Updated 6 November 2026.
Ipswich Town host AFC Bournemouth at Portman Road on Sunday 8 November, kick-off 2pm UK. The visitors arrive having won seven of their last eight games in all competitions, while Ipswich have gone three league games without a win and have the league's highest rate of games where both teams score.
Ipswich sit 14th in the Premier League table on 11 points after nine games. Bournemouth are 8th on 12 points and have scored the same 14 goals, but they have conceded five fewer.
Ipswich have drawn their last two league games, 2-2 at Hull on 31 October and 1-1 with Forest on 23 October. Before that came a 3-2 defeat at Man City and a 2-1 win over Fulham.
Ipswich score 1.56 a game, the 5th most in the division, but concede 2 a game, the 2nd most, and they have not kept a clean sheet. 67% of their games have gone over 2.5 goals, the highest rate in the league. They also win the fewest corners in the division, at 2.89 a game.
Bournemouth have won seven in a row in all competitions. They beat Sparta Praha 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, Leeds 2-0 in the league, Villa 3-0 in the Carabao Cup, Man Utd 3-0 away and AC Milan 3-0. Four of the last five were clean sheets.
The visitors match Ipswich's 1.56 goals a game but rank 6th highest for clean sheets, at 33%. They average 5 shots on target a game, the 4th most in the league. They also give away fouls, the 3rd most in the league at 13.22 a game, and collect the 3rd most cards at 2.67.
Ipswich Town possible starting lineup:
Walton; Davis, Diop, O'Shea, Ouattara; Florentino, Palacios; Fatawu, Enciso, Philogene; Emersonn
AFC Bournemouth possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams; Rayan, Christie, Tavernier, Kluivert; Evanilson
Evanilson leads the Bournemouth attack and has had a shot on target in five straight games. He has also had a shot in five in a row, averaging 3.2 a game, and he is 1.50 at bet365 for a shot on target.
Rayan has made at least one tackle in eight straight games and is 1.33 at bet365 to make it nine.
James Hill has made a tackle in six consecutive games, averaging 3.2 a game, and is 1.10 at bet365.
For Ipswich, Exequiel Palacios has made a tackle in eight straight games and averages 2.4 a game. Dara O'Shea has done the same in four in a row and is 1.29 at bet365 for a tackle.
Jaden Philogene has had a shot in five straight games, averaging 1 a game, and is 1.09 at Ladbrokes for another. Tyler Adams has committed a foul in five straight games, averaging 2.4, and is 1.20 at bet365.
We make Bournemouth the likeliest winners, at 53%, and they are 1.95 at Coral. Ipswich are 3.80 at bet365 and the draw is 3.75, also at bet365.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town win | 3.80 (bet365) | 24% |
| Draw | 3.75 (bet365) | 23% |
| AFC Bournemouth win | 1.95 (Coral) | 53% |
| Both teams to score | 1.62 (bet365) | 63% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.73 (bet365) | 63% |
Our projection is Ipswich 1.28 goals, Bournemouth 1.96. We predict a 1-1 draw, the likeliest single scoreline at 10%, though we make Bournemouth the likeliest winners at 53%, and 1-2 is almost as likely as the draw. We give Bournemouth a 28% chance of a clean sheet, both teams to score a 63% chance and over 2.5 goals a 63% chance.
On fouls, Adam Smith has committed a foul in each of his last five games and is 1.44 at bet365 for one or more. Evanilson has also committed a foul in six straight games and is 1.44 at Ladbrokes.
Ipswich Town host AFC Bournemouth in the 2026/27 Premier League on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 14:00 UK, at Portman Road. Ipswich are 14th in the table on 11 points, Bournemouth 8th on 12.
We predict a 1-1 draw between Ipswich Town and AFC Bournemouth in the 2026/27 Premier League game on 8 November, the likeliest scoreline at 10%. Bournemouth are the likeliest winners at 53%, with 1-2 close behind.
AFC Bournemouth are favourites at Portman Road in the 2026/27 Premier League on 8 November, at 1.95 with Coral, against 3.80 for Ipswich Town and 3.75 for the draw. Our model gives Bournemouth a 53% chance of winning.
We give both teams to score a 63% chance in Ipswich vs Bournemouth in the 2026/27 Premier League on 8 November, and bet365 offer 1.62. Both teams have scored in 78% of Ipswich's Premier League games this season, the highest rate in the division.
AFC Bournemouth have won their last 7 games in all competitions ahead of their 2026/27 Premier League trip to Ipswich on 8 November. They won 3-1 at Sparta Praha on 5 November and have kept four clean sheets in the last five.
Predicted lineups for Ipswich vs B'mouth in the 2026/27 Premier League on Sunday 8 November 2026: Ipswich Town may start Walton; Davis, Diop, O'Shea, Ouattara; Florentino, Palacios; Fatawu, Enciso, Philogene; Emersonn. AFC Bournemouth may start Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams; Rayan, Christie, Tavernier, Kluivert; Evanilson.