Liverpool drew both of their first 2 matches in the Premier League this season with the same score of 2-2 against Newcastle and Nottingham. Meanwhile, newcomer Ipswich defeated Sunderland 2-1 at home and lost to Man United 2-5 away.
Below are the notable numbers in the Ipswich vs Liverpool match:
Liverpool have won all four of their last Premier League matches against Ipswich in the 2001-2002 and 2024-2025 seasons, scoring 17 goals and conceding only one.
Liverpool are unbeaten in all six away matches in the Premier League against Ipswich at Portman Road (4 wins, 2 draws). This is Liverpool's best achievement away from a team in the Premier League.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 20 Premier League matches against newly promoted teams (15 wins, 5 draws) but the last team to beat them was AFC Bournemouth led by Gary O'Neil - who is the coach of Ipswich in March 2023.
Liverpool have only drawn both opening matches of the season in the English Premier League for the fourth time in history, after the 1894-1895, 1897-1898 and 2022-2023 seasons, but this is the first season that both draws have the same score.
In history, the Anfield home team has never drawn in all three of the first matches of the season.
Liverpool is also the first team in Premier League history to score four equalizing goals in the opening two matches of the season.
Ipswich is unbeaten in their last 18 home games in the Premier League, including 17 in the Championship last season and a 2-1 victory over Sunderland this season. They have never won two consecutive home games in the Premier League since their four-match winning streak from December 2001 to January 2002.
Ipswich has only kept a clean sheet once in their last 36 Premier League matches and has not kept a clean sheet in their last 21 matches since the 2-0 victory over Chelsea in December 2024.
Previously, Liverpool only conceded two or more goals in the first three matches of a Premier League season, which was the 2012-2013 season, the first season Brendan Rodgers led the team.
Florian Wirtz has made 11 passes through the defense in the first two matches of the season, the number only behind Bruno Fernandes of Man United.
Alexander Isak has scored four goals in just two Premier League appearances against Ipswich, all in Newcastle United colors in the 2024-2025 season. Three of them were hat-tricks at Portman Road.
Ipswich can win both of their first home games in the Premier League this season for the first time since the 1993-1994 season.
Since September 2002, Liverpool has never drawn 2-2 in three consecutive matches in the national championship.
In the only time Andoni Iraola came to Portman Road, Bournemouth won 2-1 in the Premier League in December 2024.
Virgil van Dijk has played every minute in Liverpool's last 41 matches in the Premier League.
If he plays in the match against Ipswich, Dominik Szoboszlai will have his 150th match wearing the Liverpool shirt in all competitions.
The Ipswich vs Liverpool match will take place at 2:00 AM on September 5.
