Ipswich Town roundup: Tractor Boys 11th after five games as Fulham and Manchester City loom

Ipswich Town head into October with six points on the board and a demanding fortnight ahead. Here is the state of play at Portman Road.

Where Ipswich stand

According to the Premier League table, Ipswich sit 11th after five matches: two wins, no draws and three defeats, with seven goals scored and 11 conceded for a goal difference of minus four. The table lists their form as LWLLW, with the current streak standing at one win.

Results on file

The results data processed so far shows a 1-0 defeat away to Everton, a 3-2 win at Crystal Palace and a 2-0 home loss to Liverpool among the club's five outings.

The scoring chart

FanTribe's top-scorer data for the club has Emersonn out in front with two goals, with C. Akpom, J. Clarke, Leif Davis and Zian Flemming among those on one apiece.

The fan picture

FanTribe's own fan data shows the club's community on our platform is yet to attract its first members — the fan count currently stands at zero. Ipswich supporters reading this can change that and become founding members of the Tractor Boys' presence here.

First up: Fulham at Portman Road

Ipswich return to action on 10 October against Fulham, who sit 19th in the table with two points from five games. Bookmaker odds from api_football, as of 20 September, still make the visitors the favourites: 2.5 for a Fulham win, 2.7 for an Ipswich victory and 3.5 for the draw. The bookmaker-derived implied probabilities are closely grouped — 38 per cent for Fulham, 35 per cent for Ipswich and 27 per cent for the draw — though those figures reflect the prices on offer rather than any certainty. In FanTribe's prediction game, the points on offer are 54 for a correctly called Ipswich win, 70 for the draw and 50 for a Fulham victory.

Then: a trip to the Etihad

A week later, on 17 October, Ipswich travel to Manchester City, who lead the table with a perfect five wins from five, 13 goals scored, five conceded and 15 points. City are the bookmakers' strong favourites at 1.2 — a bookmaker-derived implied probability of 79 per cent — with the draw at 7.2 (13 per cent implied) and an Ipswich win at 12.75 (8 per cent implied). FanTribe's points on offer reflect that gap: 24 for a City win, 144 for the draw and 255 for anyone backing an Ipswich victory.

The month ahead

Six points from five games is a workable platform, and October will test it — first against a Fulham side currently second-bottom of the table, then against the league leaders. FanTribe will have both fixtures covered, and the club's community page, currently at zero fans, is waiting for its first Tractor Boy to sign up.