Ipswich v Newcastle prediction

Premier League · Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Portman Road

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Ipswich v Newcastle, Premier League on Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Ipswich host Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday 12 December (kick-off 15:00 UK).

Form and the table

11 of Ipswich’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in 11 of Ipswich’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, Ipswich have four wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.86 points per game, scoring 1.86 and conceding 1.43. Ipswich have scored 14 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 9 games, ranked per game). Ipswich have conceded 18 goals, the second-most of the 20 clubs.

Eight of Newcastle’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in nine of Newcastle’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Newcastle have three wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.25 points per game, scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.75. Newcastle have scored 13 goals, the eighth-most of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game). Newcastle have conceded 16 goals, the seventh-most of the 20 clubs.

Ipswich are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Newcastle are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Ipswich (14th) and Newcastle (11th) are one point apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Newcastle the stronger side, 67 rating points above Ipswich (Newcastle 1534, Ipswich 1467, after at least 47 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 26 April 2025, finished Newcastle 3–0 Ipswich.

Team news

Predicted Ipswich XI (4-2-3-1): C. Walton, D. O'Shea, I. Diop, L. Davis, A. Ouattara, E. Palacios, J. Enciso, Florentino, A. Fatawu, J. Philogene-Bidace, Emersonn — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Marcelino Núñez (4.9 per match over four appearances, two goals) and J. Enciso (4.3 per match over nine appearances, two goals and two assists) have been Ipswich’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Ipswich (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Marcelino Núñez averages 0.8 key passes per 90 over 359 minutes, with a key pass in two of the last five appearances. J. Enciso averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 1316 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Newcastle XI (4-2-3-1): L. Horníček, L. Hall, A. Dedić, D. Burn, M. Thiaw, H. Barnes, N. González, J. Willock, J. Murphy, Joelinton, W. Osula — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Lewis Hall (5.2 per match over 13 appearances, one goal and two assists) and Harvey Barnes (3.9 per match over 13 appearances, four goals and two assists) have been Newcastle’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Newcastle (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Lewis Hall averages 2.2 tackles per 90 over 1462 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances. Harvey Barnes averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 1087 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Premier League · Portman Road
Head-to-head (last 2): Ipswich 0 · draws 0 · Newcastle 2 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Ipswich 1W 2D 2L · Newcastle 1W 1D 3L

Ipswich v Newcastle (Premier League): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1

Goals

against 2 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 5

Corners

against 4.13 / 4.75 · 0 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.63

Cards

against 2 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ipswich for / against	Line	Newcastle for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.75 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.75 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Ipswich

Ipswich Goalkeeper

Ipswich — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Christian Walton	7	90630 min	213 /90	71 /90	00 /90
K. Scherpen	4	90360 min	153.8 /90	102.5 /90	00 /90

Ipswich — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ipswich before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Christian Walton n 8	90	3.1 6/5
K. Scherpen n 4	90	3.8 4/2

Ipswich Defensive

Ipswich — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Leif Davis	11	78859 min	60.6 /90	80.8 /90	60.6 /90	181.9 /90	60.6 /90	20.2 /90
Dara O'Shea	10	90900 min	151.5 /90	121.2 /90	101 /90	555.5 /90	60.6 /90	00 /90
I. Diop	9	90810 min	80.9 /90	161.8 /90	101.1 /90	222.4 /90	80.9 /90	20.2 /90
A. Ouattara	8	75598 min	101.5 /90	81.2 /90	00 /90	213.2 /90	50.8 /90	10.2 /90
Jacob Greaves	6	90537 min	111.8 /90	40.7 /90	61 /90	254.2 /90	40.7 /90	10.2 /90
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Ipswich — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ipswich before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Leif Davis n 8	81.5	0.7 4/1	0.6 4/0	—
Dara O'Shea n 8	90	0.8 3/2	0.6 4/1	—
I. Diop n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0	—
J. Enciso n 8	84.3	0.5 3/1	1.6 8/4	—
Emersonn n 8	67.6	1 4/2	2.2 7/4	—
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Ipswich — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ipswich before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Leif Davis n 8	81.5	0.8 3/3
Dara O'Shea n 8	90	1.6 6/3
I. Diop n 8	90	0.9 3/2
J. Enciso n 8	84.3	0.9 5/2
Emersonn n 8	67.6	0.5 3/0
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Ipswich Attacking

Ipswich — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Emersonn	9	67607 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	152.2 /90	40.6 /90	81.2 /90	81.2 /90
D. Maeda	9	50451 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	61.2 /90	30.6 /90	10.2 /90	20.4 /90
Jack Clarke	9	40359 min	10.3 /90	30.8 /90	61.5 /90	30.8 /90	92.3 /90	61.5 /90
Chuba Akpom	5	41207 min	20.9 /90	10.4 /90	52.2 /90	41.7 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
Z. Flemming	5	32161 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	52.8 /90	31.7 /90	10.6 /90	21.1 /90
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Ipswich — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ipswich before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Leif Davis n 8	81.5	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
Dara O'Shea n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
I. Diop n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Enciso n 8	84.3	2.8 7/6	1.2 6/3
Emersonn n 8	67.6	2 5/5	0.3 2/0
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Ipswich — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Ipswich before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Leif Davis n 8	81.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Dara O'Shea n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
I. Diop n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Enciso n 8	84.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Emersonn n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Newcastle

Newcastle Goalkeeper

Newcastle — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
L. Horníček	12	901080 min	413.4 /90	131.1 /90	00 /90
E. Jaouen	1	9090 min	11 /90	22 /90	00 /90

Newcastle — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newcastle before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Horníček n 8	90	3.1 8/5

Newcastle Defensive

Newcastle — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Lewis Hall	13	901169 min	282.2 /90	241.8 /90	110.8 /90	816.2 /90	120.9 /90	10.1 /90
A. Dedić	11	77850 min	161.7 /90	70.7 /90	50.5 /90	373.9 /90	121.3 /90	10.1 /90
S. Botman	9	90810 min	60.7 /90	80.9 /90	91 /90	596.6 /90	30.3 /90	20.2 /90
M. Thiaw	9	89805 min	20.2 /90	70.8 /90	121.3 /90	374.1 /90	91 /90	10.1 /90
F. Schär	5	77384 min	10.2 /90	20.5 /90	92.1 /90	174 /90	51.2 /90	30.7 /90
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Newcastle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newcastle before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Lewis Hall n 8	90	0.8 4/2	2.3 8/5	—
H. Barnes n 8	82.8	0.4 3/0	1.1 6/1	—
J. Willock n 8	61.8	0.7 2/2	1.3 4/2	—
L. Horníček n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0	—
Y. Wissa n 8	68.3	1.6 5/3	1.2 3/2	—
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Newcastle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newcastle before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Lewis Hall n 8	90	1.9 7/3
H. Barnes n 8	82.8	0.8 5/1
J. Willock n 8	61.8	1.6 8/1
Y. Wissa n 8	68.3	0.5 3/0
A. Dedić n 8	72.5	1.4 5/3
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Newcastle Attacking

Newcastle — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Y. Wissa	12	69833 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	272.9 /90	70.8 /90	70.8 /90	101.1 /90
M. Fernandez-Pardo	7	49345 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	30.8 /90	51.3 /90
W. Osula	6	65387 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	40.9 /90	10.2 /90	61.4 /90	10.2 /90
B. Touré	6	30181 min	21 /90	00 /90	63 /90	42 /90	31.5 /90	42 /90
N. Woltemade	2	55109 min	00 /90	10.8 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90	21.7 /90
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Newcastle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newcastle before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Lewis Hall n 8	90	1 5/2	0.6 5/0
H. Barnes n 8	82.8	2.4 8/7	1.1 6/2
J. Willock n 8	61.8	2 7/4	0.9 4/1
L. Horníček n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Y. Wissa n 8	68.3	3.3 8/5	0.8 4/1
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Newcastle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newcastle before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lewis Hall n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
H. Barnes n 8	82.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
J. Willock n 8	61.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
L. Horníček n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Y. Wissa n 8	68.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Ipswich v Newcastle — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

IpswichLWLDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

NewcastleLWLLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Ipswich 0 · 0 draws · Newcastle 2 · 3.5 goals/game

2025-04-26 Newcastle 3–0 Ipswich
2024-12-21 Ipswich 0–4 Newcastle

League standing · 2026/27

Ipswich#14 pos11 pts9 pl-4 GD

Newcastle#11 pos12 pts10 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Ipswich scored1.56

Newcastle scored1.3

Ipswich conceded2

Newcastle conceded1.6

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What is the head-to-head record between Ipswich and Newcastle?: In their last 2 meetings, Ipswich won 0, Newcastle won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
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