Ipswich vs Bournemouth: Premier League preview, Sunday 8 November
Bournemouth arrive on a winning run and are 50% favourites in the prices, but Ipswich rarely keep things quiet at the back. Our model leans towards goals at both ends.
Bournemouth head to 
Ipswich on Sunday, 8 November 2026 at 14:00 GMT having won every one of their recent matches across the Premier League, Europa League and EFL Cup. Ipswich, meanwhile, have not won since beating Fulham on 10 October. The prices make the visitors clear favourites, but the goal numbers tell a more interesting story.
What is at stake
After 9 games, Bournemouth sit 8th on 12 points with a goal difference of 1, level on points with 9th-placed Tottenham and just behind Brentford in 7th on 14. Ipswich are 14th on 11 points, a goal difference of -4, tucked between Newcastle (13th, 11 points) and Fulham (15th, 9 points).
In other words, this is a tightly packed middle of the table. A win for either side would nudge them upwards, but it's early, and our reading is that this is more about momentum than anything decisive. You can follow the wider picture on our Premier League page.
Recent form
Ipswich's last results read D D L W L. They drew 2-2 at Hull on 31 October and 1-1 at home to Nottingham before that. The 2-3 defeat at Manchester City showed they can score against strong sides, while the 0-1 loss at Everton was a rarer quiet afternoon. Across their last 10, they average 1.7 goals scored and 2.2 conceded per game, have kept 0 clean sheets, and both teams have scored in 80% of those games.
Bournemouth's sequence is W W W W W, and it's been emphatic: 3-0 against AC Milan, 3-0 at Manchester Utd, 3-0 against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup, 2-0 against Leeds and 3-1 at Sparta Prague on 5 November. Over their last 10 they average 2.2 goals scored and 0.8 conceded, with 6 clean sheets and both teams scoring in only 30% of games.
One small note: that Europa League trip came just a few days before this kick-off, so there's a quick turnaround for the visitors.
Head-to-head
These sides have met 6 times: Ipswich 1 win, Bournemouth 1 win and 4 draws. The meetings have averaged 3 goals, both teams have scored in 100% of them, and 67% went over 2.5 goals.
- 2 April 2025: Bournemouth 1-2 Ipswich (Premier League)
- 8 December 2024: Ipswich 1-2 Bournemouth (Premier League)
- 3 April 2015: Ipswich 1-1 Bournemouth (Championship)
- 22 November 2014: Bournemouth 2-2 Ipswich (Championship)
What the prices say
The best 1X2 prices are 4.06 for Ipswich, 3.8 for the draw and 1.95 for Bournemouth. That translates to roughly 24% for a home win, 26% for a draw and 50% for an away win. So the market sees Bournemouth as a coin flip to win outright, with the other half shared fairly evenly between an Ipswich win and a draw. Given the form gap, that feels like a reasonable starting point.
Our pick
Our model leans towards both teams to score: Yes at a best price of 1.62, which implies about 62%.
The case for it: Ipswich have kept 0 clean sheets in their last 10 and both teams scored in 80% of their games, while every previous meeting between these clubs has seen goals at both ends. Ipswich also tend to find the net at home, as the wins and draws against Fulham and Nottingham showed.
The case against is real, though. Bournemouth's 6 clean sheets and 30% both-teams-to-score rate point the other way, and their recent defensive record has been excellent. So this is our model's view of a fair edge, not a certainty, and a Bournemouth shutout is very much a live outcome.
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