2024. On 19 January 2025, Ipswich lost 0-6 at home to City.
What the numbers say
City have kept three clean sheets in six league games, and have not failed to score in any of them. Their biggest league win this season is 5-3 against Sunderland on 20 September. Ipswich have no clean sheets and have failed to score in two league games.
The betting market's view, at the time of writing, is 78% for a City win, 13% for a draw and 9% for an Ipswich win. These figures are calculated from Pinnacle's odds with the bookmaker's margin removed. They show where the market sits, not our opinion.
Odds in Kenya
Kick-off is Saturday 17 October, 5pm Kenya time at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. These are the best prices at bookmakers licensed in Kenya right now.
Market view
The chance of each result implied by Pinnacle’s odds, with the bookmaker’s margin (4.2%) removed. Updated hourly. Calculated from betting-market data, not our opinion, and never a guarantee. How we calculate this →
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Data: API-Football (fixtures, standings, form, injuries, head-to-head, odds). Written by the FootieRadar desk with AI assistance and checked against the match data. How our predictions work.






