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Ipswich Town will play their second friendly of pre-season on Wednesday ahead of the start of their Premier League campaign in August on Wednesday, when they meet Osasuna.
The Spanish outfit will travel to Colchester United's JobServe Community Stadium for Ipswich's first domestic friendly after a Spanish pre-season camp.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Ipswich Town vs Osasuna key stats
- Ipswich Town drew their first match under the new management of Gary O'Neil last time out.
- Ipswich Town lost just eight of their 46 games in the 2025-26 Championship.
- Osasuna lost their last five La Liga games of 2025-26 to finish above the relegation zone only on goal difference.
- Only two sides picked up fewer points than Osasuna away from home (10) in La Liga in 2025-26.
Ipswich Town vs Osasuna preview: Can Ipswich get first win under O'Neil?
Ipswich Town vs Osasuna — Tale of the Tape
| Ipswich Town (Championship) | vs | Osasuna (La Liga) |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Position | 17th |
| 84 | Points | 42 |
| 80 | Goals For | 44 |
| 47 | Goals Against | 50 |
| 17 | Clean Sheets | 7 |
| 2nd / 7th | Home / Away Rank | 8th / 17th |
Ipswich Town will play their first pre-season friendly on home soil of 2026-27 on Wednesday, as they gear up for a return to the Premier League.
The Tractor Boys are coming off a memorable campaign, having secured an immediate promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, finishing second in the Championship as they amassed 84 points from their 46 games – winning 23 and losing just eight of those.
It has been a summer of change for the Suffolk outfit, though, most notably in the dugout with Kieran McKenna departing after four and a half seasons and three promotions to be replaced by Gary O'Neil, while the squad has also been freshened with Ari Muric, Ashley Young, Conor Townsend and Conor Chaplin among those to leave while O'Neil's first additions have included Kayne van Oevelen, Issa Diop and attackers Emersonn, Abdul Fatawu and Daizen Maeda.
They began their preparations with a pre-season camp in La Manga and an opening friendly against Spanish outfit FC Cartagena which ended in a goalless stalemate.
The Tractor Boys will now bid to put a first win on the board under O'Neil with six friendlies left to play before kicking off life back in the top flight against Sunderland in late August.
Their opponents, meanwhile, head to England looking to make it two wins from two friendlies in their preparations for another La Liga term.
Osasuna headed into pre-season on the back of a difficult term in Spain's top flight, eventually finishing 17th on 42 points from their 38 matches and only above the relegation zone on goal difference.
That safety only came late on as Los Rojillos lost their last five games while conceding 10 goals, bringing an end to Alessio Lisci's time in the dugout with the club having since turned to Luis Miguel Ramis over the summer while seeing star winger Victor Munoz depart alongside Javi Galan and Juan Cruz and Jonathan Dubasin arrive in their first incoming transfer.
Ramis's tenure began with a friendly against Racing Santander last week, and his team kicked off pre-season with a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Raul Moro and Iker Munoz.
Now with four friendlies remaining, including two against English opposition and a clash with Napoli before starting in La Liga in mid-August, Osasuna will look to make a statement with a win over their Premier League hosts on Wednesday.
Ipswich Town vs Osasuna form guide & betting tips
| Ipswich Town | vs | Osasuna |
|---|---|---|
D
W
D
D
W |
Form |
L
L
L
L
W
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| 9 | Goals For | 6 |
| 5 | Goals Against | 8 |
N/A |
Club Friendly | W |
Whispers predicts: Ipswich Town 2-0 Osasuna
Osasuna managed to score twice in their opening friendly against Racing Santander, but they face a tougher test against Premier League opposition in England and may not force as many chances, having scored 44 in La Liga last time around and just 13 away from their home ground. We are opting for Both Teams to Score – No.
They showed defensive frailties at the back end of the Spanish season too, and may be vulnerable to an Ipswich side with plenty of attacking options who will all be keen to impress the new manager and earn favour for the upcoming term after the Tractor Boys hit 80 Championship goals in 2025-26. We back Ipswich Town to win the game in Colchester.
Several notable Ipswich attackers did not feature in their friendly in Spain last time out, and new arrival Daizen Maeda may make a first appearance on Wednesday. If he gets at least a half to lead the line with a supporting cast keen to get up and running in pre-season we fancy the Japanese international, who scored 14 Scottish Premiership goals for Celtic last season, to score anytime.
> Both Teams to Score – No | Likelihood: Probable
> Ipswich Town to win | Likelihood: Likely
> Daizen Maeda to score anytime | Likelihood: Possible