We said: Ipswich Town 2-0 Rotherham United
Although Ipswich find themselves a division below their visitors, they arguably boast more quality in their squad and certainly have momentum on their side, and with the addition of home advantage, we back McKenna's side to dump their Championship opponents out of the FA Cup 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 73.61%. A draw had a probability of 16.7% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 9.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.25%) and 3-0 (10.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.96%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (3.43%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ipswich Town would win this match.