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Ipswich vs Doncaster — League One 2018

Ipswich
Ipswich
FT
2 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Doncaster
Doncaster
2/27/2021League OneLeague One · Round 32Portman Road

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 86+ matches

Ipswich53%
×Draw24%
Doncaster22%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Ipswich
1.66
Doncaster
0.98

Ipswich creates 69% more chances

Season form · 86 home / 108 away

creates per match

Ipswich
1.70
Doncaster
1.13

allows per match

Ipswich
0.83
Doncaster
1.61

finishing

Ipswich+0.00on par
Doncaster+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Under
  • Under51
  • Over49

Close call

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ipswich ↓

Doncaster →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–17%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–112%
1–26%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–110%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
74%26%2.5
49%51%3.5
27%73%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Ipswich or draw
78%
Ipswich or Doncaster
76%
Draw or Doncaster
47%

Winning margin

Ipswich wins by 2+
29%
Doncaster wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Ipswich 1+ goals
81%
Ipswich 2+ goals
49%
Ipswich 3+ goals
23%
Doncaster 1+ goals
62%
Doncaster 2+ goals
26%
Doncaster 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Ipswich (draw refunded)
70%
Doncaster (draw refunded)
30%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Ipswich at home — creates 1.70, concedes 0.83 · 86 matches

Doncaster away — creates 1.13, concedes 1.61 · 108 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Ipswich attack 1.70 + Doncaster defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.66

Doncaster attack 1.13 + Ipswich defence 0.83 → ÷2 → 0.98

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 53%?"

Ipswich scores more
53%
level
24%
Doncaster scores more
22%

Ipswich at 53% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 53% does not mean "Ipswich will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Ipswich vs Doncaster

Ipswich beat Doncaster 2-1 in League One on February 27, 2021.

The match was played at Portman Road in Ipswich, Suffolk.