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 Portsmouth win with a probability of 44.08%. A win for Ipswich Town had a probability of 30.28% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.05%) and 0-2 (7.63%). The likeliest Ipswich Town win was 1-0 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portsmouth would win this match.