Ipswich3 - 0Bristol Rovers
Form, Standings, Stats
Sunday, January 5 at 2pm in Premier League
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Saturday, January 4 at 12.30pm in League One
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We said: Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers
With last year's Maidstone nightmare in the back of their minds, Ipswich should be fully concentrated on avoiding another major FA Cup upset this weekend. Bristol Rovers have struggled to pose an attacking threat in the third tier of late, so we find it hard to envisage the Gas pulling up any trees at Portman Road. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ipswich Town win with a probability of 48.8%. A win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 27.42% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.03%) and 2-0 (7.74%). The likeliest Bristol Rovers win was 1-2 (6.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.09%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Ipswich Town | Draw | Bristol Rovers |
48.8% ( 0.98) | 23.78% ( -0.32) | 27.42% ( -0.66) |
| Both teams to score 58.02% ( 0.57) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
