Manchester United 5–2 Ipswich Town — Match Stats & Analysis

Premier League · 2026Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 15:30 UTC

Manchester United

5–2Full-time analysis

Ipswich Town

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Manchester United won 5–2.

Shots: 339
Shots on target: 115
Expected goals: 4.552.01
Possession: 60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester United beat Ipswich Town 5–2. Recorded in this match (Manchester United – Ipswich Town): shots 33–9, shots on target 11–5, expected goals 4.55–2.01, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots33 shots9 shotsManchester United 33 shots, Ipswich Town 9 shots
Shots on target11 shots5 shotsManchester United 11 shots, Ipswich Town 5 shots
Expected goals4.55 xG2.01 xGManchester United 4.55 xG, Ipswich Town 2.01 xG
Possession60%40%Manchester United 60%, Ipswich Town 40%
Corners8 corners4 cornersManchester United 8 corners, Ipswich Town 4 corners
Fouls7 fouls12 foulsManchester United 7 fouls, Ipswich Town 12 fouls
Yellow cards1 card3 cardsManchester United 1 card, Ipswich Town 3 cards
Passes546 passes358 passesManchester United 546 passes, Ipswich Town 358 passes
Pass accuracy89.4%83.2%Manchester United 89.4%, Ipswich Town 83.2%
Shots inside box19 shots6 shotsManchester United 19 shots, Ipswich Town 6 shots
Blocked shots12 blocks1 blockManchester United 12 blocks, Ipswich Town 1 block
Goalkeeper saves3 saves6 savesManchester United 3 saves, Ipswich Town 6 saves
Offsides0 offsides1 offsideManchester United 0 offsides, Ipswich Town 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

29′Leif DavisGoal · Ipswich Town
33′Saša LukićYellow card · Ipswich Town
37′Abdul Fatawu IssahakuYellow card · Ipswich Town
40′Bruno FernandesGoal · Manchester United
Half-time
56′Jacob GreavesGoal · Ipswich Town
60′Jacob GreavesYellow card · Ipswich Town
61′Bruno FernandesPenalty goal · Manchester United
68′Bruno FernandesGoal · Manchester United
82′Bryan MbeumoGoal · Manchester United
90′Chuba AkpomGoal · Ipswich Town
90′Bryan MbeumoYellow card · Manchester United
Full time

Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute

46′Ipswich Town · 1 player changeChuba Akpom
62′Ipswich Town · 1 player changeExequiel Palacios
73′Ipswich Town · 1 player changeAbdoul Ouattara
73′Manchester United · 1 player changeNoussair Mazraoui
73′Ipswich Town · 1 player changeDarnell Furlong
74′Manchester United · 1 player changeLeny Yoro
80′Manchester United · 3 player changesBenjamin Šeško · Patrick Dorgu · Andrey Santos
84′Ipswich Town · 1 player changeKasey McAteer

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Manchester United

1Draws

0Ipswich Town

26 Feb 2025Manchester United — Ipswich Town · Premier League3–2

24 Nov 2024Ipswich Town — Manchester United · Premier League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

8.17 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18.06 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4