Match12 stats to know ahead of Liverpool's trip to Ipswich Town

Arne Slot’s Reds begin the 2024-25 campaign proper with a 12.30pm BST kick-off against the newly promoted side at Portman Road.

Read on for some early facts and figures to know about the contest…

For the fifth time in the last six, Liverpool will begin their Premier League season with a match against a promoted team (three wins, one draw previously).

The Reds are unbeaten on the first matchday in the last 11 campaigns (won eight, drawn three) since losing 3-0 to West Bromwich Albion in 2012-13.

Ipswich, meanwhile, are unbeaten in their opening league match in each of the last 10 seasons (six wins, four draws) since losing 2-1 to Reading in the Championship in 2013-14.

No player in Premier League history has scored more goals on the opening day than Mohamed Salah (eight, equal with Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney).

This will be Ipswich’s first top-flight game since May 2002, which was a 5-0 loss to… Liverpool.

Ipswich have lost just one of their last 39 home league matches (28 wins, 10 draws), going unbeaten in 21 at Portman Road since a 4-3 loss to Leeds United last August.

Diogo Jota has had a hand in seven goals in just six Premier League starts in 2024 (five goals, two assists).

The Portugal forward has still yet to lose a Premier League game when he has found the back of the net. Of the 46 occasions it has happened, he has won 39 and drawn seven.

Only Stockport County (96) and Manchester City (96) scored more league goals than Ipswich in England’s top four tiers last season (92). Since Kieran McKenna took charge of the club for the first time in December 2021, only Man City (239) have scored more league goals than the Tractor Boys (222).

Liverpool have lost just one of their last 22 Premier League games in the month of August (15 wins, six draws, with the sole defeat coming at Manchester United in 2022).

The Reds are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games against newly promoted sides, winning seven, including each of the last five.

Ipswich defender Leif Davis created the most chances across the top four tiers of English football last season (125).