It's a meeting between a Premier League title hopeful and a relegation candidate as Liverpool host Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Liverpool are cruising along in the league, with a six-point advantage at the top of the table and a game in hand on their challengers. The Reds are unbeaten in four matches across all competitions, including a 2-1 victory over Lille in the Champions League in midweek.
Meanwhile, Ipswich are firmly in the drop zone with juist 16 points from 22 matches so far. They have been shut out of their past two games, including a 6-0 drubbing at the hands of visiting Manchester City last weekend.
Liverpool vs. Ipswich Town: Head-to-head and recent statistics
- All-time meetings: 73
- Liverpool wins: 38
- Draws: 21
- Ipswich Town wins: 14
Liverpool have won the majority of the all-time meetings between these sides, winning 38 of 73 total matches.
The Reds have won the last three league meetings by a combined score of 13-0
Liverpool vs. Ipswich Town: Team news
Liverpool
- Injured: Gomez, Jota, Jones
- Suspended: None
Ipswich Town
- Injured: Chaplin, Tuanzebe, Ogbene, Szmodics
- Suspended: None
Liverpool vs. Ipswich Town: What the managers are saying
Arne Slot, Liverpool
(via LiverpoolFC.com)
"They've been a bit unlucky sometimes in the last moments of games. I've said this a few times recently that the second half of the season is always more difficult than the first half because some teams strengthen themselves during the winter break, some teams – not all of them but many teams – work with their manager for half a season and that normally leads to a team becoming better – and that's definitely the situation also for Ipswich, although they made it really difficult for us already in the first game of the season."
Kieran McKenna, Ipswich Town
(via BBC.com)
"They have been an enjoyable watch and they have carried that all the way through the season. They are a complete team who defend well and press high. Their counter-press and counter-attacks are good. They can control the game and also change gears really quickly. They are well coached and have good principles in all phases."
Liverpool vs. Ipswich Town: Prediction
This has mismatch written all over it as Ipswich are coming off a massive loss against one of the Premier Leaguge's elite and must now face another such side.
Prediction: Liverpool 3-0 Ipswich Town