Ipswich Town vs Osasuna - prediction, team news, lineups

Ipswich Town volition proceed their preparations for the 2026-27 Premier League run with a pre-season clash against Osasuna connected Wednesday.

The Tractor Boys volition statesman beingness backmost successful the Premier League with a clash against Sunderland connected August 22, but they person different six friendlies earlier then.

Match preview

Ipswich finished their pre-season grooming campy successful La Manga with a goalless gully against Spanish outfit FC Cartagena, and the Tractor Boys volition present measurement up their preparations for the caller season.

Gary O'Neil's broadside volition instrumentality connected Osasuna, Oxford United, Wycombe Wanderers, Le Havre, Rayo Vallecano and Union Berlin successful their adjacent six friendlies earlier opening their 2026-27 Premier League run against Sunderland connected location ungraded connected August 22.

The Tractor Boys person been engaged during this summer's transportation window, signing 7 players successful total, including Emersson, Abdul Fatawu, Issa Diop and Daizen Maeda.

O'Neil's squad person moved 5 players on, portion Ashley Young has retired, truthful determination volition beryllium a caller look to their squad during what is shaping up to beryllium a fascinating season.

Ipswich finished 2nd successful the Championship past word to unafraid a instrumentality to the apical flight.

Osasuna, meanwhile, started their preparations for their 2026-27 La Liga run with a 2-0 triumph implicit Racing Santander connected July 24.

Now nether the absorption of Luis Miguel Ramis, Los Rojillos volition instrumentality connected Norwich City, Napoli and Al-Ain successful their adjacent 3 friendlies earlier opening their caller La Liga play distant to Celta Vigo connected August 16.

There is nary getting distant from the information that it was a precise disappointing 2025-26 La Liga play for Osasuna, and they were fortunate not to beryllium relegated, having finished level connected points with 18th-placed Mallorca.

Ramis' broadside person lone made 1 signing frankincense summer, bringing successful Jonathan Dubasin from Sporting Gijon.

There person been 4 first-team departures, meanwhile, including a large merchantability of Victor Munoz to Liverpool, with the 22-year-old present a Premier League player.

Ipswich Town pre-season form:

D

Osasuna pre-season form:

W

Team News

Ipswich are again expected to beryllium without the services of caller signings Diop, Fatawu and Maeda owed to their engagement successful the 2026 World Cup.

However, determination could beryllium different spot betwixt the sticks for caller signing Kayne van Oevelen, portion Emersson whitethorn pb the enactment aft featuring disconnected the seat past clip out.

It is expected to beryllium the aforesaid radical that were progressive successful the clash with Cartagena, but Dara O'Shea, Ali Al-Hamadi and Anis Mehmeti whitethorn present beryllium introduced into the starting side.

As for Osasuna, determination is expected to beryllium a spot down the close for caller signing Dubasin, portion determination volition beryllium a fig of recognisable players successful their XI.

Ante Budimir is improbable to feature, though, owed to his engagement for Croatia astatine the 2026 World Cup, with the 35-year-old making 3 appearances astatine the competition, scoring once.

Raul Garcia could pb the enactment successful Budimir's absence, portion determination could beryllium a spot down the near for Raul Moro.

Ipswich Town imaginable starting lineup:

Van Oevelen; Furlong, Kipre, O'Shea, Johnson; Turner, Barbrook; Al-Hamadi, Mehmeti, Ogbene; Emersonn

Osasuna imaginable starting lineup:

Herrera; Rosier, Boyomo, Catena, Bretones; Moncayola, Torro, M Gomez; Dubasin, Raul Garcia, Moro

We say: Ipswich Town 2-1 Osasuna

This volition beryllium a competitory lucifer for some sides, which is what the managers volition privation astatine this signifier of their pre-season. We are expecting it to beryllium choky successful presumption of the scoreline, but Ipswich person capable prime to grounds a win.

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