Comments, predictions Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth: No win

Andoni Iraola will be hoping his Bournemouth side can continue their impressive start to the 2024-25 Premier League season when they travel to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town on Sunday.

The hosts are currently 18th with just nine points and a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on December 3 left them three points adrift of safety. Meanwhile, Bournemouth beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Thursday and are currently ninth with 21 points.

Latest Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth team information

Ipswich will be without defender Axel Tuanzebe with a thigh injury and is expected to be out until the end of December, while goalkeeper Cieran Slicker may not return until the middle of this month.

The home side are likely to protect goalkeeper Arijanet Muric with a defence of Harry Clarke, Dara O'Shea, Jacob Greaves and Leif Davis.

Chiedozie Ogbene is out with an Achilles injury, while George Hirst's knee problem could keep him out until the end of the month.

Wes Burns, Omari Hutchinson and Jack Clarke are expected to support striker Liam Delap up front, with Jack Taylor and Sam Morsy forming the central midfield pairing.

On Bournemouth's side, defender Julian Araujo and midfielder Alex Scott will definitely be absent due to thigh and meniscus injuries.

The Cherries are likely to opt for central midfield pairing Tyler Adams and Ryan Christie, who have started together in the team's last two games.

Luis Sinisterra could return to the starting line-up, but he may only be named on the bench due to the excellent form of Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson.

Central defender Marcos Senesi is a question mark, so coach Iraola may choose to play Illia Zabarnyi and Dean Huijsen at centre-back, both of whom started against Tottenham Hotspur.

Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth latest predicted lineup

Ipswich Town:

Muric; Clarke, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Taylor; Burns, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap

Bournemouth:

Arrizabalaga; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

Latest football commentary Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth

Ipswich will have been disappointed to have failed to create many chances against Crystal Palace at home, managing just three shots in the first half and a single shot on target in the second.

After 14 games, the home side have had the fewest touches in their opponents' penalty area and also the fewest shots on target per game of any Premier League club.

Manager Kieran McKenna admitted his side struggled to get going in the first half against Palace, but praised his side's defensive performance: "We couldn't create the play or chances we wanted. But neither could they. We were solid, there were very few chances at either end of the pitch."

Ipswich have scored 13 goals and conceded 25 in the league, making them the third-worst attacking team and sixth-worst defensive team in the Premier League.

Ipswich's form is poor as they have lost five of their last eight Premier League games, having previously won one and drawn two in their previous three.

The home side are yet to win any of their seven games at Portman Road this season, with four draws and no clean sheets.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth come into this game following a deserved win over Tottenham, in which they created seven big chances and allowed Spurs just one.

Coach Iraola felt his side should have scored more goals, but was pleased with their overall performance, telling reporters: "Luckily we got the job done, but there were times when we thought if we didn't finish them off, they would punish us. The defensive performance was what pleased me the most. We didn't give them many chances."

The win marked only the second time Bournemouth have kept a clean sheet in 18 games, although they have scored in seven consecutive games, netting 13 goals in total.

Bournemouth have a good record against strong Premier League sides, having beaten Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City this season.

The visitors are in good form at the moment, although they have won two and lost two of their last four games, they have won four and drawn one of their last seven.

Bournemouth's away form is a concern, however, as they have lost eight, drawn two and won just three of their last 13 away games.

Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth match:

• Sportsmole: Ipswich Town 1-1 Bournemouth

• WhoScore: Ipswich Town 1-2 Bournemouth
• Our prediction: Ipswich Town 1-1 Bournemouth

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