Ipswich Town host Bournemouth at Portman Road Stadium on Sunday, November 8 (9:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM CT / 6:00 AM PT).
Ipswich Town’s team news is limited to a doubtful Sasa Lukic, nursing a groin/hip issue, with Julio César Enciso Espínola (2 goals, team-high 14 chances created) and Leif Davis expected to lead the hosts’ threat from midfield and full-back. Bournemouth have sidelined Alex Toth and Julian Araujo, both out with thigh injuries, while doubtful Alex Scott carries a similar knock, leaving Marcus Tavernier and Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa — the visitors’ 2 most productive attackers with 5 and 4 goals respectively — as the central pieces of the away attack.
Bournemouth hold a narrow edge in the table, 12 points to Ipswich Town’s 11, with a +1 goal difference against the hosts’ -4. The visitors arrive on the back of wins over Sunderland, Manchester United and Leeds, while Ipswich’s defence has leaked goals in telling fashion, including a 3-2 loss at Manchester City and a 2-2 draw at Hull City. Enciso and Davis carry enough creative threat to trouble Bournemouth, but Tavernier’s 5 goals and Evanilson’s movement up front look the difference in a game with goals at both ends.
Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth: Best Bets & Predictions
Bournemouth look to extend their good form against out-of-sorts Ipswich Town.
Our approach: we weigh points, goal difference and recent form against individual output — goals, shots and chances created — to settle on our result, score and prop picks.
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Season Form & Standings
Ipswich Town have 11 points from 9 games (3 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses) and a -4 goal difference. Bournemouth have 12 points from 9 matches (3 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses) and a +1 goal difference.
Premier League
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 12 |
| Ipswich Town | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 11 |
Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Ipswich Town
4-2-3-1Bournemouth
4-2-3-1Potential Match-Winners
- Julio César Enciso Espínola (Ipswich Town): Julio César Enciso Espínola has scored 2 goals and leads Ipswich’s creative output with 14 chances created from 739 minutes, adding 28 shots along the way.
- Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa (Bournemouth): Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa has 4 goals and 4 assists in 757 minutes, with 22 shots underlining how often Bournemouth get the ball to their main striker.
- Marcus Joseph Tavernier (Bournemouth): Marcus Joseph Tavernier has 5 goals from 19 shots, 13 of them on target, and has created a team-high 15 chances in 755 minutes.
Recent Form
Ipswich Town: L W L D D
- 2026-10-31: Hull City 2-2 Ipswich Town (D, away)
- 2026-10-23: Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest (D, home)
- 2026-10-17: Manchester City 3-2 Ipswich Town (L, away)
- 2026-10-10: Ipswich Town 2-1 Fulham (W, home)
- 2026-09-19: Everton 1-0 Ipswich Town (L, away)
Ipswich Town’s last 5 league games have gone L, W, L, D, D. That sequence included a 1-0 loss at Everton, a 2-1 home win over Fulham, a 3-2 loss at Manchester City, a 1-1 home draw with Nottingham Forest and a 2-2 draw at Hull City.
Bournemouth: L L W W W
- 2026-10-31: Bournemouth 2-0 Leeds (W, home)
- 2026-10-25: Manchester United 0-3 Bournemouth (W, away)
- 2026-10-18: Bournemouth 2-0 Sunderland (W, home)
- 2026-10-10: Chelsea 5-1 Bournemouth (L, away)
- 2026-09-20: Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool (L, home)
Bournemouth’s last 5 league games have gone L, L, W, W, W. They lost 0-1 at home to Liverpool and 1-5 away at Chelsea before winning 2-0 over Sunderland, 3-0 away at Manchester United and 2-0 over Leeds.
Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth Prediction
Our Signal model sees Bournemouth taking it 1-2, with goals at both ends but the visitors’ edge in the final third proving decisive. Bournemouth’s 12 points and +1 goal difference compare favourably with Ipswich Town’s 11 points and -four goal difference, and that gap showed up in a 3-0 away win at Manchester United, one of 3 wins in Bournemouth’s last five league matches. Ipswich should trouble them through Enciso and Davis, but Bournemouth’s extra firepower points to a 1-2 final score.