Ipswich2 - 0Bristol Rovers
Form, Standings, Stats
Sunday, August 6 at 5pm in Championship
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in League One
We said: Ipswich Town 2-1 Bristol Rovers
With both teams, particularly Ipswich, expected to rotate their squads, this could prove to be an entertaining tie. However, McKenna has more players at his disposal that will want to impress, and we feel that they may edge this contest by the odd goal in three. 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 60.86%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 18.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ipswich Town win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.93%) and 1-0 (8.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.25%), while for a Bristol Rovers win it was 1-2 (5.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.9% 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 |
60.86% ( -0.76) | 20.28% ( 0.39) | 18.85% ( 0.36) |
| Both teams to score 58.96% ( -0.76) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
